diff --git a/service/qos/service_level_controller.cc b/service/qos/service_level_controller.cc
index ce95486149..fe39a4f84b 100644
--- a/service/qos/service_level_controller.cc
+++ b/service/qos/service_level_controller.cc
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ future<> service_level_controller::update_service_levels_from_distributed_data()
 
             for (; current_it != _service_levels_db.end(); current_it++) {
                 sl_logger.info("service level \"{}\" was deleted.", current_it->first.c_str());
-                service_levels_for_delete.emplace(current_it->first, current_it->second.slo);
+                if (!current_it->second.is_static) {
+                    service_levels_for_delete.emplace(current_it->first, current_it->second.slo);
+                }
             }
             for (; new_state_it != service_levels.end(); new_state_it++) {
                 sl_logger.info("service level \"{}\" was added.", new_state_it->first.c_str());
diff --git a/service/qos/service_level_controller.hh b/service/qos/service_level_controller.hh
index 4bfadd4416..0bdf9832da 100644
--- a/service/qos/service_level_controller.hh
+++ b/service/qos/service_level_controller.hh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ private:
 
     static constexpr shard_id global_controller = 0;
 
-    std::unordered_map<sstring, service_level> _service_levels_db;
+    std::map<sstring, service_level> _service_levels_db;
     std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> _role_to_service_level;
     service_level _default_service_level;
     service_level_distributed_data_accessor_ptr _sl_data_accessor;