diff --git a/api/src/services.js b/api/src/services.js
index 7c48c030..43b3296e 100644
--- a/api/src/services.js
+++ b/api/src/services.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import path from 'path'
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 import makeDebug from 'debug'
-import kCore, { permissions, createDefaultUsers } from '@kalisio/kdk/core.api.js'
+import kCore, { permissions, createDefaultUsers, decorateDistributedService } from '@kalisio/kdk/core.api.js'
 import kMap, { createFeaturesServiceForLayer, createDefaultCatalogLayers } from '@kalisio/kdk/map.api.js'
 
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
@@ -34,22 +34,13 @@ export default async function () {
     app.on('service', service => {
       // Make remote services compliant with our internal app services so that permissions can be used
       if (service.key === 'weacast') {
-        // Remote service are registered according to their path, ie with API prefix (but without trailing /)
-        const remoteService = app.service(service.path)
-        // Get name from service path without api prefix
-        const name = service.path.replace(app.get('apiPath').substring(1) + '/', '')
-        remoteService.name = name
-        // As remote services have no context, from the internal point of view path = name
-        // Unfortunately this property is already set and used by feathers-distributed and should not be altered
-        // remoteService.path = name
-        remoteService.app = app
-        remoteService.getPath = function (withApiPrefix) { return (withApiPrefix ? app.get('apiPath') + '/' + name : name) }
+        decorateDistributedService.call(app, service)
         // Register default permissions for it
-        debug('Registering permissions for remote service ', name)
+        debug('Registering permissions for remote service ', service.name)
         permissions.defineAbilities.registerHook((subject, can, cannot) => {
-          can('service', name)
-          can('read', name)
-          if (name === 'probes') can('create', name)
+          can('service', service.name)
+          can('read', service.name)
+          if (service.name === 'probes') can('create', service.name)
         })
         // We then need to update abilities cache
         const authorisationService = app.getService('authorisations')