diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Groups/GroupEditDialog/GroupEditDialog.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Groups/GroupEditDialog/GroupEditDialog.tsx
index dc740042e..7a44dd188 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Groups/GroupEditDialog/GroupEditDialog.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Groups/GroupEditDialog/GroupEditDialog.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default function GroupEditDialog(props: GroupEditDialogProps) {
     if (values.timezone) data['policy_timezone'] = values.timezone;
 
     let packageFunctionCall;
-    data['application_id'] = props.data.appID;
+    data['application_id'] = props.data.appID || props.data.group.application_id;
     if (isCreation) {
       packageFunctionCall = applicationsStore().createGroup(data as Group);
     } else {