diff --git a/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/XMLUtils.rb b/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/XMLUtils.rb
index 48bb2fd373..71dbd99789 100644
--- a/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/XMLUtils.rb
+++ b/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/XMLUtils.rb
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ module OpenNebula
 
                 attribute = element.attr(name)
 
-                value = attribute.text if attribute != nil
+                value = attribute if attribute != nil
             else
                 element=@xml.elements[key.to_s.upcase]