diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create-common.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create-common.js
index e389c0957e..1d42570e78 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create-common.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create-common.js
@@ -255,6 +255,13 @@ define(function(require) {
       ){
         current = currentTemplate[0].VMTEMPLATE.TEMPLATE;
       }
+      if(
+        current &&
+        current.NIC_ALIAS &&
+        !templateJSON.NIC_ALIAS
+      ){
+        delete current.NIC_ALIAS;
+      }
     }
     if (this.action == "create") {
       Sunstone.runAction(this.resource+".create", {"vmtemplate": templateJSON});