diff --git a/engine/orchestration/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java b/engine/orchestration/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
index f959b935c4e..17f0936ab46 100755
--- a/engine/orchestration/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
+++ b/engine/orchestration/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ public class VirtualMachineManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VirtualMac
         }
 
         advanceStop(vm.getUuid(), false);
+        vm = _vmDao.findByUuid(vm.getUuid());
 
         try {
             if (!stateTransitTo(vm, VirtualMachine.Event.ExpungeOperation, vm.getHostId())) {