diff --git a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBDeployer.ts b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBDeployer.ts
index 24d7a199..44c82060 100644
--- a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBDeployer.ts
+++ b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBDeployer.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export class GBDeployer {
     const accessToken = await GBAdminService.getADALTokenFromUsername(username, password);
 
     const service = new AzureDeployerService(this);
-    let application = service.createApplication(accessToken, botId);
+    let application = await service.createApplication(accessToken, botId);
 
     instance.marketplaceId = (application as any).appId;
     instance.marketplacePassword = (application as any).passwordCredentials[0];