diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/configuration/isproxies/FacetBasedISConfigurationProxy.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/configuration/isproxies/FacetBasedISConfigurationProxy.java
index 21e5a16..0275977 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/configuration/isproxies/FacetBasedISConfigurationProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/configuration/isproxies/FacetBasedISConfigurationProxy.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.properties.Encrypted;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.properties.Header;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.properties.PropagationConstraint;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.properties.PropagationConstraint.AddConstraint;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.properties.PropagationConstraint.DeleteConstraint;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.properties.PropagationConstraint.RemoveConstraint;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.relations.ConsistsOf;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.queries.templates.reference.entities.QueryTemplate;
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ public class FacetBasedISConfigurationProxy extends ISConfigurationProxy<SimpleF
 			PropagationConstraint propagationConstraint = new PropagationConstraintImpl();
 			propagationConstraint.setAddConstraint(AddConstraint.unpropagate);
 			propagationConstraint.setRemoveConstraint(RemoveConstraint.keep);
+			propagationConstraint.setDeleteConstraint(DeleteConstraint.keep);
 			EService gcatEService = new EServiceImpl();
 			gcatEService.setHeader(new HeaderImpl(gcatEServiceUUID));
 			VirtualService virtualService = queryVirtualService();