diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/mgt/ApplicationManagementServiceImpl.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/mgt/ApplicationManagementServiceImpl.java
index ee1959480394..01034e4150ec 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/mgt/ApplicationManagementServiceImpl.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/mgt/ApplicationManagementServiceImpl.java
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public ServiceProvider createApplicationWithTemplate(ServiceProvider serviceProv
         }
 
         for (ApplicationMgtListener listener : listeners) {
-            if (listener.isEnable() && !listener.doPreCreateApplication(serviceProvider, tenantDomain, username)) {
+            if (listener.isEnable() && !listener.doPostCreateApplication(serviceProvider, tenantDomain, username)) {
                 log.error("Post create application operation of listener:" + getName(listener) + " failed for " +
                         "application: " + serviceProvider.getApplicationName() + " of tenantDomain: " + tenantDomain);
                 break;