diff --git a/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.cc b/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.cc
index eed02f57853d..adc8f061aef8 100644
--- a/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.cc
+++ b/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.cc
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <map>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "atom/common/atom_version.h"
@@ -157,28 +156,14 @@ void AtomBindings::Log(const base::string16& message) {
   std::cout << message << std::flush;
 }
 
+// static
 void AtomBindings::Crash() {
   static_cast<DummyClass*>(nullptr)->crash = true;
 }
 
-void AtomBindings::StartCrashReporter(
-    const std::string& product_name,
-    const std::string& company_name,
-    const std::string& submit_url,
-    const std::string& tmp_path,
-    const std::map<std::string, std::string>& extra_parameters) {
-  auto all_parameters = extra_parameters;
-  all_parameters["_productName"] = product_name;
-  all_parameters["_companyName"] = company_name;
-
-  auto reporter = crash_reporter::CrashReporter::GetInstance();
-  reporter->Start(product_name,
-                  company_name,
-                  submit_url,
-                  base::FilePath(tmp_path),
-                  true,
-                  false,
-                  all_parameters);
+// static
+void AtomBindings::StartCrashReporter(const mate::Dictionary& options) {
+  crash_reporter::CrashReporter::GetInstance()->StartWithOptions(options);
 }
 
 }  // namespace atom
diff --git a/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.h b/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.h
index 2be34c989f58..be5352ef1bcf 100644
--- a/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.h
+++ b/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.h
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@
 #define ATOM_COMMON_API_ATOM_BINDINGS_H_
 
 #include <list>
-#include <map>
-#include <string>
 
 #include "base/macros.h"
 #include "base/strings/string16.h"
+#include "native_mate/dictionary.h"
 #include "v8/include/v8.h"
 #include "vendor/node/deps/uv/include/uv.h"
 
@@ -31,12 +30,7 @@ class AtomBindings {
 
   static void Log(const base::string16& message);
   static void Crash();
-  static void StartCrashReporter(
-    const std::string& product_name,
-    const std::string& company_name,
-    const std::string& submit_url,
-    const std::string& tmp_path,
-    const std::map<std::string, std::string>& extra_parameters);
+  static void StartCrashReporter(const mate::Dictionary& options);
 
  private:
   void ActivateUVLoop(v8::Isolate* isolate);
diff --git a/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter.cc b/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter.cc
index 5e13bd6fe5b0..28184445fd81 100644
--- a/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter.cc
+++ b/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "atom/browser/browser.h"
 #include "atom/common/atom_version.h"
+#include "atom/common/native_mate_converters/file_path_converter.h"
 #include "base/command_line.h"
 #include "base/files/file_util.h"
 #include "base/strings/string_number_conversions.h"
@@ -22,6 +23,25 @@ CrashReporter::CrashReporter() {
 CrashReporter::~CrashReporter() {
 }
 
+void CrashReporter::StartWithOptions(const mate::Dictionary& options) {
+  std::string product_name;
+  options.Get("productName", &product_name);
+  std::string company_name;
+  options.Get("companyName", &company_name);
+  std::string submit_url;
+  options.Get("submitURL", &submit_url);
+  base::FilePath crashes_dir;
+  options.Get("crashesDirectory", &crashes_dir);
+  StringMap extra_parameters;
+  options.Get("extra", &extra_parameters);
+
+  extra_parameters["_productName"] = product_name;
+  extra_parameters["_companyName"] = company_name;
+
+  Start(product_name, company_name, submit_url, crashes_dir, true, false,
+        extra_parameters);
+}
+
 void CrashReporter::Start(const std::string& product_name,
                           const std::string& company_name,
                           const std::string& submit_url,
diff --git a/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter.h b/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter.h
index 6eb43d0a2dfe..c04b5d7ba25d 100644
--- a/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter.h
+++ b/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "base/files/file_path.h"
 #include "base/macros.h"
+#include "native_mate/dictionary.h"
 
 namespace crash_reporter {
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ class CrashReporter {
              bool upload_to_server,
              bool skip_system_crash_handler,
              const StringMap& extra_parameters);
+  void StartWithOptions(const mate::Dictionary& options);
 
   virtual std::vector<CrashReporter::UploadReportResult> GetUploadedReports(
       const base::FilePath& crashes_dir);
diff --git a/default_app/forkedProcess.js b/default_app/forkedProcess.js
index 44a74801beb3..864b51ef688e 100644
--- a/default_app/forkedProcess.js
+++ b/default_app/forkedProcess.js
@@ -5,8 +5,14 @@ let productName = 'Child Product';
 let companyName = 'Child Company';
 let tmpPath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), productName + ' Crashes');
 
-process.crashReporter.start(productName, companyName, 'http://localhost:8080/uploadDump/childDump', tmpPath, {
+process.crashReporter.start({
+  productName: productName,
+  companyName: companyName,
+  submitURL: 'http://localhost:1127/post',
+  crashesDirectory: tmpPath,
+  extra: {
     randomData1: 'The Holidays are here!',
     randomData2: 'Happy New Year!'
+  }
 });
 process.crash();