diff --git a/controller/bootstrap.go b/controller/bootstrap.go
index 67df5a15..70748555 100644
--- a/controller/bootstrap.go
+++ b/controller/bootstrap.go
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func assertCtrlMetricsBind(ctrlZId, metricsSvcZId string, edge *rest_management_
 	}
 	if len(listResp.Payload.Data) != 1 {
 		logrus.Info("creating 'ctrl-metrics-bind' service policy")
-		if _, err = zrokEdgeSdk.CreateServicePolicy("ctrl-metrics-bind", rest_model.SemanticAllOf, []string{"@"+ctrlZId}, []string{"@"+metricsSvcZId}, nil, zrokEdgeSdk.ServicePolicyBind, edge); err != nil {
+		if err = zrokEdgeSdk.CreateServicePolicyBind("ctrl-metrics-bind", metricsSvcZId, ctrlZId, nil, edge); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "error creating 'ctrl-metrics-bind' service policy")
 		}
 	}
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func assertFrontendMetricsDial(frontendZId, metricsSvcZId string, edge *rest_man
 	}
 	if len(listResp.Payload.Data) != 1 {
 		logrus.Info("creating 'frontend-metrics-dial' service policy")
-		if _, err = zrokEdgeSdk.CreateServicePolicy("frontend-metrics-dial", rest_model.SemanticAllOf, []string{"@"+frontendZId}, []string{"@"+metricsSvcZId}, nil, zrokEdgeSdk.ServicePolicyDial, edge); err != nil {
+		if err = zrokEdgeSdk.CreateServicePolicyDial("frontend-metrics-dial", metricsSvcZId, []string{frontendZId}, nil, edge); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "error creating 'frontend-metrics-dial' service policy")
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/controller/createIdentity.go b/controller/createIdentity.go
index 4589f220..f6b0f863 100644
--- a/controller/createIdentity.go
+++ b/controller/createIdentity.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (h *createIdentityHandler) Handle(params admin.CreateIdentityParams, princi
 	svcZId := *listSvcResp.Payload.Data[0].ID
 
 	spName := fmt.Sprintf("%v-%v-dial", name, cfg.Metrics.ServiceName)
-	if _, err := zrokEdgeSdk.CreateServicePolicy(spName, rest_model_edge.SemanticAllOf, []string{zId}, []string{svcZId}, nil, zrokEdgeSdk.ServicePolicyDial, edge); err != nil {
+	if err := zrokEdgeSdk.CreateServicePolicyDial(spName, svcZId, []string{zId}, nil, edge); err != nil {
 		logrus.Errorf("error creating named dial service policy '%v': %v", spName, err)
 		return admin.NewCreateIdentityInternalServerError()
 	}
diff --git a/controller/zrokEdgeSdk/sp.go b/controller/zrokEdgeSdk/sp.go
index 8a28c55c..a7f0ac7e 100644
--- a/controller/zrokEdgeSdk/sp.go
+++ b/controller/zrokEdgeSdk/sp.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func CreateServicePolicyBind(name, svcZId, bindZId string, addlTags map[string]i
 	semantic := rest_model.SemanticAllOf
 	identityRoles := []string{"@" + bindZId}
 	serviceRoles := []string{"@" + svcZId}
-	spZId, err := CreateServicePolicy(name, semantic, identityRoles, serviceRoles, addlTags, ServicePolicyBind, edge)
+	spZId, err := createServicePolicy(name, semantic, identityRoles, serviceRoles, addlTags, ServicePolicyBind, edge)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error creating bind service policy for service '%v' for identity '%v'", svcZId, bindZId)
 	}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func CreateServicePolicyDial(name, svcZId string, dialZIds []string, addlTags ma
 		identityRoles = append(identityRoles, "@"+zId)
 	}
 	serviceRoles := []string{"@"+svcZId}
-	spZId, err := CreateServicePolicy(name, semantic, identityRoles, serviceRoles, addlTags, ServicePolicyDial, edge)
+	spZId, err := createServicePolicy(name, semantic, identityRoles, serviceRoles, addlTags, ServicePolicyDial, edge)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error creating dial service policy for service '%v' for identities '%v'", svcZId, dialZIds)
 	}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func CreateServicePolicyDial(name, svcZId string, dialZIds []string, addlTags ma
 	return nil
 }
 
-func CreateServicePolicy(name string, semantic rest_model.Semantic, identityRoles, serviceRoles []string, addlTags map[string]interface{}, dialBind int, edge *rest_management_api_client.ZitiEdgeManagement) (spZId string, err error) {
+func createServicePolicy(name string, semantic rest_model.Semantic, identityRoles, serviceRoles []string, addlTags map[string]interface{}, dialBind int, edge *rest_management_api_client.ZitiEdgeManagement) (spZId string, err error) {
 	var dialBindType rest_model.DialBind
 	switch dialBind {
 	case ServicePolicyBind: