diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vcenter/vcenter_driver.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vcenter/vcenter_driver.rb
index d409a3a738..0b228dd202 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vcenter/vcenter_driver.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vcenter/vcenter_driver.rb
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class VIClient
     def find_vm_template(uuid)
         vms = @dc.vmFolder.childEntity.grep(RbVmomi::VIM::VirtualMachine)
 
-        return vms.find{ |v| v.config.uuid == uuid }
+        return vms.find{ |v| v.config && v.config.uuid == uuid }
     end
 
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