diff --git a/app/models/miq_ae_class.rb b/app/models/miq_ae_class.rb
index 3f504ed41d3..a46984dd88d 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_ae_class.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_ae_class.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def self.lookup_by_namespace_and_name(name_space, name, _args = {})
     name_space = MiqAeNamespace.lookup_by_fqname(name_space)
     return nil if name_space.nil?
 
-    find_by(:namespace_id => name_space.id).where(arel_table[:name].lower.eq(name.downcase))
+    where(:namespace_id => name_space.id).find_by(arel_table[:name].lower.eq(name.downcase))
   end
 
   singleton_class.send(:alias_method, :find_by_namespace_and_name, :lookup_by_namespace_and_name)