diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index a10218269ed7..7636ef6b152c 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -9608,11 +9608,10 @@ public UserVm importVM(final DataCenter zone, final Host host, final VirtualMach
             }
 
             // Ensure template details are loaded so that commitUserVm can copy them into the VM's details map
-            VMTemplateVO vmTemplateVO = _templateDao.findById(template.getId());
-            if (vmTemplateVO == null) {
-                throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Unable to find template with id " + template.getId() + " for virtual machine import");
+            if (template instanceof VMTemplateVO) {
+                VMTemplateVO vmTemplateVO = (VMTemplateVO) template;
+                _templateDao.loadDetails(vmTemplateVO);
             }
-            _templateDao.loadDetails(vmTemplateVO);
 
             final long id = _vmDao.getNextInSequence(Long.class, "id");
             String instanceName = StringUtils.isBlank(instanceNameInternal) ?
@@ -9626,8 +9625,8 @@ public UserVm importVM(final DataCenter zone, final Host host, final VirtualMach
 
             final String uuidName = _uuidMgr.generateUuid(UserVm.class, null);
             final Host lastHost = powerState != VirtualMachine.PowerState.PowerOn ? host : null;
-            final boolean dynamicScalingEnabled = checkIfDynamicScalingCanBeEnabled(null, serviceOffering, vmTemplateVO, zone.getId());
-            return commitUserVm(true, zone, host, lastHost, vmTemplateVO, hostName, displayName, owner,
+            final boolean dynamicScalingEnabled = checkIfDynamicScalingCanBeEnabled(null, serviceOffering, template, zone.getId());
+            return commitUserVm(true, zone, host, lastHost, template, hostName, displayName, owner,
                     null, null, userData, null, null, isDisplayVm, keyboard,
                     accountId, userId, serviceOffering, template.getFormat().equals(ImageFormat.ISO), guestOsId, sshPublicKeys, networkNicMap,
                     id, instanceName, uuidName, hypervisorType, customParameters,