diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/prereconfigure b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/prereconfigure
index f06a11a47d..2212013477 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/prereconfigure
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/prereconfigure
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ source $(dirname $0)/../../scripts_common.sh
 DOMAIN=$1
 TARGET_DEVICE=$2
 
-CMD="virsh --connect $LIBVIRT_URI change-media $DOMAIN $TARGET_DEVICE --eject"
+CMD="virsh --connect $LIBVIRT_URI change-media $DOMAIN $TARGET_DEVICE --eject --force"
 
 exec_and_log "$CMD" "Could not eject CDROM $TARGET_DEVICE"