diff --git a/library/ceph_orch_apply.py b/library/ceph_orch_apply.py
index 2b40be6..51aa8b0 100644
--- a/library/ceph_orch_apply.py
+++ b/library/ceph_orch_apply.py
@@ -82,7 +82,10 @@ def retrieve_current_spec(module: AnsibleModule, expected_spec: Dict) -> Dict:
     """ retrieve current config of the service """
     service: str = expected_spec["service_type"]
     cmd = build_base_cmd_orch(module)
-    cmd.extend(['ls', service, '--format=yaml'])
+    cmd.extend(['ls', service])
+    if 'service_name' in expected_spec:
+        cmd.extend([expected_spec["service_name"]])
+    cmd.extend(['--format=yaml'])
     out = module.run_command(cmd)
     if isinstance(out, str):
         # if there is no existing service, cephadm returns the string 'No services reported'