diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index 6eb510c6683..227a78532f5 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -3801,7 +3801,8 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements UserVmManager, Vir
         if (!vm.getHypervisorType().equals(HypervisorType.XenServer)
                 && !vm.getHypervisorType().equals(HypervisorType.VMware)
                 && !vm.getHypervisorType().equals(HypervisorType.KVM)
-                && !vm.getHypervisorType().equals(HypervisorType.Ovm)) {
+                && !vm.getHypervisorType().equals(HypervisorType.Ovm)
+                && !vm.getHypervisorType().equals(HypervisorType.Simulator)) {
             if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                 s_logger.debug(vm
                         + " is not XenServer/VMware/KVM/Ovm, cannot migrate this VM.");
@@ -4116,7 +4117,8 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements UserVmManager, Vir
         if (!vm.getHypervisorType().equals(HypervisorType.XenServer) &&
                 !vm.getHypervisorType().equals(HypervisorType.VMware) &&
                 !vm.getHypervisorType().equals(HypervisorType.KVM) &&
-                !vm.getHypervisorType().equals(HypervisorType.Ovm)) {
+                !vm.getHypervisorType().equals(HypervisorType.Ovm) &&
+                !vm.getHypervisorType().equals(HypervisorType.Simulator)) {
             throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Unsupported hypervisor type for vm migration, we support" +
                     " XenServer/VMware/KVM only");
         }