How do I transfer box folder ownership to a box app service account

I have a box app in my enterprise box, and the box app has a service account (xxx@boxdevedition.com). I'm also the owner of a box folder and I want to transfer the box folder's owner to the service account. In Box web UI, I can successfully change the folder's owner to a human or a functional account by adding the account as the folder's collaborator and change its permission to Owner. But it doesn't work for a service account, the service account can be added as the folder's collaborator, and I can also see the Owner option under its permission column, however when I do it, nothing happens, it's not applied successfully, not sure if it works as design or an issue with Box.