diff --git a/cli/dcoscli/marathon/main.py b/cli/dcoscli/marathon/main.py
index 343c266..30a8581 100644
--- a/cli/dcoscli/marathon/main.py
+++ b/cli/dcoscli/marathon/main.py
@@ -322,15 +322,18 @@ def _add(app_resource):
     :rtype: int
     """
     application_resource = _get_resource(app_resource)
-    schema = _app_schema()
+
+    # Add application to marathon
+    client = marathon.create_client()
+
+    schema = client.get_app_schema()
+    if schema is None:
+        schema = _app_schema()
 
     errs = util.validate_json(application_resource, schema)
     if errs:
         raise DCOSException(util.list_to_err(errs))
 
-    # Add application to marathon
-    client = marathon.create_client()
-
     # Check that the application doesn't exist
     app_id = client.normalize_app_id(application_resource['id'])
 
diff --git a/dcos/marathon.py b/dcos/marathon.py
index e3bda5c..4d8056c 100644
--- a/dcos/marathon.py
+++ b/dcos/marathon.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class Client(object):
 
         min_version = "0.8.1"
         version = LooseVersion(self.get_about()["version"])
+        self._version = version
         if version < LooseVersion(min_version):
             msg = ("The configured Marathon with version {0} is outdated. " +
                    "Please use version {1} or later.").format(
@@ -98,6 +99,14 @@ class Client(object):
 
         return urllib.parse.urljoin(self._base_uri, path)
 
+    def get_version(self):
+        """Get marathon version
+        :returns: marathon version
+        rtype: LooseVersion
+        """
+
+        return self._version
+
     def get_about(self):
         """Returns info about Marathon instance
 
@@ -556,6 +565,23 @@ class Client(object):
 
         return task
 
+    def get_app_schema(self):
+        """Returns app json schema
+
+        :returns: application json schema
+        :rtype: json schema or None if endpoint doesn't exist
+        """
+
+        version = self.get_version()
+        schema_version = LooseVersion("0.9.0")
+        if version < schema_version:
+            return None
+
+        url = self._create_url('v2/schemas/app')
+        response = http.get(url)
+
+        return response.json()
+
     def normalize_app_id(self, app_id):
         """Normalizes the application id.