diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/connector/resourceregistry/resourcemanager/EServiceManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/connector/resourceregistry/resourcemanager/EServiceManager.java
index 2ebc725..ca288c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/connector/resourceregistry/resourcemanager/EServiceManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/connector/resourceregistry/resourcemanager/EServiceManager.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ 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.contexts.ContextCache;
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ 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);