diff --git a/lib/app/service/app.go b/lib/app/service/app.go
index 0aee90c59a..ec63711e9d 100644
--- a/lib/app/service/app.go
+++ b/lib/app/service/app.go
@@ -905,8 +905,8 @@ func (r *applications) checkImportRequirements(manifest *schema.Manifest, req *a
 	}
 
 	// check dependencies-packages
-	for _, dep := range manifest.Dependencies.Packages {
-		locator, err := r.processMetadata(dep.Locator)
+	for _, dep := range manifest.Dependencies.GetPackages() {
+		locator, err := r.processMetadata(dep)
 		if err != nil {
 			return trace.Wrap(err)
 		}
@@ -920,8 +920,8 @@ func (r *applications) checkImportRequirements(manifest *schema.Manifest, req *a
 	}
 
 	// check dependencies-apps
-	for _, dep := range manifest.Dependencies.Apps {
-		locator, err := r.processMetadata(dep.Locator)
+	for _, dep := range manifest.Dependencies.GetApps() {
+		locator, err := r.processMetadata(dep)
 		if err != nil {
 			return trace.Wrap(err)
 		}