diff --git a/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/VirtualMachineJSON.rb b/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/VirtualMachineJSON.rb
index ed173f9782..d555f1c008 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/VirtualMachineJSON.rb
+++ b/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/VirtualMachineJSON.rb
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ module OpenNebulaJSON
         end
 
         def save_as_template(params=Hash.new)
-            super(params['name'])
+            vm_new = VirtualMachine.new(VirtualMachine.build_xml(@pe_id),
+                                        @client)
+            vm_new.save_as_template(params['name'])
         end
     end
 end