diff --git a/agents-common/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/authorization/hadoop/config/RangerPluginConfig.java b/agents-common/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/authorization/hadoop/config/RangerPluginConfig.java
index 0e097e0..cea6842 100644
--- a/agents-common/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/authorization/hadoop/config/RangerPluginConfig.java
+++ b/agents-common/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/authorization/hadoop/config/RangerPluginConfig.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         addResourcesForServiceType(serviceType);
 
         this.serviceType    = serviceType;
-        this.appId          = StringUtils.isEmpty(appId) ? appId : serviceType;
+        this.appId          = StringUtils.isEmpty(appId) ? serviceType : appId;
         this.propertyPrefix = "ranger.plugin." + serviceType;
         this.serviceName    = StringUtils.isEmpty(serviceName) ? this.get(propertyPrefix + ".service.name") : serviceName;