diff --git a/app/models/ems_refresh/link_inventory.rb b/app/models/ems_refresh/link_inventory.rb
index b460ce62042d..e702d1232e9b 100644
--- a/app/models/ems_refresh/link_inventory.rb
+++ b/app/models/ems_refresh/link_inventory.rb
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def link_ems_inventory(ems, target, prev_relats, new_relats, disconnect = true)
     update_relats(:resource_pools_to_vms, prev_relats, new_relats) do |r|
       rp = instance_with_id(ResourcePool, r)
       break if rp.nil?
-      [proc { |v|  rp.remove_vm(instance_with_id(VmOrTemplate, v)) }, # Disconnect proc
+      [do_disconnect ? proc { |v|  rp.remove_vm(instance_with_id(VmOrTemplate, v)) } : nil, # Disconnect proc
        proc { |v|  rp.add_vm(instance_with_id(VmOrTemplate, v)) },    # Connect proc
        proc { |vs| rp.add_vm(instances_with_ids(VmOrTemplate, vs)) }] # Bulk connect proc
     end