diff --git a/framework/src/Maveriks/WebApplication.php b/framework/src/Maveriks/WebApplication.php
index accc6b8f3..fe9632e83 100644
--- a/framework/src/Maveriks/WebApplication.php
+++ b/framework/src/Maveriks/WebApplication.php
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ class WebApplication
             } else {
                 return self::RUNNING_DEFAULT;
             }
-        } elseif (substr($this->requestUri, 1, 3) === "api" && count(explode("/", $this->requestUri)) >= 4 // url api pattern: /api/1.0/<workspace>/<resource>
+        } elseif ($this->requestUri !== "/api/oauth2/token" &&
+            substr($this->requestUri, 1, 3) === "api" &&
+            count(explode("/", $this->requestUri)) >= 4 // url api pattern: /api/1.0/<workspace>/<resource>
         ) {
             return self::RUNNING_API;
         } else {