diff --git a/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java b/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
index 0c8736bbe71..31bc051731c 100755
--- a/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
+++ b/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
@@ -3808,7 +3808,7 @@ public class VirtualMachineManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VirtualMac
         if (currentServiceOffering.isDynamic() && !newServiceOffering.isDynamic()) {
             removeCustomOfferingDetails(vmId);
         }
-        VMTemplateVO template = _templateDao.findById(vmForUpdate.getTemplateId());
+        VMTemplateVO template = _templateDao.findByIdIncludingRemoved(vmForUpdate.getTemplateId());
         boolean dynamicScalingEnabled = _userVmMgr.checkIfDynamicScalingCanBeEnabled(vmForUpdate, newServiceOffering, template, vmForUpdate.getDataCenterId());
         vmForUpdate.setDynamicallyScalable(dynamicScalingEnabled);
         return _vmDao.update(vmId, vmForUpdate);