diff --git a/src/services/main/applicationManager.ts b/src/services/main/applicationManager.ts
index 151aa32b..aa3922b0 100644
--- a/src/services/main/applicationManager.ts
+++ b/src/services/main/applicationManager.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default class {
     }
 
     async AuthApp(req: Types.AuthAppRequest): Promise<Types.AuthApp> {
-        const app = await this.storage.applicationStorage.GetApplication(req.name)
+        const app = await this.storage.applicationStorage.GetApplicationByName(req.name)
         return {
             app: {
                 id: app.app_id,
diff --git a/src/services/storage/applicationStorage.ts b/src/services/storage/applicationStorage.ts
index ef9ea3fa..b5f9d0c1 100644
--- a/src/services/storage/applicationStorage.ts
+++ b/src/services/storage/applicationStorage.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ export default class {
         return repo.save(newApplication)
     }
 
+    async GetApplicationByName(name: string, entityManager = this.DB) {
+        const found = await entityManager.getRepository(Application).findOne({
+            where: {
+                name
+            }
+        })
+        if (!found) {
+            throw new Error(`application ${name} not found`)
+        }
+        return found
+    }
+
     async GetApplication(appId: string, entityManager = this.DB): Promise<Application> {
         const found = await entityManager.getRepository(Application).findOne({
             where: {