diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handler/resourceregistry/resourcemanager/EServiceManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handler/resourceregistry/resourcemanager/EServiceManager.java
index 8bdb9b3..75890ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handler/resourceregistry/resourcemanager/EServiceManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handler/resourceregistry/resourcemanager/EServiceManager.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.entities.Resource;
 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.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.AvailableInAnotherContextException;
@@ -364,8 +365,10 @@ public class EServiceManager {
 		HostingNode hostingNode = ((HostingNodeManager) applicationContext.container().properties().lookup(Constants.HOSTING_NODE_MANAGER_PROPERTY).value()).getHostingNode();
 
 		PropagationConstraint propagationConstraint = new PropagationConstraintImpl();
+		propagationConstraint.setDeleteConstraint(DeleteConstraint.cascade);
 		propagationConstraint.setRemoveConstraint(RemoveConstraint.cascade);
 		propagationConstraint.setAddConstraint(AddConstraint.propagate);
+		
 		Activates<HostingNode, EService> activates = new ActivatesImpl<>(hostingNode, eService, propagationConstraint);
 
 		try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handler/resourceregistry/resourcemanager/HostingNodeManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handler/resourceregistry/resourcemanager/HostingNodeManager.java
index 01503b7..3093ec3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handler/resourceregistry/resourcemanager/HostingNodeManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handler/resourceregistry/resourcemanager/HostingNodeManager.java
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ public class HostingNodeManager {
 
 		networkingFacet.setAdditionalProperty("Port", containerConfiguration.port());
 		IsIdentifiedBy<HostingNode, NetworkingFacet> isIdentifiedBy = new IsIdentifiedByImpl<>(hostingNode,
-				networkingFacet, null);
+				networkingFacet);
 		hostingNode.addFacet(isIdentifiedBy);
 
 		List<CPUFacet> cpuFacets = getCPUFacets();