diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java b/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
index d7a7c581663..2f7f7ba08db 100755
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
@@ -4185,7 +4185,7 @@ public class VmwareResource implements StoragePoolResource, ServerResource, Vmwa
 
     @Override
     public synchronized void invalidateServiceContext(VmwareContext context) {
-        if (_serviceContext == null) {
+        if (_serviceContext != null) {
             _serviceContext.close();
         }
         _serviceContext = null;