diff --git a/src/components/pages/dashboard/NewDomainPage/cmp.tsx b/src/components/pages/dashboard/NewDomainPage/cmp.tsx
index c6472aa4..17e71606 100644
--- a/src/components/pages/dashboard/NewDomainPage/cmp.tsx
+++ b/src/components/pages/dashboard/NewDomainPage/cmp.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Container from '@/components/common/CenteredContainer'
 import ExternalLinkButton from '@/components/common/ExternalLinkButton'
 import { NoisyContainer } from '@aleph-front/aleph-core'
 import Form from '@/components/form/Form'
-import { EntityType, EntityTypeName } from '@/helpers/constants'
+import { EntityType, EntityTypeName, AddDomainTarget } from '@/helpers/constants'
 import { useNewDomainPage } from '@/hooks/pages/dashboard/useNewDomainPage'
 import {
   Button,
@@ -24,15 +24,24 @@ export default function NewDomain() {
     hasFunctions,
     hasInstances,
     nameCtrl,
-    programTypeCtrl,
+    targetCtrl,
     refCtrl,
-    ipfsRefCtrl,
     errors,
     handleSubmit,
+    setTarget
   } = useNewDomainPage()
 
   const [tabId, setTabId] = useState('compute')
 
+  const onTabChange = (tabId) => {
+    setTabId(tabId)
+    if (tabId == "ipfs") {
+      setTarget(AddDomainTarget.IPFS)
+    } else {
+      setTarget(AddDomainTarget.INSTANCE)
+    }
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       <Form onSubmit={handleSubmit} errors={errors}>
@@ -95,7 +104,7 @@ export default function NewDomain() {
                   <Tabs
                     align="left"
                     selected={tabId}
-                    onTabChange={setTabId}
+                    onTabChange={onTabChange}
                     tabs={[
                       {
                         id: 'compute',
@@ -112,8 +121,8 @@ export default function NewDomain() {
                   {tabId === 'compute' ? (
                     <NoisyContainer tw="z-10!">
                       <RadioGroup
-                        {...programTypeCtrl.field}
-                        {...programTypeCtrl.fieldState}
+                        {...targetCtrl.field}
+                        {...targetCtrl.fieldState}
                         required
                         label="Choose resource type"
                         direction="row"
@@ -154,8 +163,8 @@ export default function NewDomain() {
                       </p>
                       <NoisyContainer>
                         <TextInput
-                          {...ipfsRefCtrl.field}
-                          {...ipfsRefCtrl.fieldState}
+                          {...refCtrl.field}
+                          {...refCtrl.fieldState}
                           required
                           label="Link your custom domain to an Aleph Message ID"
                           placeholder="Paste your IPFS Aleph Message ID"
diff --git a/src/domain/domain.ts b/src/domain/domain.ts
index 4b7470c0..4c0a52c9 100644
--- a/src/domain/domain.ts
+++ b/src/domain/domain.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ import { domainSchema, domainsSchema } from '@/helpers/schemas/domain'
 export { AddDomainTarget }
 
 export type DomainAggregateItem = {
-  type: AddDomainTarget | EntityType.Program | EntityType.Instance
+  type: AddDomainTarget
   message_id: string
-  programType?: EntityType.Instance | EntityType.Program
   updated_at: string
 }
 
@@ -24,16 +23,14 @@ export type DomainAggregate = Record<string, DomainAggregateItem | null>
 
 export type AddDomain = {
   name: string
-  target: AddDomainTarget | EntityType.Program | EntityType.Instance
-  programType: EntityType.Instance | EntityType.Program
+  target: AddDomainTarget
   ref: string
 }
 
-export type Domain = Omit<AddDomain, 'programType'> & {
+export type Domain = Omit<AddDomain, 'target'> & {
   type: EntityType.Domain
   id: string
   confirmed?: boolean
-  programType?: EntityType.Instance | EntityType.Program
   updated_at: string
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +78,6 @@ export class DomainManager implements EntityManager<Domain, AddDomain> {
     const content = {
       message_id: domain.ref,
       type: domain.target,
-      programType: domain.programType,
       updated_at: new Date().toISOString(),
     }
 
@@ -110,20 +106,14 @@ export class DomainManager implements EntityManager<Domain, AddDomain> {
       if (!domains.length) return []
 
       const content: DomainAggregate = domains.reduce((ac, cv) => {
-        const { name, ref, target, programType } = cv
+        const { name, ref, target } = cv
 
         const domain = {
           message_id: ref,
-          programType,
-          type: target === AddDomainTarget.IPFS ? target : programType,
+          type: target,
           updated_at: new Date().toISOString(),
         }
 
-        // @note: legacy domains don't include programType (default to Instance)
-        if (target === AddDomainTarget.Program) {
-          domain.programType = cv.programType || EntityType.Instance
-        }
-
         ac[name] = domain
 
         return ac
@@ -241,11 +231,6 @@ export class DomainManager implements EntityManager<Domain, AddDomain> {
       updated_at: updated_at,
     }
 
-    // @note: legacy domains don't include programType (default to Instance)
-    if (type === AddDomainTarget.Program) {
-      domain.programType = content.programType || EntityType.Instance
-    }
-
     return domain
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/schemas/base.ts b/src/helpers/schemas/base.ts
index 274bfd15..b23f765a 100644
--- a/src/helpers/schemas/base.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/schemas/base.ts
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@ export const ipfsCIDSchema = requiredStringSchema.regex(
   { message: 'Invalid IPFS CID hash' },
 )
 
-export const programTypeSchema = z.enum([
-  EntityType.Instance,
-  EntityType.Program,
-])
-
 export const paymentMethodSchema = z.enum([
   PaymentMethod.Hold,
   PaymentMethod.Stream,
diff --git a/src/helpers/schemas/domain.ts b/src/helpers/schemas/domain.ts
index b9b4600f..9946d35f 100644
--- a/src/helpers/schemas/domain.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/schemas/domain.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ export const domainSchema = z.object({
     AddDomainTarget.Program,
     AddDomainTarget.Instance,
   ]),
-  programType: programTypeSchema,
   ref: messageHashSchema,
 })
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/form/useAddDomains.ts b/src/hooks/form/useAddDomains.ts
index 214efac5..127e77e7 100644
--- a/src/hooks/form/useAddDomains.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/form/useAddDomains.ts
@@ -12,14 +12,12 @@ export type DomainField = {
   name: string
   ref: string
   target: AddDomainTarget
-  programType: EntityType.Instance | EntityType.Program
 }
 
 export const defaultValues: DomainField = {
   name: '',
   ref: '',
   target: AddDomainTarget.Instance,
-  programType: EntityType.Instance,
 }
 
 export type UseDomainItemProps = {
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ export type UseDomainsReturn = {
 export function useAddDomains({
   name = 'domains',
   control,
-  entityType: programType,
+  entityType: target,
 }: UseDomainsProps): UseDomainsReturn {
   const domainsCtrl = useFieldArray({
     control,
@@ -87,8 +85,8 @@ export function useAddDomains({
   const { fields, remove: handleRemove, append } = domainsCtrl
 
   const handleAdd = useCallback(() => {
-    append({ ...defaultValues, programType })
-  }, [append, programType])
+    append({ ...defaultValues, target })
+  }, [append, target])
 
   return {
     name,
diff --git a/src/hooks/pages/dashboard/useNewDomainPage.ts b/src/hooks/pages/dashboard/useNewDomainPage.ts
index 8ce95094..a8004706 100644
--- a/src/hooks/pages/dashboard/useNewDomainPage.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/pages/dashboard/useNewDomainPage.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const defaultValues: NewDomainFormState = {
 export type DomainRefOptions = {
   label: string
   value: string
-  type: EntityType
+  type: AddDomainTarget
 }
 
 export type UseNewDomainPageReturn = {
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ export type UseNewDomainPageReturn = {
   hasFunctions: boolean
   hasEntities: boolean
   nameCtrl: UseControllerReturn<NewDomainFormState, 'name'>
-  programTypeCtrl: UseControllerReturn<NewDomainFormState, 'programType'>
+  targetCtrl: UseControllerReturn<NewDomainFormState, 'target'>
   refCtrl: UseControllerReturn<NewDomainFormState, 'ref'>
-  ipfsRefCtrl: UseControllerReturn<NewDomainFormState, 'ref'>
   errors: FieldErrors<NewDomainFormState>
   handleSubmit: (e: FormEvent) => Promise<void>
 }
@@ -82,18 +81,12 @@ export function useNewDomainPage(): UseNewDomainPageReturn {
     name: 'name',
   })
 
-  const programTypeCtrl = useController({
+  const targetCtrl = useController({
     control,
-    name: 'programType',
+    name: 'target',
     rules: {
       onChange(state) {
         setValue('ref', '')
-
-        if (state.target.value === EntityType.Program) {
-          setValue('target', AddDomainTarget.Program)
-        } else if (state.target.value === EntityType.Instance) {
-          setValue('target', AddDomainTarget.Instance)
-        }
       },
     },
   })
@@ -103,17 +96,7 @@ export function useNewDomainPage(): UseNewDomainPageReturn {
     name: 'ref',
   })
 
-  const ipfsRefCtrl = useController({
-    control,
-    name: 'ref',
-    rules: {
-      onChange() {
-        setValue('target', AddDomainTarget.IPFS)
-      },
-    },
-  })
-
-  const entityType = programTypeCtrl.field.value
+  const entityType = targetCtrl.field.value
 
   const entities = useMemo(() => {
     const entities = !entityType
@@ -147,25 +130,30 @@ export function useNewDomainPage(): UseNewDomainPageReturn {
   )
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (entityType === EntityType.Instance && !hasInstances) {
-      setValue('programType', EntityType.Program)
+    if (entityType === EntityType.Instance && hasInstances) {
+      setValue('target', EntityType.Instance)
     }
 
-    if (entityType === EntityType.Program && !hasFunctions) {
-      setValue('programType', EntityType.Instance)
+    if (entityType === EntityType.Program && hasFunctions) {
+      setValue('target', EntityType.Program)
     }
+
   }, [entityType, hasFunctions, hasInstances, setValue])
 
+  const setTarget = (target) => {
+    setValue('target', target)
+  }
+
   return {
     entities,
     hasInstances,
     hasFunctions,
     hasEntities,
     nameCtrl,
-    programTypeCtrl,
+    targetCtrl,
     refCtrl,
-    ipfsRefCtrl,
     errors,
     handleSubmit,
+    setTarget
   }
 }