diff --git a/platform/starbase/src/jsonrpc/methods/updateApp.ts b/platform/starbase/src/jsonrpc/methods/updateApp.ts
index 251090de68..b69d492897 100644
--- a/platform/starbase/src/jsonrpc/methods/updateApp.ts
+++ b/platform/starbase/src/jsonrpc/methods/updateApp.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const updateApp = async ({
 
   const caller = router.createCaller(ctx)
 
-  await groupAdminValidatorByAppURN(ctx, appURN)
+  await groupAdminValidatorByAppURN(ctx, ApplicationURNSpace.getBaseURN(appURN))
 
   const appDO = await getApplicationNodeByClientId(
     input.clientId,