diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
index b9f9dd8c5a..157060e855 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ exports.create = async function (ctx) {
 exports.update = async function (ctx) {
   const url = await getAppUrlIfNotInUse(ctx)
   const db = new CouchDB(ctx.params.appId)
-  const application = await db.get(ctx.params.appId)
+  const application = await db.get(DocumentTypes.APP_METADATA)
 
   const data = ctx.request.body
   const newData = { ...application, ...data, url }
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ exports.update = async function (ctx) {
 
 exports.delete = async function (ctx) {
   const db = new CouchDB(ctx.params.appId)
-  const app = await db.get(ctx.params.appId)
+  const app = await db.get(DocumentTypes.APP_METADATA)
   const result = await db.destroy()
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   if (!env.isTest()) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js
index fb8ff96efa..f67d6254db 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js
@@ -304,24 +304,6 @@ describe("/rows", () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe("search", () => {
-    it("should run a search on the table", async () => {
-      const res = await request
-        .post(`/api/${table._id}/rows/search`)
-        .send({
-          query: {
-            name: "Test",
-          },
-          pagination: { pageSize: 25 }
-        })
-        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
-        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-        .expect(200)
-      expect(res.body.rows.length).toEqual(1)
-      expect(res.body.bookmark).toBeDefined()
-    })
-  })
-
   describe("fetchView", () => {
     it("should be able to fetch tables contents via 'view'", async () => {
       const row = await config.createRow()