diff --git a/agent-simulator/src/com/cloud/agent/manager/MockAgentManagerImpl.java b/agent-simulator/src/com/cloud/agent/manager/MockAgentManagerImpl.java
index 648d196663d..5d0e454db4b 100755
--- a/agent-simulator/src/com/cloud/agent/manager/MockAgentManagerImpl.java
+++ b/agent-simulator/src/com/cloud/agent/manager/MockAgentManagerImpl.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.cloud.agent.api.PrepareForMigrationAnswer;
 import com.cloud.agent.api.PrepareForMigrationCommand;
 import com.cloud.agent.api.StartupCommand;
 import com.cloud.dc.dao.HostPodDao;
+import com.cloud.host.Host;
 import com.cloud.host.Host.Type;
 import com.cloud.resource.AgentResourceBase;
 import com.cloud.resource.AgentRoutingResource;
@@ -266,7 +267,8 @@ public class MockAgentManagerImpl implements MockAgentManager {
                     storageResource.configure("secondaryStorage", params);
                     storageResource.start();
                     StartupCommand[] cmds = storageResource.initialize();
-                    _resourceMgr.createHostVOForConnectedAgent(cmds);
+                    //on the simulator the ssvm is as good as a direct agent
+                    _resourceMgr.addHost(mockHost.getDataCenterId(), storageResource, Host.Type.SecondaryStorageVM, null);
                     _resources.put(this.guid, storageResource);
                 } catch (ConfigurationException e) {
                     s_logger.debug("Failed to load secondary storage resource: " + e.toString());