Index: src/main/java/org/glassfish/admingui/common/handlers/DeploymentHandler.java
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--- src/main/java/org/glassfish/admingui/common/handlers/DeploymentHandler.java	(revision 52526)
+++ src/main/java/org/glassfish/admingui/common/handlers/DeploymentHandler.java	(working copy)
@@ -270,7 +270,12 @@
                 payload.put("properties", sb.toString());
              }
 
-             payload.put("target", "domain");
+             List<String> targetList = DeployUtil.getApplicationTarget(appName, "application-ref");
+             if ( (targetList == null) || targetList.size() != 1){
+                payload.put("target", "domain");
+             }else{
+                payload.put("target",  targetList.get(0));
+             }
              String prefix = (String) GuiUtil.getSessionValue("REST_URL");
              RestUtil.restRequest(prefix +  "/applications/application", payload, "POST", null, true);
          } catch (Exception ex) {