diff --git a/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/VirtualMachineMO.java b/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/VirtualMachineMO.java
index e8d91f6e8a0..e5398af09ca 100644
--- a/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/VirtualMachineMO.java
+++ b/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/VirtualMachineMO.java
@@ -2412,7 +2412,7 @@ public class VirtualMachineMO extends BaseMO {
             attachedNetworkSummary = ((VirtualEthernetCard)nic).getDeviceInfo().getSummary();
             if (attachedNetworkSummary.startsWith(networkNamePrefix)) {
                 return new Pair<Integer, VirtualDevice>(new Integer(index), nic);
-            } else if (attachedNetworkSummary.endsWith("DistributedVirtualPortBackingInfo.summary")) {
+            } else if (attachedNetworkSummary.endsWith("DistributedVirtualPortBackingInfo.summary") || attachedNetworkSummary.startsWith("DVSwitch")) {
                 dvPortGroupName = getDvPortGroupName((VirtualEthernetCard)nic);
                 if (dvPortGroupName != null && dvPortGroupName.startsWith(networkNamePrefix)) {
                     s_logger.debug("Found a dvPortGroup already associated with public NIC.");