diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/guru/VMwareGuru.java b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/guru/VMwareGuru.java
index 08d12f2eb7c..f82c2c1934f 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/guru/VMwareGuru.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/guru/VMwareGuru.java
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ public class VMwareGuru extends HypervisorGuruBase implements HypervisorGuru, Co
             }
         }
         // Determine the VM's OS description
-        GuestOSVO guestOS = _guestOsDao.findById(vm.getVirtualMachine().getGuestOSId());
+        GuestOSVO guestOS = _guestOsDao.findByIdIncludingRemoved(vm.getVirtualMachine().getGuestOSId());
         to.setOs(guestOS.getDisplayName());
         to.setHostName(vm.getHostName());
         HostVO host = _hostDao.findById(vm.getVirtualMachine().getHostId());
diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/xen/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/XenServerGuru.java b/plugins/hypervisors/xen/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/XenServerGuru.java
index c10f4a0ba16..3f950d6ef8e 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/xen/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/XenServerGuru.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/xen/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/XenServerGuru.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class XenServerGuru extends HypervisorGuruBase implements HypervisorGuru
         to.setBootloader(bt);
 
         // Determine the VM's OS description
-        GuestOSVO guestOS = _guestOsDao.findById(vm.getVirtualMachine().getGuestOSId());
+        GuestOSVO guestOS = _guestOsDao.findByIdIncludingRemoved(vm.getVirtualMachine().getGuestOSId());
         to.setOs(guestOS.getDisplayName());
         HostVO host = hostDao.findById(vm.getVirtualMachine().getHostId());
         GuestOSHypervisorVO guestOsMapping = _guestOsHypervisorDao.findByOsIdAndHypervisor(guestOS.getId(), getHypervisorType().toString(), host.getHypervisorVersion());
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/KVMGuru.java b/server/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/KVMGuru.java
index 287b0d2f1ee..954ada856cc 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/KVMGuru.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/KVMGuru.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class KVMGuru extends HypervisorGuruBase implements HypervisorGuru {
         VirtualMachineTO to = toVirtualMachineTO(vm);
 
         // Determine the VM's OS description
-        GuestOSVO guestOS = _guestOsDao.findById(vm.getVirtualMachine().getGuestOSId());
+        GuestOSVO guestOS = _guestOsDao.findByIdIncludingRemoved(vm.getVirtualMachine().getGuestOSId());
         to.setOs(guestOS.getDisplayName());
         HostVO host = _hostDao.findById(vm.getVirtualMachine().getHostId());
         GuestOSHypervisorVO guestOsMapping = _guestOsHypervisorDao.findByOsIdAndHypervisor(guestOS.getId(), getHypervisorType().toString(), host.getHypervisorVersion());