diff --git a/server/system/application.cue b/server/system/application.cue
index 668c9b6c5..c8d443ddc 100644
--- a/server/system/application.cue
+++ b/server/system/application.cue
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ application: {
 		yaml: {
 			supportMappedInput: true
 			mappedField: "Name"
-			identKeyAlias: ["apps"]
+			identKeyAlias: ["applications", "apps"]
 		}
 		store: {
 			handleField: "Name"
diff --git a/server/system/envoy/yaml_decode.gen.go b/server/system/envoy/yaml_decode.gen.go
index f6fdf948c..b37d44112 100644
--- a/server/system/envoy/yaml_decode.gen.go
+++ b/server/system/envoy/yaml_decode.gen.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (d *auxYamlDoc) UnmarshalYAML(n *yaml.Node) (err error) {
 
 		switch kv {
 		// Decode all resources under the system component
-		case "application", "apps":
+		case "application", "applications", "apps":
 			if y7s.IsMapping(v) {
 				aux, err = d.unmarshalApplicationMap(dctx, v)
 				d.nodes = append(d.nodes, aux...)