diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/form-panels/instantiate.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/form-panels/instantiate.js
index f5e6e2313a..4deba9dce6 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/form-panels/instantiate.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/form-panels/instantiate.js
@@ -298,16 +298,17 @@ define(function(require) {
         $.each(that.service_template_json.DOCUMENT.TEMPLATE.BODY.roles, function(index, role){
           var temp_role = {};
           $.extend( temp_role, role);
+          vm_template_contents = TemplateUtils.stringToTemplate(role.vm_template_contents);
           var div_id = "user_input_role_"+index;
           var tmp_json = {};
           $.extend( tmp_json, WizardFields.retrieve($("#"+div_id, context)) );
           $.each(tmp_json, function(key, value){
             if (Array.isArray(value)){
-              delete tmp_json[key];
-              tmp_json[key] = value.join(",");
+              delete vm_template_contents[key];
+              vm_template_contents[key] = value.join(",");
             }
           });
-          temp_role.user_inputs_values = tmp_json;
+          temp_role.vm_template_contents = TemplateUtils.templateToString(vm_template_contents);
           var stringCustomValues = TemplateUtils.templateToString(customAttrsValues);
           if (stringCustomValues) {
             (temp_role.vm_template_contents)