diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a50c2ad..8dd5c6b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-2016-08-03
+2016-08-04
 
         * Version 1.2.0 released
         =========================
 
+        Fix loss of application name and version (#1835)
         Add methods for logging in applications (#1828)
         Fix removal of Python wrappers after make clean (#1826)
         Add GModelSpectralExpInvPlaw class (#1800)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 05e7328..7120986 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 New Features and Important Changes in GammaLib 1.2.0
 
-3 August 2016
+4 August 2016
 
 
 1. Introduction
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ log_header2(), and log_header3() have been introduced. There are three
 variants of log_value() for strings, integers and double precision values
 (#1828).
 
+The application name and version and now conserved in a GApplication::clear()
+method call and the application is properly initialised like in the call of
+a constructor (#1835).
+
 
 5. Base module
 --------------
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 114f39f..99af9c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 GammaLib information
 ====================
-* Version: 1.2.0.dev1 (3 August 2016)
+* Version: 1.2.0.dev1 (4 August 2016)
 * Author:  Juergen Knoedlseder (jurgen.knodlseder@irap.omp.eu)
 
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diff --git a/src/app/GApplication.cpp b/src/app/GApplication.cpp
index 005dd64..b5a4100 100644
--- a/src/app/GApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/app/GApplication.cpp
@@ -238,12 +238,32 @@ GApplication& GApplication::operator=(const GApplication& app)
  ***************************************************************************/
 void GApplication::clear(void)
 {
+    // Save application name and version as we need them to reconstruct
+    // the application after freeing and initialising its members
+    std::string name    = m_name;
+    std::string version = m_version;
+
     // Free members
     free_members();
 
     // Initialise members
     init_members();
 
+    // Recover saved application name and version
+    m_name    = name;
+    m_version = version;
+
+    // Set default parfile and logfile name
+    m_parfile = name+".par";
+    m_logfile = name+".log";
+
+    // Initialise application parameters
+    m_pars.load(par_filename());
+
+    // Set log filename and chattiness
+    set_log_filename();
+    set_log_chatter();
+
     // Return
     return;
 }