diff --git a/src/cli/one_helper.rb b/src/cli/one_helper.rb
index ff30e6e730..7faf3b5f6f 100644
--- a/src/cli/one_helper.rb
+++ b/src/cli/one_helper.rb
@@ -383,9 +383,15 @@ EOT
             :format => Array,
             :description => 'Specify the user inputs values when instantiating',
             :proc => lambda do |o, options|
+                # Store user inputs that has been already processed
+                options[:user_inputs_keys] = []
+
                 # escape values
                 options[:user_inputs].map! do |user_input|
                     user_input_split = user_input.split('=')
+
+                    options[:user_inputs_keys] << user_input_split[0]
+
                     "#{user_input_split[0]}=\"#{user_input_split[1]}\""
                 end
 
@@ -1709,8 +1715,8 @@ EOT
         end
     end
 
-    def OpenNebulaHelper.parse_user_inputs(inputs, get_defaults = false)
-        unless get_defaults
+    def OpenNebulaHelper.parse_user_inputs(inputs, keys = [])
+        unless inputs.keys == keys
             puts 'There are some parameters that require user input. ' \
                  'Use the string <<EDITOR>> to launch an editor ' \
                  '(e.g. for multi-line inputs)'
@@ -1719,6 +1725,8 @@ EOT
         answers = {}
 
         inputs.each do |key, val|
+            next if keys.include? key
+
             input_cfg = val.split('|', -1)
 
             if input_cfg.length < 3
@@ -1745,11 +1753,6 @@ EOT
                 initial.strip!
             end
 
-            if get_defaults
-                answers[key]= initial unless mandatory == 'M'
-                next
-            end
-
             puts "  * (#{key}) #{description}"
 
             header = '    '
diff --git a/src/cli/one_helper/onetemplate_helper.rb b/src/cli/one_helper/onetemplate_helper.rb
index 01132070d3..651ce5d3c7 100644
--- a/src/cli/one_helper/onetemplate_helper.rb
+++ b/src/cli/one_helper/onetemplate_helper.rb
@@ -128,15 +128,16 @@ EOT
     INT_EXP = /^-?\d+$/
     FLOAT_EXP = /^-?\d+(\.\d+)?$/
 
-    def self.get_user_inputs(template, get_defaults = false)
+    def self.get_user_inputs(template, keys = [])
         user_inputs = template['VMTEMPLATE']['TEMPLATE']['USER_INPUTS']
 
         return '' unless user_inputs
 
-        answers = OpenNebulaHelper.parse_user_inputs(user_inputs, get_defaults)
-
+        answers = OpenNebulaHelper.parse_user_inputs(user_inputs, keys)
         answers_s = ''
         answers.each do |key, val|
+            next unless val
+
             # Do not replace values that are equal to the ones already in the
             # template. Useful for cpu, mem, vcpu
             if key != template['VMTEMPLATE']['TEMPLATE'][key]
diff --git a/src/cli/onetemplate b/src/cli/onetemplate
index 922858b59c..d0aacd35f9 100755
--- a/src/cli/onetemplate
+++ b/src/cli/onetemplate
@@ -261,8 +261,11 @@ CommandParser::CmdParser.new(ARGV) do
                 if !user_inputs
                     user_inputs = OneTemplateHelper.get_user_inputs(t.to_hash)
                 else
-                    optionals = OneTemplateHelper.get_user_inputs(t.to_hash,
-                                                                  true)
+                    optionals = OneTemplateHelper.get_user_inputs(
+                        t.to_hash,
+                        options[:user_inputs_keys],
+                    )
+
                     user_inputs = user_inputs + "\n" + optionals
                 end