diff --git a/apps/applications/api/application.py b/apps/applications/api/application.py
index 800b8c07f..076f0028e 100644
--- a/apps/applications/api/application.py
+++ b/apps/applications/api/application.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ApplicationViewSet(OrgBulkModelViewSet):
         attrs_cls = None
         if app_type:
             attrs_cls = models.Category.get_type_serializer_cls(app_type)
-        elif self.request.method.lower() in ['get', 'options', 'head']:
+        elif self.action in ['list', 'retrieve', 'metadata']:
             if app_category:
                 attrs_cls = models.Category.get_category_serializer_cls(app_category)
             else: