diff --git a/src/ops/ServiceOps.test.ts b/src/ops/ServiceOps.test.ts
index cd58e8b28..e2b83c0c0 100644
--- a/src/ops/ServiceOps.test.ts
+++ b/src/ops/ServiceOps.test.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ describe('ServiceOps', () => {
     //TODO: create tests
   });
 
-  describe('deleteFullService()', () => {
+  describe('deleteFullService(descendentOnly: boolean,)', () => {
     test('0: Method is implemented', async () => {
       expect(ServiceOps.deleteFullService).toBeDefined();
     });
diff --git a/src/ops/ServiceOps.ts b/src/ops/ServiceOps.ts
index 56f7117d5..53f66376c 100644
--- a/src/ops/ServiceOps.ts
+++ b/src/ops/ServiceOps.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   getServiceDescendents,
   putService,
   putServiceNextDescendent,
+  type ServiceNextDescendent,
 } from '../api/ServiceApi';
 import { State } from '../shared/State';
 import {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ export type Service = {
    * @param {boolean} globalConfig true if the global service is the target of the operation, false otherwise. Default: false.
    */
   deleteFullService(
+    descendentOnly: boolean,
     serviceId: string,
     globalConfig?: boolean
   ): Promise<AmServiceSkeleton>;
@@ -119,12 +121,12 @@ export default (state: State): Service => {
      * @param {boolean} globalConfig true if the global service is the target of the operation, false otherwise. Default: false.
      */
     async deleteFullService(
+      descendentOnly: boolean,
       serviceId: string,
       globalConfig = false
     ): Promise<AmServiceSkeleton> {
-      return deleteFullService({ serviceId, globalConfig, state });
+      return deleteFullService(descendentOnly,{ serviceId, globalConfig, state });
     },
-
     /**
      * Deletes all services
      * @param {boolean} globalConfig true if the global service is the target of the operation, false otherwise. Default: false.
@@ -371,7 +373,7 @@ export async function putFullService({
     if (clean) {
       try {
         debugMessage({ message: `ServiceOps.putFullService: clean`, state });
-        await deleteFullService({ serviceId, globalConfig, state });
+        await deleteFullService(false ,{ serviceId, globalConfig, state });
       } catch (error) {
         if (
           !(
@@ -546,7 +548,9 @@ export async function putFullServices({
  * @param {string} serviceId The service to delete
  * @param {boolean} globalConfig true if the global service is the target of the operation, false otherwise. Default: false.
  */
-export async function deleteFullService({
+export async function deleteFullService(
+  descendentOnly: boolean,
+  {
   serviceId,
   globalConfig = false,
   state,
@@ -557,7 +561,7 @@ export async function deleteFullService({
 }) {
   try {
     debugMessage({
-      message: `ServiceOps.deleteFullService: start, globalConfig=${globalConfig}`,
+      message: `ServiceOps.deleteFullService: start, globalConfig=${globalConfig}, delete descendents only is ${descendentOnly}`,
       state,
     });
     const serviceNextDescendentData = await getServiceDescendents({
@@ -566,7 +570,7 @@ export async function deleteFullService({
       state,
     });
 
-    await Promise.all(
+    const descendents = await Promise.all(
       serviceNextDescendentData.map((nextDescendent) =>
         deleteServiceNextDescendent({
           serviceId,
@@ -579,7 +583,8 @@ export async function deleteFullService({
     );
 
     debugMessage({ message: `ServiceOps.deleteFullService: end`, state });
-    return deleteService({ serviceId, globalConfig, state });
+    if(!descendentOnly)  return deleteService({ serviceId, globalConfig, state });
+    
   } catch (error) {
     throw new FrodoError(
       `Error deleting ${
@@ -612,7 +617,7 @@ export async function deleteFullServices({
     const deleted: AmServiceSkeleton[] = await Promise.all(
       serviceList.map(async (serviceListItem) => {
         try {
-          return deleteFullService({
+          return deleteFullService(false,{
             serviceId: serviceListItem._id,
             globalConfig,
             state,