diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/FirstFitPlanner.java b/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/FirstFitPlanner.java
index e37673d91f3..88c2bed0160 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/FirstFitPlanner.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/FirstFitPlanner.java
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public class FirstFitPlanner extends PlannerBase implements DeploymentPlanner {
 								
 								Pair<Host, Map<Volume, StoragePool>> potentialResources = findPotentialDeploymentResources(suitableHosts, suitableVolumeStoragePools);
 								if(potentialResources != null){
-									Pod pod = _podDao.findById(vm.getPodId());
+									Pod pod = _podDao.findById(host.getPodId());
 									Cluster cluster = _clusterDao.findById(host.getClusterId());
 									Map<Volume, StoragePool> storageVolMap = potentialResources.second();
 									// remove the reused vol<->pool from destination, since we don't have to prepare this volume.
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
index a9a5a3e0ea7..f3946e6856c 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
@@ -1268,12 +1268,12 @@ public class VirtualMachineManagerImpl implements VirtualMachineManager, Listene
         T rebootedVm = null;
 
         DataCenter dc = _configMgr.getZone(vm.getDataCenterId());
-        HostPodVO pod = _configMgr.getPod(vm.getPodId());
         Host host = _hostDao.findById(vm.getHostId());
         Cluster cluster = null;
         if (host != null) {
             cluster = _configMgr.getCluster(host.getClusterId());
         }
+        HostPodVO pod = _configMgr.getPod(host.getPodId());
         DeployDestination dest = new DeployDestination(dc, pod, cluster, host);
 
         try {