diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 7defd55..6451cdf 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ threescale_cicd_default_application_plan: '{{ (threescale_cicd_application_plans
 # Compute the default application's appid. By default, we are using a combination
 # of app, api and environment data, hashed toghether to produce a stable id.
 threescale_cicd_default_application_appid: '{{ (threescale_cicd_default_application_name ~ threescale_cicd_api_system_name ~ threescale_cicd_access_token)|hash(''sha1'') }}'
+threescale_cicd_default_application_appsecret: '{{ (''secret'' ~ threescale_cicd_default_application_name ~ threescale_cicd_api_system_name ~ threescale_cicd_access_token)|hash(''sha1'') }}'
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diff --git a/templates/api-calls/create_application.j2 b/templates/api-calls/create_application.j2
index 4d7acf6..1426a42 100644
--- a/templates/api-calls/create_application.j2
+++ b/templates/api-calls/create_application.j2
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 %}
 {% if threescale_cicd_api_security_scheme.type == 'oauth2' %}
 {% do payload.append("application_id=" ~ threescale_cicd_default_application_appid|urlencode) %}
+{% do payload.append("application_key=" ~ threescale_cicd_default_application_appsecret|urlencode) %}
 {% endif %}
 {% if threescale_cicd_api_security_scheme.type == 'apiKey' %}
 {% do payload.append("user_key=" ~ threescale_cicd_default_application_appid|urlencode) %}