diff --git a/examples/okta_app_oauth/custom_attributes.tf b/examples/okta_app_oauth/custom_attributes.tf
index 69b91192..d66a2522 100644
--- a/examples/okta_app_oauth/custom_attributes.tf
+++ b/examples/okta_app_oauth/custom_attributes.tf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ resource "okta_app_oauth" "test" {
   custom_client_id           = "something_from_somewhere"
   token_endpoint_auth_method = "client_secret_basic"
   
-  custom_profile_attributes  = <<JSON
+  profile  = <<JSON
   {
     "customAttribute123": "testing-custom-attribute"
   }
diff --git a/examples/okta_app_oauth/custom_attributes_array.tf b/examples/okta_app_oauth/custom_attributes_array.tf
index e92eea9f..7016f200 100644
--- a/examples/okta_app_oauth/custom_attributes_array.tf
+++ b/examples/okta_app_oauth/custom_attributes_array.tf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ resource "okta_app_oauth" "test" {
   custom_client_id           = "something_from_somewhere"
   token_endpoint_auth_method = "client_secret_basic"
   
-  custom_profile_attributes = <<JSON
+  profile = <<JSON
   {
     "array123": ["test"],
     "number123": 1
diff --git a/okta/resource_app_oauth.go b/okta/resource_app_oauth.go
index 2b0955d4..de5c0377 100644
--- a/okta/resource_app_oauth.go
+++ b/okta/resource_app_oauth.go
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ func resourceAppOAuth() *schema.Resource {
 				Default:     true,
 				Description: "Do not display application icon to users",
 			},
-			"custom_profile_attributes": &schema.Schema{
+			"profile": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
 				StateFunc:   normalizeDataJSON,
 				Optional:    true,
-				Description: "Custom JSON returned by GET requests to api/v1/apps/{appId}",
+				Description: "Custom JSON that represents an OAuth application's profile",
 			},
 		}),
 	}
diff --git a/okta/resource_app_oauth_test.go b/okta/resource_app_oauth_test.go
index 701044ed..30acb53a 100644
--- a/okta/resource_app_oauth_test.go
+++ b/okta/resource_app_oauth_test.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestAccAppOauth_badGrantTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-// Tests an OAuth application with custom profile attributes. This tests with a nested JSON object as well as an array.
+// Tests an OAuth application with profile attributes. This tests with a nested JSON object as well as an array.
 func TestAccAppOauth_customProfileAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 	ri := acctest.RandInt()
 	mgr := newFixtureManager(appOAuth)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func TestAccAppOauth_customProfileAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 					ensureResourceExists(resourceName, createDoesAppExist(okta.NewOpenIdConnectApplication())),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "label", buildResourceName(ri)),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "status", "ACTIVE"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "custom_profile_attributes", "{\"customAttribute123\":\"testing-custom-attribute\"}"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "profile", "{\"customAttribute123\":\"testing-custom-attribute\"}"),
 				),
 			},
 			{
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func TestAccAppOauth_customProfileAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 					ensureResourceExists(resourceName, createDoesAppExist(okta.NewOpenIdConnectApplication())),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "label", buildResourceName(ri)),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "status", "ACTIVE"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "custom_profile_attributes", "{\"array123\":[\"test\"],\"number123\":1}"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "profile", "{\"array123\":[\"test\"],\"number123\":1}"),
 				),
 			},
 			{
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func TestAccAppOauth_customProfileAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 					ensureResourceExists(resourceName, createDoesAppExist(okta.NewOpenIdConnectApplication())),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "label", buildResourceName(ri)),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "status", "ACTIVE"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "custom_profile_attributes", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "profile", ""),
 				),
 			},
 		},