diff --git a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/ApplicationsWebResource.java b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/ApplicationsWebResource.java
index e7dad7e..6ee5c83 100644
--- a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/ApplicationsWebResource.java
+++ b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/ApplicationsWebResource.java
@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@
     @GET
     @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
     @Path("ids/entry")
-    public Response getAppIdByName(@QueryParam("id") Short id,
+    public Response getAppIdByName(@QueryParam("id") String id,
                                    @QueryParam("name") String name) {
         CoreService service = get(CoreService.class);
         ApplicationId appId = null;
         if (id != null) {
-            appId = service.getAppId(id);
+            appId = service.getAppId(Short.valueOf(id));
         } else if (name != null) {
             appId = service.getAppId(name);
         }