diff --git a/src/tm_mad/vmfs/mvds b/src/tm_mad/vmfs/mvds
index 6c1f580515..c3f4f09d9e 100755
--- a/src/tm_mad/vmfs/mvds
+++ b/src/tm_mad/vmfs/mvds
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ fi
 source $(dirname $0)/tm_vmfsrc
 
 if [ "$USE_SSH" != "yes" ]; then
+	DST_HOST=`arg_host $DST`
     USERNAME=`echo $(cat $VMWARERC |grep ":username:"|cut -d":" -f 3|tr -d '"')`
     PASSWORD=`echo $(cat $VMWARERC |grep ":password:"|cut -d":" -f 3|tr -d '"')`
     VI_PARAMS="--server $DST_HOST --username $USERNAME --password $PASSWORD"