diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/resource/VmwareStorageProcessor.java b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/resource/VmwareStorageProcessor.java
index cd6edbe964b..0a9de9f5a78 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/resource/VmwareStorageProcessor.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/resource/VmwareStorageProcessor.java
@@ -1741,6 +1741,7 @@ public class VmwareStorageProcessor implements StorageProcessor {
                     s_logger.error(msg);
                     throw new Exception(msg);
                 }
+                vmMo = clonedVm;
             }
             vmMo.exportVm(exportPath, exportName, false, false);