diff --git a/app/models/ems_refresh/save_inventory.rb b/app/models/ems_refresh/save_inventory.rb
index 68610327daf..5d835ff9964 100644
--- a/app/models/ems_refresh/save_inventory.rb
+++ b/app/models/ems_refresh/save_inventory.rb
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def save_vms_inventory(ems, hashes, target = nil)
             h[:location] = "unknown" if h[:location].blank?
 
             # build a type-specific vm or template
-            found = ems.vms_and_templates.build(h)
+            found = ems.vms_and_templates.klass.new(h)
           else
             vms_by_uid_ems[h[:uid_ems]].delete(found)
             h.delete(:type)