diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_driver/virtual_machine.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_driver/virtual_machine.rb
index 3a795daed5..53ba45a994 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_driver/virtual_machine.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_driver/virtual_machine.rb
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ module VCenterDriver
                 :extraConfig  => extraconfig,
                 :deviceChange => device_change
             }
-            num_cores = one_item["TOPOLOGY/CORES"] || num_cpus.to_i
+            num_cores = one_item["TEMPLATE/TOPOLOGY/CORES"] || num_cpus.to_i
             if num_cpus.to_i % num_cores.to_i != 0
                 num_cores = num_cpus.to_i
             end