diff --git a/engine/storage/image/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/TemplateServiceImpl.java b/engine/storage/image/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/TemplateServiceImpl.java
index d32a5240e20..141b094f512 100644
--- a/engine/storage/image/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/TemplateServiceImpl.java
+++ b/engine/storage/image/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/TemplateServiceImpl.java
@@ -665,6 +665,11 @@ public class TemplateServiceImpl implements TemplateService {
                 continue;
             }
 
+            Map<String, TemplateProp> templates = listTemplate(store);
+            if (templates == null || !templates.containsKey(tmplt.getUniqueName())) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             if (tmpl.getInstallPath() == null) {
                 logger.debug("Template [{}] found in image store [{}] but install path is null. Skipping.",
                         tmplt.getUniqueName(), store.getName());
@@ -678,24 +683,14 @@ public class TemplateServiceImpl implements TemplateService {
     private boolean searchAndCopyWithinZone(VMTemplateVO tmplt, DataStore destStore) {
         Long destZoneId = destStore.getScope().getScopeId();
         List<DataStore> storesInSameZone = _storeMgr.getImageStoresByZoneIds(destZoneId);
-        for (DataStore sourceStore : storesInSameZone) {
-            Map<String, TemplateProp> existingTemplatesInSourceStore = listTemplate(sourceStore);
-            if (existingTemplatesInSourceStore == null ||
-                    !existingTemplatesInSourceStore.containsKey(tmplt.getUniqueName())) {
-                logger.debug("Template [{}] does not exist on image store [{}]; searching another.", tmplt.getUniqueName(), sourceStore.getName());
-                continue;
-            }
 
-            TemplateObject sourceTmpl = (TemplateObject) _templateFactory.getTemplate(tmplt.getId(), sourceStore);
-            if (sourceTmpl.getInstallPath() == null) {
-                logger.warn("Cannot copy template [{}] from image store [{}]; install path is null.", tmplt.getUniqueName(), sourceStore.getName());
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            storageOrchestrator.orchestrateTemplateCopyToImageStore(sourceTmpl, destStore);
-            return true;
+        TemplateObject sourceTmpl = findUsableTemplate(tmplt, storesInSameZone);
+        if (sourceTmpl == null) {
+            return false;
         }
-        return false;
+
+        storageOrchestrator.orchestrateTemplateCopyToImageStore(sourceTmpl, destStore);
+        return true;
     }
 
     private boolean copyTemplateAcrossZones(DataStore destStore, TemplateObject sourceTmpl) {
diff --git a/engine/storage/image/src/test/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/TemplateServiceImplTest.java b/engine/storage/image/src/test/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/TemplateServiceImplTest.java
index faf08de0061..2ce219bca1e 100644
--- a/engine/storage/image/src/test/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/TemplateServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/engine/storage/image/src/test/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/TemplateServiceImplTest.java
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ public class TemplateServiceImplTest {
         Mockito.when(storeWithNullPath.getName()).thenReturn("store-null");
 
         DataStore storeWithValidPath = Mockito.mock(DataStore.class);
+        Mockito.when(storeWithValidPath.getName()).thenReturn("store-valid");
+
         TemplateObject tmplWithNullPath = Mockito.mock(TemplateObject.class);
         Mockito.when(tmplWithNullPath.getInstallPath()).thenReturn(null);
 
@@ -311,6 +313,12 @@ public class TemplateServiceImplTest {
         Mockito.doReturn(tmplWithNullPath).when(templateDataFactoryMock).getTemplate(10L, storeWithNullPath);
         Mockito.doReturn(tmplWithValidPath).when(templateDataFactoryMock).getTemplate(10L, storeWithValidPath);
 
+        Map<String, TemplateProp> templates = new HashMap<>();
+        templates.put("test-template", Mockito.mock(TemplateProp.class));
+
+        Mockito.doReturn(templates).when(templateService).listTemplate(storeWithNullPath);
+        Mockito.doReturn(templates).when(templateService).listTemplate(storeWithValidPath);
+
         List<DataStore> imageStores = List.of(storeWithNullPath, storeWithValidPath);
 
         TemplateObject result = templateService.findUsableTemplate(template, imageStores);