diff --git a/src/vm/VirtualMachineNic.cc b/src/vm/VirtualMachineNic.cc
index f93aa274dc..617a681c1b 100644
--- a/src/vm/VirtualMachineNic.cc
+++ b/src/vm/VirtualMachineNic.cc
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ int VirtualMachineNics::get_network_leases(int vm_id, int uid,
 
             return -1;
         }
-        else
+        else if (vnic->name() == "NIC_ALIAS")
         {
             alias_nics.push_back(vnic);
         }