diff --git a/multiapps-controller-core/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/core/util/NameUtil.java b/multiapps-controller-core/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/core/util/NameUtil.java
index 675f4603e9..2441ef044d 100644
--- a/multiapps-controller-core/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/core/util/NameUtil.java
+++ b/multiapps-controller-core/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/core/util/NameUtil.java
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ public static String computeNamespacedNameWithLength(String name, String namespa
 
     private static String getNameWithNamespaceSuffix(String name, String namespace, int maxLength) {
         String namespaceSuffix = getNamespaceSuffix(namespace);
-        String shortenedName = getNameWithProperLength(name, calculateNameLengthWithoutNamespaceAndBlueGreenSuffix(namespaceSuffix, maxLength));
+        String shortenedName = getNameWithProperLength(name,
+                                                       calculateNameLengthWithoutNamespaceAndBlueGreenSuffix(namespaceSuffix, maxLength));
 
         return correctNameSuffix(shortenedName, name, namespaceSuffix);
     }
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ public static String computeUserNamespaceWithSystemNamespace(String systemNamesp
         }
         return systemNamespace;
     }
+
     private static String getShortenedName(String name, int maxLength) {
         String nameHashCode = getHashCodeAsHexString(name);
         if (maxLength < nameHashCode.length()) {
@@ -157,6 +159,14 @@ public static String getServiceName(Resource resource) {
                                 .get(SupportedParameters.SERVICE_NAME);
     }
 
+    public static String getServiceInstanceNameOrDefault(Resource resource) {
+        String serviceInstanceName = getServiceName(resource);
+        if (serviceInstanceName == null || serviceInstanceName.isBlank()) {
+            return resource.getName();
+        }
+        return serviceInstanceName;
+    }
+
     public static class NameRequirements {
 
         public static final String XS_APP_NAME_PATTERN = "(?!sap_system)[a-zA-Z0-9\\._\\-\\\\/]{1,240}";
diff --git a/multiapps-controller-core/src/test/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/core/util/NameUtilTest.java b/multiapps-controller-core/src/test/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/core/util/NameUtilTest.java
index db4c1f3731..264f2c56a8 100644
--- a/multiapps-controller-core/src/test/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/core/util/NameUtilTest.java
+++ b/multiapps-controller-core/src/test/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/core/util/NameUtilTest.java
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 package org.cloudfoundry.multiapps.controller.core.util;
 
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
-
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
+import org.cloudfoundry.multiapps.controller.core.model.SupportedParameters;
 import org.cloudfoundry.multiapps.controller.core.util.NameUtil.NameRequirements;
+import org.cloudfoundry.multiapps.mta.model.Resource;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource;
 
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
 class NameUtilTest {
 
     static Stream<Arguments> testGetNameWithProperLength() {
@@ -94,4 +98,43 @@ void testComputeNamespacedNameWithLength(String name, String namespace, boolean
                      NameUtil.computeNamespacedNameWithLength(name, namespace, applyNamespace, applyNamespaceAsSuffix, maxLength));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testGetServiceInstanceNameOrDefault_UsesServiceNameParameter() {
+        Resource resource = createResource("resource-name", "service-name-from-param");
+
+        String serviceInstanceName = NameUtil.getServiceInstanceNameOrDefault(resource);
+
+        assertEquals("service-name-from-param", serviceInstanceName);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testGetServiceInstanceNameOrDefault_FallsBackToResourceNameWhenServiceNameMissing() {
+        Resource resource = createResource("resource-name-1", null);
+
+        String serviceInstanceName = NameUtil.getServiceInstanceNameOrDefault(resource);
+
+        assertEquals("resource-name-1", serviceInstanceName);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testGetServiceInstanceNameOrDefault_FallsBackToResourceNameWhenServiceNameBlank() {
+        Resource resource = createResource("resource-name-2", "   ");
+
+        String serviceInstanceName = NameUtil.getServiceInstanceNameOrDefault(resource);
+
+        assertEquals("resource-name-2", serviceInstanceName);
+    }
+
+    private Resource createResource(String resourceName, String serviceInstanceName) {
+        Resource resource = Resource.createV3();
+        resource.setName(resourceName);
+
+        Map<String, Object> params = new HashMap<>();
+        if (serviceInstanceName != null) {
+            params.put(SupportedParameters.SERVICE_NAME, serviceInstanceName);
+        }
+        resource.setParameters(params);
+
+        return resource;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/multiapps-controller-process/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/process/steps/DetectDeployedMtaStep.java b/multiapps-controller-process/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/process/steps/DetectDeployedMtaStep.java
index 4cfea644df..204b1359c8 100644
--- a/multiapps-controller-process/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/process/steps/DetectDeployedMtaStep.java
+++ b/multiapps-controller-process/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/multiapps/controller/process/steps/DetectDeployedMtaStep.java
@@ -132,8 +132,10 @@ private List<String> getExistingServiceGuids(ProcessContext context) {
     }
 
     private Optional<String> resolveServiceGuid(CloudControllerClient client, Resource resource) {
+        String serviceInstanceName = NameUtil.getServiceInstanceNameOrDefault(resource);
+        
         try {
-            CloudServiceInstance instance = client.getServiceInstance(resource.getName());
+            CloudServiceInstance instance = client.getServiceInstance(serviceInstanceName);
             return Optional.of(instance.getGuid()
                                        .toString());
         } catch (CloudOperationException e) {