diff --git a/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go b/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go
index 419e7b48..484117c9 100644
--- a/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go
+++ b/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go
@@ -558,7 +558,6 @@ func addServiceOrDNSRecord(dns bool) types.SchemasInitFunc {
 					&m.Drop{Field: "healthCheckNodePort"},
 					&m.Drop{Field: "loadBalancerIP"},
 					&m.Drop{Field: "loadBalancerSourceRanges"},
-					&m.Drop{Field: "ports"},
 					&m.Drop{Field: "publishNotReadyAddresses"},
 					&m.Drop{Field: "sessionAffinity"},
 					&m.Drop{Field: "sessionAffinityConfig"},
@@ -573,6 +572,11 @@ func addServiceOrDNSRecord(dns bool) types.SchemasInitFunc {
 					f.Update = false
 					return f
 				})
+				schema.MustCustomizeField("ports", func(f types.Field) types.Field {
+					f.Create = false
+					f.Update = false
+					return f
+				})
 			}
 		}, projectOverride{}, struct {
 			Description        string   `json:"description"`