diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/common/services/ApplicationManager.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/common/services/ApplicationManager.java
index ffc0620581d..e40d28e89c3 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/common/services/ApplicationManager.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/common/services/ApplicationManager.java
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public interface ApplicationManager {
      * @param applicationReleaseWrapper ApplicatonRelease that need to be be created.
      * @return the unique id of the application release, if the application release succeeded else -1
      */
-    ApplicationRelease createRelease(int applicationId, ApplicationReleaseWrapper applicationReleaseWrapper,
+    ApplicationRelease createEntAppRelease(int applicationId, ApplicationReleaseWrapper applicationReleaseWrapper,
             ApplicationArtifact applicationArtifact) throws ApplicationManagementException;
 
     /***
diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/impl/ApplicationManagerImpl.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/impl/ApplicationManagerImpl.java
index 2bfa6a5159d..6b223428d07 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/impl/ApplicationManagerImpl.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/impl/ApplicationManagerImpl.java
@@ -740,16 +740,24 @@ public class ApplicationManagerImpl implements ApplicationManager {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ApplicationRelease createRelease(int applicationId, ApplicationReleaseWrapper applicationReleaseWrapper,
+    public ApplicationRelease createEntAppRelease(int applicationId, ApplicationReleaseWrapper applicationReleaseWrapper,
             ApplicationArtifact applicationArtifact) throws ApplicationManagementException {
         int tenantId = PrivilegedCarbonContext.getThreadLocalCarbonContext().getTenantId(true);
         ApplicationRelease applicationRelease;
         if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
-            log.debug("ApplicationDTO release request is received for the application id: " + applicationId);
+            log.debug("Application release creating request is received for the application id: " + applicationId);
         }
 
         ApplicationDTO applicationDTO = getApplication(applicationId);
         try {
+            if (!ApplicationType.ENTERPRISE.toString().equals(applicationDTO.getType())) {
+                String msg =
+                        "It is possible to add new application release for " + ApplicationType.ENTERPRISE.toString()
+                                + " app type. But you are requesting to add new application release for "
+                                + applicationDTO.getType() + " app type.";
+                log.error(msg);
+                throw new BadRequestException(msg);
+            }
             ApplicationReleaseDTO applicationReleaseDTO = uploadReleaseArtifacts(applicationReleaseWrapper,
                     applicationDTO, applicationArtifact);
             ConnectionManagerUtil.beginDBTransaction();
diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.publisher.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/publisher/api/services/impl/ApplicationManagementPublisherAPIImpl.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.publisher.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/publisher/api/services/impl/ApplicationManagementPublisherAPIImpl.java
index 8ef252d4de1..a9c639b2ad5 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.publisher.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/publisher/api/services/impl/ApplicationManagementPublisherAPIImpl.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.publisher.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/publisher/api/services/impl/ApplicationManagementPublisherAPIImpl.java
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ public class ApplicationManagementPublisherAPIImpl implements ApplicationManagem
             @PathParam("uuid") String uuid) {
         ApplicationManager applicationManager = APIUtil.getApplicationManager();
         try {
+            //todo return application
             ApplicationRelease applicationRelease = applicationManager.getApplicationReleaseByUUID(uuid);
             if (applicationRelease == null){
                 String msg = "Application release is in the end state of the application lifecycle flow.";
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ public class ApplicationManagementPublisherAPIImpl implements ApplicationManagem
             applicationManager.validateBinaryArtifact(binaryFile);
             applicationManager.validateImageArtifacts(iconFile, bannerFile, attachmentList);
 
-            // Created new application entry
+            // Created new Ent App
             Application application = applicationManager.createApplication(applicationWrapper,
                     constructApplicationArtifact(binaryFile, iconFile, bannerFile, attachmentList));
             if (application != null) {
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ public class ApplicationManagementPublisherAPIImpl implements ApplicationManagem
             applicationManager.validateReleaseCreatingRequest(webAppWrapper.getWebAppReleaseWrappers().get(0));
             applicationManager.validateImageArtifacts(iconFile, bannerFile, attachmentList);
 
-            // Created new application entry
+            // Created new Web App
             Application application = applicationManager.createWebClip(webAppWrapper,
                     constructApplicationArtifact(null, iconFile, bannerFile, attachmentList));
             if (application != null) {
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ public class ApplicationManagementPublisherAPIImpl implements ApplicationManagem
             applicationManager.validateReleaseCreatingRequest(publicAppWrapper.getPublicAppReleaseWrappers().get(0));
             applicationManager.validateImageArtifacts(iconFile, bannerFile, attachmentList);
 
-            // Created new application entry
+            // Created new Public App
             Application application = applicationManager.createPublicApp(publicAppWrapper,
                     constructApplicationArtifact(null, iconFile, bannerFile, attachmentList));
             if (application != null) {
@@ -302,8 +303,8 @@ public class ApplicationManagementPublisherAPIImpl implements ApplicationManagem
             applicationManager.validateBinaryArtifact(binaryFile);
             applicationManager.validateImageArtifacts(iconFile, bannerFile, attachmentList);
 
-            // Created new application release
-            ApplicationRelease release = applicationManager.createRelease(appId, applicationReleaseWrapper,
+            // Created new Ent App release
+            ApplicationRelease release = applicationManager.createEntAppRelease(appId, applicationReleaseWrapper,
                     constructApplicationArtifact(binaryFile, iconFile, bannerFile, attachmentList));
             if (release != null) {
                 return Response.status(Response.Status.CREATED).entity(release).build();