diff --git a/ui/src/views/compute/DeployVM.vue b/ui/src/views/compute/DeployVM.vue
index dadecd99419..1566806883d 100644
--- a/ui/src/views/compute/DeployVM.vue
+++ b/ui/src/views/compute/DeployVM.vue
@@ -1433,6 +1433,7 @@ export default {
           params.id = this.networkId
           apiName = 'listNetworks'
         }
+        if (!apiName) return resolve(zones)
 
         api(apiName, params).then(json => {
           let objectName