diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index d62cb0ac59..a363cd528a 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 #include "alternator/tags_extension.hh"
 #include "alternator/rmw_operation.hh"
 #include "db/paxos_grace_seconds_extension.hh"
+#include "service/qos/standard_service_level_distributed_data_accessor.hh"
 
 #include "service/raft/raft_services.hh"
 
@@ -1180,6 +1181,11 @@ int main(int ac, char** av) {
                 return ss.join_cluster();
             }).get();
 
+            sl_controller.invoke_on_all([] (qos::service_level_controller& controller) {
+                controller.set_distributed_data_accessor(::static_pointer_cast<qos::service_level_controller::service_level_distributed_data_accessor>(
+                        ::make_shared<qos::standard_service_level_distributed_data_accessor>(sys_dist_ks.local())));
+            }).get();
+
             supervisor::notify("starting tracing");
             tracing::tracing::start_tracing(qp).get();
             auto stop_tracing = defer_verbose_shutdown("tracing", [] {
@@ -1439,6 +1445,10 @@ int main(int ac, char** av) {
                 repair_shutdown(service::get_local_storage_service().db()).get();
             });
 
+            auto stop_sl_controller = defer_verbose_shutdown("service level controller", [] {
+                sl_controller.stop().get();
+            });
+
             auto stop_view_update_generator = defer_verbose_shutdown("view update generator", [] {
                 view_update_generator.stop().get();
             });