diff --git a/microceph/api/configs.go b/microceph/api/configs.go
index ffc32ed5..c46b1144 100644
--- a/microceph/api/configs.go
+++ b/microceph/api/configs.go
@@ -39,13 +39,16 @@ func cmdConfigsGet(s *state.State, r *http.Request) response.Response {
 		// Fetch all configs.
 		configs, err = ceph.ListConfigs()
 	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return response.SmartError(err)
+	}
 
 	return response.SyncResponse(true, configs)
 }
 
 func cmdConfigsPut(s *state.State, r *http.Request) response.Response {
 	var req types.Config
-	configTable := ceph.GetConfigTable()
+	configTable := ceph.GetConstConfigTable()
 
 	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ func cmdConfigsPut(s *state.State, r *http.Request) response.Response {
 
 func cmdConfigsDelete(s *state.State, r *http.Request) response.Response {
 	var req types.Config
-	configTable := ceph.GetConfigTable()
+	configTable := ceph.GetConstConfigTable()
 
 	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/microceph/api/services.go b/microceph/api/services.go
index 04399600..c98f67f6 100644
--- a/microceph/api/services.go
+++ b/microceph/api/services.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/canonical/microceph/microceph/api/types"
@@ -46,6 +47,16 @@ func cmdRestartServicePost(s *state.State, r *http.Request) response.Response {
 		return response.InternalError(err)
 	}
 
+	// Check if provided services are valid and available in microceph
+	for _, service := range(services) {
+		valid_services := ceph.GetConfigTableServiceSet()
+		if _, ok := valid_services[service.Service]; !ok {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("%s is not a valid ceph service", service.Service)
+			logger.Errorf("%v", err)
+			return response.InternalError(err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	for _, service := range services {
 		err = ceph.RestartCephService(service.Service)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/microceph/ceph/config.go b/microceph/ceph/config.go
index 751808ad..0303b940 100644
--- a/microceph/ceph/config.go
+++ b/microceph/ceph/config.go
@@ -38,13 +38,25 @@ func (c ConfigTable) Keys() (keys []string) {
 	return keys
 }
 
-func GetConfigTable() ConfigTable {
+// Since we can't have const maps, we encapsulate the map into a func
+// so that each request for the map gaurantees consistent definition.
+func GetConstConfigTable() ConfigTable {
 	return ConfigTable{
 		"public_network":  {"global", []string{"mon", "osd"}},
 		"cluster_network": {"global", []string{"osd"}},
 	}
 }
 
+func GetConfigTableServiceSet() Set {
+	return Set{
+		"mon": struct{}{},
+		"mgr": struct{}{},
+		"osd": struct{}{},
+		"mds": struct{}{},
+		"rgw": struct{}{},
+	}
+}
+
 // Struct to get Config Items from config dump json output.
 type ConfigDumpItem struct{
 	Section string
@@ -54,7 +66,7 @@ type ConfigDumpItem struct{
 type ConfigDump []ConfigDumpItem
 
 func SetConfigItem(c types.Config) error {
-	configTable := GetConfigTable()
+	configTable := GetConstConfigTable()
 
 	args := []string{
 		"config",
@@ -76,7 +88,7 @@ func SetConfigItem(c types.Config) error {
 
 func GetConfigItem(c types.Config) (types.Configs, error) {
 	var err error
-	configTable := GetConfigTable()
+	configTable := GetConstConfigTable()
 	ret := make(types.Configs, 1)
 	who := "mon"
 
@@ -102,7 +114,7 @@ func GetConfigItem(c types.Config) (types.Configs, error) {
 }
 
 func RemoveConfigItem(c types.Config) error {
-	configTable := GetConfigTable()
+	configTable := GetConstConfigTable()
 	args := []string{
 		"config",
 		"rm",
@@ -121,7 +133,7 @@ func RemoveConfigItem(c types.Config) error {
 func ListConfigs() (types.Configs, error) {
 	var dump ConfigDump
 	var configs types.Configs
-	configTable := GetConfigTable()
+	configTable := GetConstConfigTable()
 	args := []string{
 		"config",
 		"dump",
diff --git a/microceph/cmd/microceph/cluster_config_get.go b/microceph/cmd/microceph/cluster_config_get.go
index 53912293..1c3ef9fe 100644
--- a/microceph/cmd/microceph/cluster_config_get.go
+++ b/microceph/cmd/microceph/cluster_config_get.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (c *cmdClusterConfigGet) Command() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func (c *cmdClusterConfigGet) Run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	allowList := ceph.GetConfigTable()
+	allowList := ceph.GetConstConfigTable()
 
 	// Get can be called with a single key.
 	if len(args) != 1 {
diff --git a/microceph/cmd/microceph/cluster_config_reset.go b/microceph/cmd/microceph/cluster_config_reset.go
index 5b7e855b..0c1c5ee7 100644
--- a/microceph/cmd/microceph/cluster_config_reset.go
+++ b/microceph/cmd/microceph/cluster_config_reset.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (c *cmdClusterConfigReset) Command() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func (c *cmdClusterConfigReset) Run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	allowList := ceph.GetConfigTable()
+	allowList := ceph.GetConstConfigTable()
 	if len(args) != 1 {
 		return cmd.Help()
 	}
diff --git a/microceph/cmd/microceph/cluster_config_set.go b/microceph/cmd/microceph/cluster_config_set.go
index 3022d9ed..4894b527 100644
--- a/microceph/cmd/microceph/cluster_config_set.go
+++ b/microceph/cmd/microceph/cluster_config_set.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (c *cmdClusterConfigSet) Command() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func (c *cmdClusterConfigSet) Run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	allowList := ceph.GetConfigTable()
+	allowList := ceph.GetConstConfigTable()
 	if len(args) != 2 {
 		return cmd.Help()
 	}