diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDaoImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDaoImpl.java
index f65677ec41f..9e841f887f9 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDaoImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDaoImpl.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import com.cloud.utils.db.SearchCriteria;
 import com.cloud.utils.db.SearchCriteria.Func;
 import com.cloud.utils.db.SearchCriteria.Op;
 import com.cloud.utils.db.UpdateBuilder;
-import com.cloud.vm.UserVmVO;
 import com.cloud.vm.VMInstanceVO;
 import com.cloud.vm.VirtualMachine;
 import com.cloud.vm.VirtualMachine.Event;
@@ -281,7 +280,7 @@ public class VMInstanceDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<VMInstanceVO, Long> implem
 
     	int result = update(vmi, sc);
     	if (result == 0 && s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-    		VMInstanceVO vo = findById(vm.getId());
+    		VMInstanceVO vo = findByIdIncludingRemoved(vm.getId());
     		StringBuilder str = new StringBuilder("Unable to update ").append(vo.toString());
     		str.append(": DB Data={Host=").append(vo.getHostId()).append("; State=").append(vo.getState().toString()).append("; updated=").append(vo.getUpdated()).append("; time=").append(vo.getUpdateTime());
     		str.append("} New Data: {Host=").append(vm.getHostId()).append("; State=").append(vm.getState().toString()).append("; updated=").append(vmi.getUpdated()).append("; time=").append(vo.getUpdateTime());