diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/ESXiPlugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/ESXiPlugin.pm
index 64c4a6d..31b011f 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/ESXiPlugin.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/ESXiPlugin.pm
@@ -1033,6 +1033,7 @@ sub get_create_args {
 
     return {
 	type => 'vm',
+	source => 'esxi',
 	'create-args' => $create_args,
 	disks => $create_disks,
 	net => $create_net,