diff --git a/app/models/service_retire_task.rb b/app/models/service_retire_task.rb
index 5081056122aa..38f7a1c634ec 100644
--- a/app/models/service_retire_task.rb
+++ b/app/models/service_retire_task.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ def after_request_task_create
 
   def create_retire_subtasks(parent_service, parent_task)
     parent_service.service_resources.collect do |svc_rsc|
-      next unless svc_rsc.resource.try(:retireable?)
+      next unless svc_rsc.resource.present? && svc_rsc.resource.try(:retireable?)
+      next if svc_rsc.resource_type == "ServiceTemplate" &&
+              !self.class.include_service_template?(self,
+                                                    svc_rsc.resource.id,
+                                                    parent_service)
       # TODO: the next line deals with the filtering for provisioning
       # (https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq/blob/3921e87915b5a69937b9d4a70bb24ab71b97c165/app/models/service_template/filter.rb#L5)
       # which should be extended to retirement as part of later work