diff --git a/xos/models/models.py b/xos/models/models.py
index fef3fb1..3544d25 100644
--- a/xos/models/models.py
+++ b/xos/models/models.py
@@ -78,14 +78,6 @@
 
         # TODO we should not allow name changes as name is the mapping with the backend
 
-        # NOTE someone is setting owner_id, so just override it for now
-        try:
-            # NOTE we allow just one ProgranService
-            progran_service = ProgranService.objects.all()[0]
-            self.owner_id = progran_service.id
-        except IndexError:
-            raise XOSValidationError("Service Progran cannot be found, please make sure that the model exists.")
-
         # name is mandatory
         if not self.name:
             raise XOSValidationError("name is mandatory for ProgranServiceInstances")
diff --git a/xos/models/progran.xproto b/xos/models/progran.xproto
index a6935de..47e21db 100644
--- a/xos/models/progran.xproto
+++ b/xos/models/progran.xproto
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 message ProgranServiceInstance (ServiceInstance){
     option verbose_name = "Progran Service Instance";
     option description = "Represent a Profile in the Progran ONOS Application";
+    option owner_class_name="ProgranService";
 
     required string DlSchedType = 1 [default = "RR", choices = "(('RR', 'Round Robin'), ('PF', 'Proportional Fairness'), ('MAXCI', 'Maximum C/I'))", max_length = 30, blank = False, null = False, db_index = False];
     required int32 DlAllocRBRate = 2 [default = "0", db_index = False, null = False, blank = False];