diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vcenter/vcenter_driver.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vcenter/vcenter_driver.rb
index 9660c7328f..f7ed0c800e 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vcenter/vcenter_driver.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vcenter/vcenter_driver.rb
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ class VCenterVm
     #  @xml_text XML repsentation of the VM
     ############################################################################
     def self.deploy(xml_text, lcm_state, deploy_id, hostname)
-        if lcm_state == "BOOT"
+        if lcm_state == "BOOT" || lcm_state == "BOOT_FAILURE"
             return clone_vm(xml_text)
         else
             hid         = VIClient::translate_hostname(hostname)