diff --git a/bin/docker_detection_tester/modules/validate_args.py b/bin/docker_detection_tester/modules/validate_args.py
index a76a599804..ef4deded4f 100644
--- a/bin/docker_detection_tester/modules/validate_args.py
+++ b/bin/docker_detection_tester/modules/validate_args.py
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ setup_schema = {
             "type": "array",
             "items": {
                 "type": "string",
-                "enum": ["endpoint", "cloud", "network","web","experimental"]
+                "enum": ["endpoint", "cloud", "network","web","application", "experimental"]
             },
-            "default": ["endpoint", "cloud", "network","web"]
+            "default": ["endpoint", "cloud", "network","web", "application"]
         },
 
         "types": {
diff --git a/bin/docker_detection_tester/test_config_github_actions.json b/bin/docker_detection_tester/test_config_github_actions.json
index 4ce6b3c560..48575e2df9 100644
--- a/bin/docker_detection_tester/test_config_github_actions.json
+++ b/bin/docker_detection_tester/test_config_github_actions.json
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@
       "endpoint",
       "cloud",
       "network",
-      "web"
+      "web", 
+      "application"
   ],
   "interactive": false,
   "local_base_container_name": "splunk_test_%d",