diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
index a3d0b28ae2..7cb48e53df 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
@@ -466,8 +466,9 @@ async function destroyApp(ctx: BBContext) {
 
   if (isUnpublish) {
     appId = dbCore.getProdAppID(appId)
+    const devAppId = dbCore.getDevAppID(appId)
     // sync before removing the published app
-    await sdk.applications.syncApp(appId)
+    await sdk.applications.syncApp(devAppId)
   }
 
   const db = isUnpublish ? context.getProdAppDB() : context.getAppDB()
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/application.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/application.spec.js
index f62665d184..53b2f0fada 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/application.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/application.spec.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ const {
   checkBuilderEndpoint,
 } = require("./utilities/TestFunctions")
 const setup = require("./utilities")
-const { basicScreen, basicLayout } = setup.structures
 const { AppStatus } = require("../../../db/utils")
 const { events } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/sync.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/sync.ts
index fba135880d..5261eabb3d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/sync.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/sync.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export async function syncApp(appId: string) {
     }
   }
 
-  if (!dbCore.isDevAppID(appId)) {
+  if (dbCore.isProdAppID(appId)) {
     throw new Error("This action cannot be performed for production apps")
   }