diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index aa5367606..f9b13524e 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ function initializeExpressSync() {
     router.get ('/api/v1/apps/:id/logs',      appsManageScope, routes.apps.getLogs);
     router.get ('/api/v1/apps/:id/exec',      appsManageScope, routes.apps.exec);
     // websocket cannot do bearer authentication
-    router.get ('/api/v1/apps/:id/execws',    routes.accesscontrol.websocketAuth.bind(null, [ accesscontrol.SCOPE_APPS_MANAGE ]), routes.apps.execWebSocket);
+    router.get ('/api/v1/apps/:id/execws',    routes.accesscontrol.websocketAuth.bind(null, [ accesscontrol.SCOPE_APPS_MANAGE ]), routes.accesscontrol.verifyAppOwnership, routes.apps.execWebSocket);
     router.post('/api/v1/apps/:id/clone',     appsManageScope, routes.apps.cloneApp);
     router.get ('/api/v1/apps/:id/download',  appsManageScope, routes.apps.downloadFile);
     router.post('/api/v1/apps/:id/upload',    appsManageScope, multipart, routes.apps.uploadFile);