diff --git a/multiapps-controller-core/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/core/util/CloudModelBuilderUtil.java b/multiapps-controller-core/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/core/util/CloudModelBuilderUtil.java
index 50c59495e3..4a23ce300d 100644
--- a/multiapps-controller-core/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/core/util/CloudModelBuilderUtil.java
+++ b/multiapps-controller-core/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/core/util/CloudModelBuilderUtil.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 import java.util.TreeSet;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import org.cloudfoundry.multiapps.controller.client.facade.CloudControllerClient;
+import org.cloudfoundry.multiapps.controller.client.facade.domain.CloudServiceInstance;
 import org.cloudfoundry.multiapps.controller.core.cf.v2.ResourceType;
 import org.cloudfoundry.multiapps.controller.core.model.ApplicationColor;
 import org.cloudfoundry.multiapps.controller.core.model.DeployedMtaApplication;
@@ -76,6 +78,11 @@ public static ResourceType getResourceType(Map<String, Object> properties) {
         return ResourceType.get(type);
     }
 
+    public static boolean isExistingUserProvidedService(Resource resource, CloudControllerClient client) {
+        CloudServiceInstance serviceInstance = client.getServiceInstance(NameUtil.getServiceName(resource));
+        return serviceInstance.isUserProvided();
+    }
+
     private static ResourceType getResourceType(Resource resource) {
         Map<String, Object> resourceParameters = resource.getParameters();
         String type = (String) resourceParameters.get(SupportedParameters.TYPE);