diff --git a/adapters/ogury/ogury.go b/adapters/ogury/ogury.go
index 7207ff2ac98..1b2293c1bc8 100644
--- a/adapters/ogury/ogury.go
+++ b/adapters/ogury/ogury.go
@@ -87,15 +87,10 @@ func (a adapter) MakeRequests(request *openrtb2.BidRequest, requestInfo *adapter
 	}
 
 	if len(impsWithOguryParams) == 0 {
-		if request.Site != nil && (request.Site.Publisher == nil || request.Site.Publisher.ID == "") {
+		if !hasPublisherId(request) {
 			// we can serve ads with publisherId+adunitcode combination
 			return nil, []error{&errortypes.BadInput{
-				Message: "Invalid request. assetKey/adUnitId or request.site.publisher.id required",
-			}}
-		} else if request.App != nil {
-			// for app request there is no adunitcode equivalent so we can't serve ads with just the publisher id
-			return nil, []error{&errortypes.BadInput{
-				Message: "Invalid request. assetKey/adUnitId required",
+				Message: "Invalid request. assetKey/adUnitId or request.site/app.publisher.id required",
 			}}
 		}
 	} else if len(impsWithOguryParams) > 0 {
@@ -149,6 +144,18 @@ func getMediaTypeForBid(bid openrtb2.Bid) (openrtb_ext.BidType, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+func hasPublisherId(request *openrtb2.BidRequest) bool {
+	return hasSitePublisherId(request) || hasAppPublisherId(request)
+}
+
+func hasSitePublisherId(request *openrtb2.BidRequest) bool {
+	return request.Site != nil && request.Site.Publisher != nil && request.Site.Publisher.ID != ""
+}
+
+func hasAppPublisherId(request *openrtb2.BidRequest) bool {
+	return request.App != nil && request.App.Publisher != nil && request.App.Publisher.ID != ""
+}
+
 func (a adapter) MakeBids(request *openrtb2.BidRequest, _ *adapters.RequestData, responseData *adapters.ResponseData) (*adapters.BidderResponse, []error) {
 	if adapters.IsResponseStatusCodeNoContent(responseData) {
 		return nil, nil
diff --git a/adapters/ogury/ogurytest/exemplary/app_banner_publisher.json b/adapters/ogury/ogurytest/exemplary/app_banner_publisher.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a19c077298
--- /dev/null
+++ b/adapters/ogury/ogurytest/exemplary/app_banner_publisher.json
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+{
+  "mockBidRequest": {
+    "id": "test-request-id",
+    "app": {
+      "id": "1",
+      "bundle": "com.example",
+      "publisher": {
+        "id":  "pub-id"
+      }
+    },
+    "imp": [
+      {
+        "id": "imp-id",
+        "banner": {
+          "format": [{"w": 320, "h": 50}]
+        },
+        "ext": {
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+
+  "httpCalls": [
+    {
+      "expectedRequest": {
+        "uri": "http://ogury.example.com",
+        "body": {
+          "app": {
+            "id": "1",
+            "bundle": "com.example",
+            "publisher": {
+              "id":  "pub-id"
+            }
+          },
+          "id": "test-request-id",
+          "imp": [
+            {
+              "id":"imp-id",
+              "tagid": "imp-id",
+              "banner": {
+                "format": [{"w": 320, "h": 50}]
+              },
+              "ext": {
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "impIDs":["imp-id"]
+      },
+      "mockResponse": {
+        "status": 200,
+        "body": {
+          "id": "test-request-id",
+          "cur": "USD",
+          "seatbid": [
+            {
+              "seat": "seat",
+              "bid": [{
+                "id": "some-UUID",
+                "impid": "imp-id",
+                "price": 0.500000,
+                "nurl": "example nurl",
+                "adm": "adm string",
+                "crid": "crid_10",
+                "h": 100,
+                "w": 128,
+                "mtype": 1
+              }]
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+
+  "expectedBidResponses": [
+    {
+      "currency": "USD",
+      "bids": [
+        {
+          "bid": {
+            "id": "some-UUID",
+            "impid": "imp-id",
+            "price": 0.5,
+            "nurl": "example nurl",
+            "adm": "adm string",
+            "crid": "crid_10",
+            "h": 100,
+            "w": 128,
+            "mtype": 1
+          },
+          "type": "banner"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/adapters/ogury/ogurytest/supplemental/app_banner_invalid_request.json b/adapters/ogury/ogurytest/supplemental/app_banner_invalid_request.json
index 36f7948bc1b..274258f9faa 100644
--- a/adapters/ogury/ogurytest/supplemental/app_banner_invalid_request.json
+++ b/adapters/ogury/ogurytest/supplemental/app_banner_invalid_request.json
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
     "id": "test-request-id",
     "app": {
       "id": "1",
-      "bundle": "com.example",
-      "publisher": {
-        "id":  "pub-id"
-      }
+      "bundle": "com.example"
     },
     "imp": [
       {
@@ -26,7 +23,7 @@
 
   "expectedBidResponses": [],
   "expectedMakeRequestsErrors": [{
-    "value": "Invalid request. assetKey/adUnitId required",
+    "value": "Invalid request. assetKey/adUnitId or request.site/app.publisher.id required",
     "comparison": "literal"
   }]
 }
diff --git a/adapters/ogury/ogurytest/supplemental/site_banner_invalid_request.json b/adapters/ogury/ogurytest/supplemental/site_banner_invalid_request.json
index e26875ba072..c385c9f1e6f 100644
--- a/adapters/ogury/ogurytest/supplemental/site_banner_invalid_request.json
+++ b/adapters/ogury/ogurytest/supplemental/site_banner_invalid_request.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   "httpCalls": [],
   "expectedBidResponses": [],
   "expectedMakeRequestsErrors": [{
-    "value": "Invalid request. assetKey/adUnitId or request.site.publisher.id required",
+    "value": "Invalid request. assetKey/adUnitId or request.site/app.publisher.id required",
     "comparison": "literal"
   }]
 }