diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vm/DeployVMCmd.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vm/DeployVMCmd.java
index 41411b0be69..2451198f4e8 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vm/DeployVMCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vm/DeployVMCmd.java
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ public class DeployVMCmd extends BaseAsyncCreateCustomIdCmd implements SecurityG
     @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.NETWORK_IDS, type = CommandType.LIST, collectionType = CommandType.UUID, entityType = NetworkResponse.class, description = "list of network ids used by virtual machine. Can't be specified with ipToNetworkList parameter")
     private List<Long> networkIds;
 
-    @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.BOOT_TYPE, type = CommandType.STRING, required = false, description = "Guest VM Boot option either custom[UEFI] or default boot [BIOS]. Not applicable with VMware, as we honour what is defined in the template.", since = "4.14.0.0")
+    @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.BOOT_TYPE, type = CommandType.STRING, required = false, description = "Guest VM Boot option either custom[UEFI] or default boot [BIOS]. Not applicable with VMware if the template is marked as deploy-as-is, as we honour what is defined in the template.", since = "4.14.0.0")
     private String bootType;
 
-    @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.BOOT_MODE, type = CommandType.STRING, required = false, description = "Boot Mode [Legacy] or [Secure] Applicable when Boot Type Selected is UEFI, otherwise Legacy only for BIOS. Not applicable with VMware, as we honour what is defined in the template.", since = "4.14.0.0")
+    @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.BOOT_MODE, type = CommandType.STRING, required = false, description = "Boot Mode [Legacy] or [Secure] Applicable when Boot Type Selected is UEFI, otherwise Legacy only for BIOS. Not applicable with VMware if the template is marked as deploy-as-is, as we honour what is defined in the template.", since = "4.14.0.0")
     private String bootMode;
 
     @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.BOOT_INTO_SETUP, type = CommandType.BOOLEAN, required = false, description = "Boot into hardware setup or not (ignored if startVm = false, only valid for vmware)", since = "4.15.0.0")
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index e0c1c72a6e5..879b1e11c22 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -5652,7 +5652,7 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements UserVmManager, Vir
 
             // Bootmode and boottype are not supported on VMWare dpeloy-as-is templates (since 4.15)
             if ((cmd.getBootMode() != null || cmd.getBootType() != null)) {
-                throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Boot type and boot mode are not supported on VMware, as we honour what is defined in the template.");
+                throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Boot type and boot mode are not supported on VMware for templates registered as deploy-as-is, as we honour what is defined in the template.");
             }
         }