diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/motion/VmwareStorageMotionStrategy.java b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/motion/VmwareStorageMotionStrategy.java
index 04111bc3b6be..2793e02be63f 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/motion/VmwareStorageMotionStrategy.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/motion/VmwareStorageMotionStrategy.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ private Pair<Long, String> getHostIdForVmAndHostGuidInTargetClusterForWorkerVm(S
             if (hostId == null) {
                 throw new CloudRuntimeException("Offline Migration failed, unable to find suitable host for worker VM placement in the cluster of storage pool: " + sourcePool.getName());
             }
-            hostGuidInTargetCluster = getHostGuidInTargetCluster(sourcePool.getClusterId(), targetPool, sourceScopeType);
+            hostGuidInTargetCluster = getHostGuidInTargetCluster(sourcePool.getClusterId(), targetPool, targetScopeType);
         } else if (ScopeType.CLUSTER.equals(targetScopeType)) {
             hostId = findSuitableHostIdForWorkerVmPlacement(targetPool.getClusterId());
             if (hostId == null) {