diff --git a/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeVO.java b/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeVO.java
index bbecf0346c3..ea3d6bffa67 100755
--- a/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeVO.java
+++ b/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeVO.java
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ public class VolumeVO implements Volume {
         this.chainInfo = that.getChainInfo();
         this.templateId = that.getTemplateId();
         this.deviceId = that.getDeviceId();
+        this.format = that.getFormat();
         this.uuid = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
     }