diff --git a/ksql-rest-app/src/main/java/io/confluent/ksql/rest/server/KsqlRestApplication.java b/ksql-rest-app/src/main/java/io/confluent/ksql/rest/server/KsqlRestApplication.java
index 7f8523a19288..c36cd53a5fb7 100644
--- a/ksql-rest-app/src/main/java/io/confluent/ksql/rest/server/KsqlRestApplication.java
+++ b/ksql-rest-app/src/main/java/io/confluent/ksql/rest/server/KsqlRestApplication.java
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ public ResourceCollection getStaticResources() {
 
   private static Properties getProps(String propsFile) throws IOException {
     Properties result = new Properties();
+    result.put("application.id", "KSQL_REST_SERVER_DEFAULT_APP_ID");
     result.load(new FileInputStream(propsFile));
     return result;
   }