diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
index 57a18e7df3..fbc8e3ff98 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ export const sync = async (ctx: any, next: any) => {
   }
 }
 
-const updateAppPackage = async (appPackage: any, appId: any) => {
+export const updateAppPackage = async (appPackage: any, appId: any) => {
   return context.doInAppContext(appId, async () => {
     const db = context.getAppDB()
     const application = await db.get(DocumentTypes.APP_METADATA)