diff --git a/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/app/app.browser.module.ts b/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/app/app.browser.module.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 70d9d9525f80..000000000000
--- a/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/app/app.browser.module.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * This file and `main.node.ts` are identical, at the moment(!)
- * By splitting these, you're able to create logic, imports, etc that are "Platform" specific.
- * If you want your code to be completely Universal and don't need that
- * You can also just have 1 file, that is imported into both
- * client.ts and server.ts
- */
-
-import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
-import { UniversalModule } from 'angular2-universal';
-import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
-import { AppComponent } from './index';
-// import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
-// import { appRoutes } from './app/app.routing';
-
-/**
- * Top-level NgModule "container"
- */
-@NgModule({
-  /** Root App Component */
-  bootstrap: [ AppComponent ],
-  /** Our Components */
-  declarations: [ AppComponent ],
-  imports: [
-    /**
-     * NOTE: Needs to be your first import (!)
-     * BrowserModule, HttpModule, and JsonpModule are included
-     */
-    UniversalModule,
-    FormsModule
-    /**
-     * using routes
-     */
-    // RouterModule.forRoot(appRoutes)
-  ]
-})
-export class AppModule {
-
-}
diff --git a/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/app/app.module.ts b/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/app/app.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6963a550b575
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/app/app.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/**
+ * This file and `main.browser.ts` are identical, at the moment(!)
+ * By modifying the uniqueTo* definitions, you're able to create logic,
+ * imports, etc that are "Platform" specific.
+ *
+ * If you want your code to be completely Universal and don't need that
+ * You can also modiy just the commonModule definition
+ *
+ */
+
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { UniversalModule } from 'angular2-universal';
+import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { AppComponent } from './index';
+// import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
+// import { appRoutes } from './app/app.routing';
+
+const commonModule = {
+  /** Root App Component */
+  bootstrap: [AppComponent],
+  /** Our Components */
+  declarations: [AppComponent],
+  imports: [
+    /**
+     * NOTE: Needs to be your first import (!)
+     * NodeModule, NodeHttpModule, NodeJsonpModule are included
+     */
+    UniversalModule,
+    FormsModule,
+    /**
+     * using routes
+     */
+    // RouterModule.forRoot(appRoutes)
+  ],
+  providers: []
+};
+
+const uniqueToClientModule = {
+  bootstrap: [],
+  declarations: [],
+  imports: [],
+  providers: []
+};
+
+const uniqueToServerModule = {
+  bootstrap: [],
+  declarations: [],
+  imports: [],
+  providers: []
+};
+
+/**
+ * Top-level NgModule "container"
+ */
+@NgModule({
+  bootstrap: [...commonModule.bootstrap, uniqueToClientModule.bootstrap],
+  declarations: [...commonModule.declarations, uniqueToClientModule.declarations],
+  imports: [...commonModule.imports, uniqueToClientModule.imports],
+  providers: [...commonModule.providers, uniqueToClientModule.providers]
+})
+export class AppModule {
+
+}
+
+@NgModule({
+  bootstrap: [...commonModule.bootstrap, uniqueToServerModule.bootstrap],
+  declarations: [...commonModule.declarations, uniqueToServerModule.declarations],
+  imports: [...commonModule.imports, uniqueToServerModule.imports],
+  providers: [...commonModule.providers, uniqueToServerModule.providers]
+})
+export class AppNodeModule {
+
+}
diff --git a/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/app/app.node.module.ts b/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/app/app.node.module.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 89298579c259..000000000000
--- a/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/app/app.node.module.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * This file and `main.browser.ts` are identical, at the moment(!)
- * By splitting these, you're able to create logic, imports, etc that are "Platform" specific.
- * If you want your code to be completely Universal and don't need that
- * You can also just have 1 file, that is imported into both
- * client.ts and server.ts
- */
-
-import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
-import { UniversalModule } from 'angular2-universal';
-import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
-import { AppComponent } from './index';
-// import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
-// import { appRoutes } from './app/app.routing';
-
-/**
- * Top-level NgModule "container"
- */
-@NgModule({
-  /** Root App Component */
-  bootstrap: [ AppComponent ],
-  /** Our Components */
-  declarations: [ AppComponent ],
-  imports: [
-    /**
-     * NOTE: Needs to be your first import (!)
-     * NodeModule, NodeHttpModule, NodeJsonpModule are included
-     */
-    UniversalModule,
-    FormsModule
-    /**
-     * using routes
-     */
-    // RouterModule.forRoot(appRoutes)
-  ]
-})
-export class AppModule {
-
-}
diff --git a/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/client.ts b/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/client.ts
index 6e1dff147e6b..1fb2ca052273 100644
--- a/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/client.ts
+++ b/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/client.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import './__2.1.1.workaround.ts'; // temporary until 2.1.1 things are patched in
 import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core';
 import { environment } from './environments/environment';
 import { platformUniversalDynamic } from 'angular2-universal';
-import { AppModule } from './app/app.browser.module';
+import { AppModule } from './app/app.module';
 
 /**
  * enable prod mode for production environments
diff --git a/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/server.ts b/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/server.ts
index d9cd7b7067c3..52ad8cd458ee 100644
--- a/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/server.ts
+++ b/packages/universal-cli/blueprints/universal/files/__path__/server.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import * as express from 'express';
 import * as compression from 'compression';
 import { createEngine } from 'angular2-express-engine';
 import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core';
-import { AppModule } from './app/app.node.module';
+import { AppNodeModule } from './app/app.module';
 import { environment } from './environments/environment';
 import { routes } from './server.routes';
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function ngApp(req: any, res: any) {
   res.render('index', {
     req,
     res,
-    ngModule: AppModule,
+    ngModule: AppNodeModule,
     preboot: false,
     baseUrl: '/',
     requestUrl: req.originalUrl,