diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/vm/VMInstanceVO.java b/core/src/com/cloud/vm/VMInstanceVO.java
index 752849daba5..92d3495732f 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/vm/VMInstanceVO.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/vm/VMInstanceVO.java
@@ -352,7 +352,11 @@ public class VMInstanceVO implements VirtualMachine, FiniteStateObject<State, Vi
     public boolean limitCpuUse() {
         return limitCpuUse;
     }
-    
+
+    public void setLimitCpuUse(boolean value) {
+    	limitCpuUse = value;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getPrivateMacAddress() {
         return privateMacAddress;
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index 06ebdaa6835..3fab80706ea 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -960,6 +960,7 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl implements UserVmManager, UserVmService, Manager
         UserVmVO vmForUpdate = _vmDao.createForUpdate();
         vmForUpdate.setServiceOfferingId(serviceOfferingId);
         vmForUpdate.setHaEnabled(_serviceOfferingDao.findById(serviceOfferingId).getOfferHA());
+        vmForUpdate.setLimitCpuUse(_serviceOfferingDao.findById(serviceOfferingId).getLimitCpuUse());
         _vmDao.update(vmInstance.getId(), vmForUpdate);
 
         return _vmDao.findById(vmInstance.getId());