diff --git a/src/parser/neu_json_global_config.c b/src/parser/neu_json_global_config.c
index 81f233f1..b101fd72 100644
--- a/src/parser/neu_json_global_config.c
+++ b/src/parser/neu_json_global_config.c
@@ -799,13 +799,13 @@ int neu_json_encode_apps_req(void *obj_json, void *param)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    json_t *nodes_json = json_array();
-    if (NULL == nodes_json ||
-        0 != json_object_set_new(root, "nodes", nodes_json)) {
+    json_t *apps_json = json_array();
+    if (NULL == apps_json ||
+        0 != json_object_set_new(root, "apps", apps_json)) {
         return -1;
     }
 
-    return neu_json_encode_app_array(nodes_json, param);
+    return neu_json_encode_app_array(apps_json, param);
 }
 
 int neu_json_decode_apps_req(char *buf, neu_json_apps_req_t **result)
@@ -822,14 +822,14 @@ int neu_json_decode_apps_req(char *buf, neu_json_apps_req_t **result)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    json_t *nodes_json = json_object_get(json_obj, "nodes");
-    if (!json_is_array(nodes_json)) {
+    json_t *apps_json = json_object_get(json_obj, "apps");
+    if (!json_is_array(apps_json)) {
         neu_json_decode_free(json_obj);
         free(req);
         return -1;
     }
 
-    ret = neu_json_decode_app_array_json(nodes_json, req);
+    ret = neu_json_decode_app_array_json(apps_json, req);
     if (0 == ret) {
         *result = req;
     } else {
diff --git a/tests/ft/app/test_apps_export_import.py b/tests/ft/app/test_apps_export_import.py
index e22ae04e..f639ba1a 100644
--- a/tests/ft/app/test_apps_export_import.py
+++ b/tests/ft/app/test_apps_export_import.py
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ class TestAppsExportImport:
             assert 'attachment' in response.headers.get('Content-Disposition', '')
 
             data = response.json()
-            assert 'nodes' in data
+            assert 'apps' in data
 
             app_data = None
-            for node in data['nodes']:
+            for node in data['apps']:
                 if node['name'] == app:
                     app_data = node
                     break
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ class TestAppsExportImport:
             response = api.get_apps(names=[app])
             assert 200 == response.status_code
             data = response.json()
-            assert len(data['nodes']) == 1
-            assert 'neuron_overwrite_test' in str(data['nodes'][0].get('params', ''))
+            assert len(data['apps']) == 1
+            assert 'neuron_overwrite_test' in str(data['apps'][0].get('params', ''))
 
         finally:
             api.del_node(app)
@@ -190,16 +190,16 @@ class TestAppsExportImport:
             assert 200 == response.status_code
             exported_data = response.json()
 
-            assert 'nodes' in exported_data
-            assert len(exported_data['nodes']) == 1
-            app_config = exported_data['nodes'][0]
+            assert 'apps' in exported_data
+            assert len(exported_data['apps']) == 1
+            app_config = exported_data['apps'][0]
             assert app_config['name'] == app
 
             api.del_node(app)
             response = api.get_nodes_state(app)
             assert response.json()['error'] == error.NEU_ERR_NODE_NOT_EXIST
 
-            response = api.put_apps(exported_data['nodes'])
+            response = api.put_apps(exported_data['apps'])
             assert 200 == response.status_code
             assert error.NEU_ERR_SUCCESS == response.json()['error']
 
diff --git a/tests/ft/neuron/api.py b/tests/ft/neuron/api.py
index 2ec09342..690d6b34 100644
--- a/tests/ft/neuron/api.py
+++ b/tests/ft/neuron/api.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ def get_apps(names=None, jwt=config.default_jwt):
 
 
 def put_apps(apps, jwt=config.default_jwt):
-    return requests.put(url=config.BASE_URL + '/api/v2/global/apps', headers={"Authorization": jwt}, json={"nodes": apps})
+    return requests.put(url=config.BASE_URL + '/api/v2/global/apps', headers={"Authorization": jwt}, json={"apps": apps})
 
 
 def get_status():