diff --git a/lib/private/appframework/middleware/security/securitymiddleware.php b/lib/private/appframework/middleware/security/securitymiddleware.php
index 80f3f6d966..f103a40ee7 100644
--- a/lib/private/appframework/middleware/security/securitymiddleware.php
+++ b/lib/private/appframework/middleware/security/securitymiddleware.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class SecurityMiddleware extends Middleware {
 
 		// this will set the current navigation entry of the app, use this only
 		// for normal HTML requests and not for AJAX requests
-		$this->app->getServer()->getNavigationManager()->setActiveEntry($this->api->getAppName());
+		$this->app->getServer()->getNavigationManager()->setActiveEntry($this->app->getAppName());
 
 		// security checks
 		$isPublicPage = $annotationReader->hasAnnotation('PublicPage');