diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_application.go b/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_application.go
index bfa11fa1b7b..e0ef1a26524 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_application.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_application.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func resourceAwsOpsworksApplication() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Computed: true,
 				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 			"type": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,