diff --git a/backend/manager/modules/bll/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/core/bll/GetVmFromOvaQuery.java b/backend/manager/modules/bll/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/core/bll/GetVmFromOvaQuery.java
index d2aea2a43e8..9fb490fab53 100644
--- a/backend/manager/modules/bll/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/core/bll/GetVmFromOvaQuery.java
+++ b/backend/manager/modules/bll/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/core/bll/GetVmFromOvaQuery.java
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ protected VM parseOvf(String ovf) {
             vm = getVmInfoFromOvaFile();
         }
 
-        if (originOvirt && vm != null) {
-            vm.setOrigin(OriginType.OVIRT);
+        if (vm != null) {
+            vm.setOrigin(originOvirt ? OriginType.OVIRT : OriginType.VMWARE);
         }
 
         return vm;