diff --git a/cdap-app-fabric/src/main/java/io/cdap/cdap/internal/app/services/ApplicationLifecycleService.java b/cdap-app-fabric/src/main/java/io/cdap/cdap/internal/app/services/ApplicationLifecycleService.java
index 59b5bca607c..f67673bf097 100644
--- a/cdap-app-fabric/src/main/java/io/cdap/cdap/internal/app/services/ApplicationLifecycleService.java
+++ b/cdap-app-fabric/src/main/java/io/cdap/cdap/internal/app/services/ApplicationLifecycleService.java
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public boolean scanApplications(ScanApplicationsRequest request,
     if (namespace == null) {
       throw new IllegalStateException("Application scan request without namespace");
     }
-    accessEnforcer.enforceOnParent(EntityType.DATASET, namespace,
+    accessEnforcer.enforceOnParent(EntityType.APPLICATION, namespace,
         authenticationContext.getPrincipal(), StandardPermission.LIST);
 
     try (