diff --git a/config/config_center_config.go b/config/config_center_config.go
index 9a0bd1ee1dcfdd37476540568baaadb824db2d72..ed43558956a181e669a1a8936182b65a2fb2766c 100644
--- a/config/config_center_config.go
+++ b/config/config_center_config.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type ConfigCenterConfig struct {
 	Username      string `yaml:"username" json:"username,omitempty"`
 	Password      string `yaml:"password" json:"password,omitempty"`
 	ConfigFile    string `default:"dubbo.properties" yaml:"config_file"  json:"config_file,omitempty"`
-	AppConfigFile string `yaml:"app_config_file"  json:"app_config_file,omitempty"`
+	AppConfigFile string `default:"dubbo.properties" yaml:"app_config_file"  json:"app_config_file,omitempty"`
 	TimeoutStr    string `yaml:"timeout"  json:"timeout,omitempty"`
 	timeout       time.Duration
 }
diff --git a/config/config_loader.go b/config/config_loader.go
index 8561828ae07d01ccd292d15aa2980a50266725b3..716e3d089b05d5a16b035a2747813ede891f81c7 100644
--- a/config/config_loader.go
+++ b/config/config_loader.go
@@ -60,12 +60,21 @@ func checkRegistries(registries map[string]*RegistryConfig, singleRegistry *Regi
 	}
 }
 
+func checkApplicationName(config *ApplicationConfig) {
+	if len(config.Name) == 0 {
+		errMsg := "application config must not be nil, pls check your configuration"
+		logger.Errorf(errMsg)
+		panic(errMsg)
+	}
+}
+
 // Dubbo Init
 func Load() {
 	// reference config
 	if consumerConfig == nil {
 		logger.Warnf("consumerConfig is nil!")
 	} else {
+		checkApplicationName(consumerConfig.ApplicationConfig)
 		if err := configCenterRefreshConsumer(); err != nil {
 			logger.Errorf("[consumer config center refresh] %#v", err)
 		}
@@ -98,7 +107,9 @@ func Load() {
 						checkok = false
 						count++
 						if count > maxWait {
-							panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to check the status of the service %v . No provider available for the service to the consumer use dubbo version %v", refconfig.InterfaceName, constant.Version))
+							errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("Failed to check the status of the service %v . No provider available for the service to the consumer use dubbo version %v", refconfig.InterfaceName, constant.Version)
+							logger.Error(errMsg)
+							panic(errMsg)
 						}
 						time.Sleep(time.Second * 1)
 						break
@@ -119,6 +130,7 @@ func Load() {
 	if providerConfig == nil {
 		logger.Warnf("providerConfig is nil!")
 	} else {
+		checkApplicationName(providerConfig.ApplicationConfig)
 		if err := configCenterRefreshProvider(); err != nil {
 			logger.Errorf("[provider config center refresh] %#v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/config/config_loader_test.go b/config/config_loader_test.go
index 3562bf5a189f02a8db61a2aa840e6f632efb63ba..498f82678070d194e3ffe1539064be7aec19f719 100644
--- a/config/config_loader_test.go
+++ b/config/config_loader_test.go
@@ -213,10 +213,12 @@ func TestConfigLoaderWithConfigCenterSingleRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, ProviderConfig{}, GetProviderConfig())
 
 	err = ConsumerInit(conPath)
+	checkApplicationName(consumerConfig.ApplicationConfig)
 	configCenterRefreshConsumer()
 	checkRegistries(consumerConfig.Registries, consumerConfig.Registry)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	err = ProviderInit(proPath)
+	checkApplicationName(providerConfig.ApplicationConfig)
 	configCenterRefreshProvider()
 	checkRegistries(providerConfig.Registries, providerConfig.Registry)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/config/testdata/consumer_config_with_configcenter.yml b/config/testdata/consumer_config_with_configcenter.yml
index c6505e4492887cc6602ab0b2ee9a9fbd9fdce9c9..7ee4ce7029dc4acc7132efdf9c779df8c3939f6e 100644
--- a/config/testdata/consumer_config_with_configcenter.yml
+++ b/config/testdata/consumer_config_with_configcenter.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # dubbo client yaml configure file
 
+application:
+  name: "BDTService"
 config_center:
   protocol: "mock"
   address: "127.0.0.1"