diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/reset b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/reset
index dffa555600..5f4bf57a78 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/reset
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/reset
@@ -27,11 +27,17 @@ end
 $: << RUBY_LIB_LOCATION
 $: << File.dirname(__FILE__)
 
-require 'vmware_driver'
+require 'vi_driver'
 
 deploy_id = ARGV[0]
 host      = ARGV[1]
 
-vmware_drv = VMwareDriver.new(host)
-
-vmware_drv.reset(deploy_id)
+begin
+    VIDriver::initialize(host, false)
+    vivm = VIDriver::VIVm.new(deploy_id, nil)
+    vivm.reset
+rescue Exception => e
+    STDERR.puts "Reset of VM #{deploy_id} on host #{host} failed " +
+                "due to \"#{e.message}\""
+    exit -1
+end
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vi_driver.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vi_driver.rb
index 381919f47d..8b2fd7626c 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vi_driver.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vi_driver.rb
@@ -233,6 +233,15 @@ class VIVm
         @vm.ReconfigVM_Task(:spec => spec).wait_for_completion
     end
 
+    ############################################################################
+    # Resets a VM
+    #  @param deploy_id vcenter identifier of the VM
+    #  @param hostname name of the host (equals the vCenter cluster)
+    ############################################################################
+    def reset
+        @vm.ResetVM_Task.wait_for_completion
+    end    
+
     ########################################################################
     #  Initialize the vm monitor information
     ########################################################################
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmware_driver.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmware_driver.rb
index 2c7c302d36..86405a0d49 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmware_driver.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmware_driver.rb
@@ -136,17 +136,6 @@ class VMwareDriver
         OpenNebula.log_debug("Domain #{deploy_id} successfully rebooted.")
     end
 
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-    # Reset a running VM                                                       #
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-    def reset(deploy_id)
-        rc, info = do_action("virsh -c #{@uri} reset #{deploy_id}")
-
-        exit info if rc == false
-
-        OpenNebula.log_debug("Domain #{deploy_id} successfully reseted.")
-    end
-
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
     # Migrate                                                                  #
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #