diff --git a/app/models/metric/ci_mixin.rb b/app/models/metric/ci_mixin.rb
index 6040c207168..5cf9a3aabf5 100644
--- a/app/models/metric/ci_mixin.rb
+++ b/app/models/metric/ci_mixin.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ module Metric::CiMixin
     end
 
     supports :capture do
-      unless self.class.parent::MetricsCapture.instance_methods.include?(:perf_collect_metrics)
-        unsupported_reason_add(:metrics, _('This provider does not support metrics collection'))
+      metrics_capture_klass = "#{self.class.parent.name}::MetricsCapture".safe_constantize
+      unless metrics_capture_klass&.method_defined?(:perf_collect_metrics)
+        unsupported_reason_add(:capture, _('This provider does not support metrics collection'))
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/metric/ci_mixin_spec.rb b/spec/models/metric/ci_mixin_spec.rb
index 36b8a67bc47..0c9f01837e8 100644
--- a/spec/models/metric/ci_mixin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/metric/ci_mixin_spec.rb
@@ -63,4 +63,26 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  context "#supports_capture?" do
+    context "with a VM" do
+      let(:unsupported_vm) { FactoryGirl.create(:vm_microsoft) }
+      let(:supported_vm)   { FactoryGirl.create(:vm_vmware) }
+
+      it "correctly checks capture support" do
+        expect(unsupported_vm.supports_capture?).to be_falsy
+        expect(supported_vm.supports_capture?).to be_truthy
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with a Host" do
+      let(:unsupported_host) { FactoryGirl.create(:host_microsoft) }
+      let(:supported_host)   { FactoryGirl.create(:vm_vmware) }
+
+      it "correctly checks capture support" do
+        expect(unsupported_host.supports_capture?).to be_falsy
+        expect(supported_host.supports_capture?).to be_truthy
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end