diff --git a/IPython/parallel/apps/baseapp.py b/IPython/parallel/apps/baseapp.py
index a9458ae..3b03600 100755
--- a/IPython/parallel/apps/baseapp.py
+++ b/IPython/parallel/apps/baseapp.py
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ base_aliases = {}
 base_aliases.update(base_ip_aliases)
 base_aliases.update({
     'profile_dir' : 'ProfileDir.location',
-    'log_level' : 'BaseParallelApplication.log_level',
     'work_dir' : 'BaseParallelApplication.work_dir',
     'log_to_file' : 'BaseParallelApplication.log_to_file',
     'clean_logs' : 'BaseParallelApplication.clean_logs',
diff --git a/IPython/parallel/apps/ipclusterapp.py b/IPython/parallel/apps/ipclusterapp.py
index 193e1d0..29d9269 100755
--- a/IPython/parallel/apps/ipclusterapp.py
+++ b/IPython/parallel/apps/ipclusterapp.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ engine_aliases = {}
 engine_aliases.update(base_aliases)
 engine_aliases.update(dict(
     n='IPClusterEngines.n',
-    elauncher = 'IPClusterEngines.engine_launcher_class',
+    engines = 'IPClusterEngines.engine_launcher_class',
     daemonize = 'IPClusterEngines.daemonize',
 ))
 engine_flags = {}
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ start_aliases.update(engine_aliases)
 start_aliases.update(dict(
     delay='IPClusterStart.delay',
     clean_logs='IPClusterStart.clean_logs',
+    controller = 'IPClusterStart.controller_launcher_class',
 ))
 
 class IPClusterStart(IPClusterEngines):
diff --git a/IPython/parallel/apps/ipcontrollerapp.py b/IPython/parallel/apps/ipcontrollerapp.py
index 3b18e7a..9ac1308 100755
--- a/IPython/parallel/apps/ipcontrollerapp.py
+++ b/IPython/parallel/apps/ipcontrollerapp.py
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ from IPython.core.profiledir import ProfileDir
 
 from IPython.parallel.apps.baseapp import (
     BaseParallelApplication,
-    base_flags
+    base_aliases,
+    base_flags,
 )
 from IPython.utils.importstring import import_item
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import Instance, Unicode, Bool, List, Dict
@@ -109,6 +110,28 @@ flags.update(boolean_flag('secure', 'IPControllerApp.secure',
     "Use HMAC digests for authentication of messages.",
     "Don't authenticate messages."
 ))
+aliases = dict(
+    reuse_files = 'IPControllerApp.reuse_files',
+    secure = 'IPControllerApp.secure',
+    ssh = 'IPControllerApp.ssh_server',
+    use_threads = 'IPControllerApp.use_threads',
+    location = 'IPControllerApp.location',
+
+    ident = 'Session.session',
+    user = 'Session.username',
+    exec_key = 'Session.keyfile',
+
+    url = 'HubFactory.url',
+    ip = 'HubFactory.ip',
+    transport = 'HubFactory.transport',
+    port = 'HubFactory.regport',
+
+    ping = 'HeartMonitor.period',
+
+    scheme = 'TaskScheduler.scheme_name',
+    hwm = 'TaskScheduler.hwm',
+)
+aliases.update(base_aliases)
 
 class IPControllerApp(BaseParallelApplication):
 
@@ -151,35 +174,7 @@ class IPControllerApp(BaseParallelApplication):
     def _use_threads_changed(self, name, old, new):
         self.mq_class = 'zmq.devices.%sMonitoredQueue'%('Thread' if new else 'Process')
 
-    aliases = Dict(dict(
-        log_level = 'IPControllerApp.log_level',
-        log_url = 'IPControllerApp.log_url',
-        reuse_files = 'IPControllerApp.reuse_files',
-        secure = 'IPControllerApp.secure',
-        ssh = 'IPControllerApp.ssh_server',
-        use_threads = 'IPControllerApp.use_threads',
-        import_statements = 'IPControllerApp.import_statements',
-        location = 'IPControllerApp.location',
-
-        ident = 'Session.session',
-        user = 'Session.username',
-        exec_key = 'Session.keyfile',
-
-        url = 'HubFactory.url',
-        ip = 'HubFactory.ip',
-        transport = 'HubFactory.transport',
-        port = 'HubFactory.regport',
-
-        ping = 'HeartMonitor.period',
-
-        scheme = 'TaskScheduler.scheme_name',
-        hwm = 'TaskScheduler.hwm',
-
-
-        profile = "BaseIPythonApplication.profile",
-        profile_dir = 'ProfileDir.location',
-        
-    ))
+    aliases = Dict(aliases)
     flags = Dict(flags)
     
 
diff --git a/IPython/parallel/apps/ipengineapp.py b/IPython/parallel/apps/ipengineapp.py
index 12eab5b..876b3bc 100755
--- a/IPython/parallel/apps/ipengineapp.py
+++ b/IPython/parallel/apps/ipengineapp.py
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ import zmq
 from zmq.eventloop import ioloop
 
 from IPython.core.profiledir import ProfileDir
-from IPython.parallel.apps.baseapp import BaseParallelApplication
+from IPython.parallel.apps.baseapp import (
+    BaseParallelApplication,
+    base_aliases,
+    base_flags,
+)
 from IPython.zmq.log import EnginePUBHandler
 
 from IPython.config.configurable import Configurable
@@ -99,7 +103,27 @@ class MPI(Configurable):
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Main application
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+aliases = dict(
+    file = 'IPEngineApp.url_file',
+    c = 'IPEngineApp.startup_command',
+    s = 'IPEngineApp.startup_script',
 
+    ident = 'Session.session',
+    user = 'Session.username',
+    exec_key = 'Session.keyfile',
+
+    url = 'EngineFactory.url',
+    ip = 'EngineFactory.ip',
+    transport = 'EngineFactory.transport',
+    port = 'EngineFactory.regport',
+    location = 'EngineFactory.location',
+
+    timeout = 'EngineFactory.timeout',
+
+    mpi = 'MPI.use',
+
+)
+aliases.update(base_aliases)
 
 class IPEngineApp(BaseParallelApplication):
 
@@ -125,31 +149,7 @@ class IPEngineApp(BaseParallelApplication):
         help="""The URL for the iploggerapp instance, for forwarding
         logging to a central location.""")
 
-    aliases = Dict(dict(
-        file = 'IPEngineApp.url_file',
-        c = 'IPEngineApp.startup_command',
-        s = 'IPEngineApp.startup_script',
-
-        ident = 'Session.session',
-        user = 'Session.username',
-        exec_key = 'Session.keyfile',
-
-        url = 'EngineFactory.url',
-        ip = 'EngineFactory.ip',
-        transport = 'EngineFactory.transport',
-        port = 'EngineFactory.regport',
-        location = 'EngineFactory.location',
-
-        timeout = 'EngineFactory.timeout',
-
-        profile = "IPEngineApp.profile",
-        profile_dir = 'ProfileDir.location',
-
-        mpi = 'MPI.use',
-
-        log_level = 'IPEngineApp.log_level',
-        log_url = 'IPEngineApp.log_url'
-    ))
+    aliases = Dict(aliases)
 
     # def find_key_file(self):
     #     """Set the key file.