diff --git a/src/service/service/ServiceServiceServicerImpl.py b/src/service/service/ServiceServiceServicerImpl.py
index 87eda2678a8c14c2236809d0524e700a3480aa4a..7d9ddeffb52e716e9844147b510dfe9bded886f1 100644
--- a/src/service/service/ServiceServiceServicerImpl.py
+++ b/src/service/service/ServiceServiceServicerImpl.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import grpc, json, logging
 from typing import Optional
 from common.method_wrappers.Decorator import MetricsPool, safe_and_metered_rpc_method
 from common.method_wrappers.ServiceExceptions import AlreadyExistsException, InvalidArgumentException
-from common.proto.context_pb2 import Empty, Service, ServiceId, ServiceStatusEnum
+from common.proto.context_pb2 import Empty, Service, ServiceId, ServiceStatusEnum, ServiceTypeEnum
 from common.proto.pathcomp_pb2 import PathCompRequest
 from common.proto.service_pb2_grpc import ServiceServiceServicer
 from common.tools.grpc.Tools import grpc_message_to_json, grpc_message_to_json_string
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ class ServiceServiceServicerImpl(ServiceServiceServicer):
         _service : Optional[Service] = get_service(context_client, request.service_id)
         service = Service()
         service.CopyFrom(request if _service is None else _service)
+        if service.service_type == ServiceTypeEnum.SERVICETYPE_UNKNOWN:                     # pylint: disable=no-member
+            service.service_type = request.service_type                                     # pylint: disable=no-member
         service.service_status.service_status = ServiceStatusEnum.SERVICESTATUS_PLANNED     # pylint: disable=no-member
 
         del service.service_endpoint_ids[:] # pylint: disable=no-member