diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/guru/VMwareGuru.java b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/guru/VMwareGuru.java
index c02513f4889b..efe09194467f 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/guru/VMwareGuru.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/guru/VMwareGuru.java
@@ -694,7 +694,12 @@ private Long getImportingVMTemplate(List<VirtualDisk> virtualDisks, long zoneId,
                     updateTemplateRef(templateId, poolId, templatePath, templateSize);
                     return templateId;
                 } else {
-                    return volumeVO.getTemplateId();
+                    Long templateId = volumeVO.getTemplateId();
+                    if (templateId == null && volumeVO.getInstanceId() != null) {
+                        VMInstanceVO vmInstanceVO = vmDao.findByIdIncludingRemoved(volumeVO.getInstanceId());
+                        return vmInstanceVO.getTemplateId();
+                    }
+                    return templateId;
                 }
             }
         }