diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 783726c9..de372871 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -5415,7 +5415,8 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
         p = Package('.')
         # check if everything is committed
         for filename in p.filenamelist:
-            if p.status(filename) != ' ':
+            state = p.status(filename)
+            if state != ' ' and state != 'S':
                 raise oscerr.WrongArgs('Please commit your local changes first!')
         # check if we need to update
         upstream_rev = p.latest_rev()
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index 75cfee79..53cd6440 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ class Package:
             exists_in_store = True
 
 
-        if n in self.skipped:
+        if n in self.skipped or n.startswith('_service:'):
             state = 'S'
         elif exists and not exists_in_store and known_by_meta:
             state = 'D'
@@ -4838,6 +4838,8 @@ def getStatus(pacs, prj_obj=None, verbose=False, quiet=False):
                 lines.append(statfrmt(state, os.path.normpath(os.path.join(prj_obj.dir, p.name))))
 
         for filename in p.todo:
+            if filename.startswith('_service:'):
+                continue
             if filename in p.excluded:
                 continue
             if filename in p.skipped: