diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
index 20495530909d..9e105749da98 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
@@ -2350,13 +2350,16 @@ protected StartAnswer execute(StartCommand cmd) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
+                VirtualMachineDiskInfo matchingExistingDisk = getMatchingExistingDisk(diskInfoBuilder, vol, hyperHost, context);
+                Pair<ManagedObjectReference, DatastoreMO> volumeDsDetails = getVolumeDatastoreDetails(vol, dataStoresDetails);
+                syncVolumeDatastoreAndPathForDatastoreCluster(vol, diskInfoBuilder, matchingExistingDisk, volumeDsDetails, diskDatastores, hyperHost, context);
+
                 if (deployAsIs && vol.getType() == Volume.Type.ROOT) {
                     rootDiskTO = vol;
                     resizeRootDiskOnVMStart(vmMo, rootDiskTO, hyperHost, context);
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                VirtualMachineDiskInfo matchingExistingDisk = getMatchingExistingDisk(diskInfoBuilder, vol, hyperHost, context);
                 String diskController = getDiskController(vmMo, matchingExistingDisk, vol, chosenDiskControllers, deployAsIs);
                 if (DiskControllerType.getType(diskController) == DiskControllerType.ide) {
                     controllerKey = vmMo.getIDEControllerKey(ideUnitNumber);
@@ -2365,7 +2368,7 @@ protected StartAnswer execute(StartCommand cmd) {
                         // Ensure maximum of 2 data volumes over IDE controller, 3 includeing root volume
                         if (vmMo.getNumberOfVirtualDisks() > 3) {
                             throw new CloudRuntimeException("Found more than 3 virtual disks attached to this VM [" + vmMo.getVmName() + "]. Unable to implement the disks over "
-                                    + diskController + " controller, as maximum number of devices supported over IDE controller is 4 includeing CDROM device.");
+                                    + diskController + " controller, as maximum number of devices supported over IDE controller is 4 including CDROM device.");
                         }
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -2385,51 +2388,6 @@ protected StartAnswer execute(StartCommand cmd) {
                 if (!hasSnapshot) {
                     deviceConfigSpecArray[i] = new VirtualDeviceConfigSpec();
 
-                    VolumeObjectTO volumeTO = (VolumeObjectTO) vol.getData();
-                    DataStoreTO primaryStore = volumeTO.getDataStore();
-                    Map<String, String> details = vol.getDetails();
-                    boolean managed = false;
-                    String iScsiName = null;
-
-                    if (details != null) {
-                        managed = Boolean.parseBoolean(details.get(DiskTO.MANAGED));
-                        iScsiName = details.get(DiskTO.IQN);
-                    }
-
-                    String primaryStoreUuid = primaryStore.getUuid();
-                    // if the storage is managed, iScsiName should not be null
-                    String datastoreName = managed ? VmwareResource.getDatastoreName(iScsiName) : primaryStoreUuid;
-                    Pair<ManagedObjectReference, DatastoreMO> volumeDsDetails = dataStoresDetails.get(datastoreName);
-
-                    assert (volumeDsDetails != null);
-                    if (volumeDsDetails == null) {
-                        throw new Exception("Primary datastore " + primaryStore.getUuid() + " is not mounted on host.");
-                    }
-
-                    if (vol.getDetails().get(DiskTO.PROTOCOL_TYPE) != null && vol.getDetails().get(DiskTO.PROTOCOL_TYPE).equalsIgnoreCase("DatastoreCluster")) {
-                        if (diskInfoBuilder != null && matchingExistingDisk != null) {
-                            String[] diskChain = matchingExistingDisk.getDiskChain();
-                            if (diskChain != null && diskChain.length > 0) {
-                                DatastoreFile file = new DatastoreFile(diskChain[0]);
-                                if (!file.getFileBaseName().equalsIgnoreCase(volumeTO.getPath())) {
-                                    if (s_logger.isInfoEnabled())
-                                        s_logger.info("Detected disk-chain top file change on volume: " + volumeTO.getId() + " " + volumeTO.getPath() + " -> " + file.getFileBaseName());
-                                    volumeTO.setPath(file.getFileBaseName());
-                                }
-                            }
-                            DatastoreMO diskDatastoreMofromVM = getDataStoreWhereDiskExists(hyperHost, context, diskInfoBuilder, vol, diskDatastores);
-                            if (diskDatastoreMofromVM != null) {
-                                String actualPoolUuid = diskDatastoreMofromVM.getCustomFieldValue(CustomFieldConstants.CLOUD_UUID);
-                                if (actualPoolUuid != null && !actualPoolUuid.equalsIgnoreCase(primaryStore.getUuid())) {
-                                    volumeDsDetails = new Pair<>(diskDatastoreMofromVM.getMor(), diskDatastoreMofromVM);
-                                    if (s_logger.isInfoEnabled())
-                                        s_logger.info("Detected datastore uuid change on volume: " + volumeTO.getId() + " " + primaryStore.getUuid() + " -> " + actualPoolUuid);
-                                    ((PrimaryDataStoreTO)primaryStore).setUuid(actualPoolUuid);
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-
                     String[] diskChain = syncDiskChain(dcMo, vmMo, vol, matchingExistingDisk, volumeDsDetails.second());
 
                     int deviceNumber = -1;
@@ -2441,6 +2399,7 @@ protected StartAnswer execute(StartCommand cmd) {
                         scsiUnitNumber++;
                     }
 
+                    VolumeObjectTO volumeTO = (VolumeObjectTO) vol.getData();
                     Long maxIops = volumeTO.getIopsWriteRate() + volumeTO.getIopsReadRate();
                     VirtualDevice device = VmwareHelper.prepareDiskDevice(vmMo, null, controllerKey, diskChain, volumeDsDetails.first(), deviceNumber, i + 1, maxIops);
                     s_logger.debug(LogUtils.logGsonWithoutException("The following definitions will be used to start the VM: virtual device [%s], volume [%s].", device, volumeTO));
@@ -2709,6 +2668,64 @@ protected StartAnswer execute(StartCommand cmd) {
         }
     }
 
+    private Pair<ManagedObjectReference, DatastoreMO> getVolumeDatastoreDetails(DiskTO vol, HashMap<String, Pair<ManagedObjectReference, DatastoreMO>> dataStoresDetails) throws Exception {
+        boolean managed = false;
+        String iScsiName = null;
+        Map<String, String> details = vol.getDetails();
+        if (MapUtils.isNotEmpty(details)) {
+            managed = Boolean.parseBoolean(details.get(DiskTO.MANAGED));
+            iScsiName = details.get(DiskTO.IQN);
+        }
+
+        VolumeObjectTO volumeTO = (VolumeObjectTO) vol.getData();
+        DataStoreTO primaryStore = volumeTO.getDataStore();
+        String primaryStoreUuid = primaryStore.getUuid();
+        // if the storage is managed, iScsiName should not be null
+        String datastoreName = managed ? VmwareResource.getDatastoreName(iScsiName) : primaryStoreUuid;
+        Pair<ManagedObjectReference, DatastoreMO> volumeDsDetails = dataStoresDetails.get(datastoreName);
+        if (volumeDsDetails == null) {
+            throw new Exception("Primary datastore " + primaryStore.getUuid() + " is not mounted on host.");
+        }
+
+        return volumeDsDetails;
+    }
+
+    private void syncVolumeDatastoreAndPathForDatastoreCluster(DiskTO vol, VirtualMachineDiskInfoBuilder diskInfoBuilder, VirtualMachineDiskInfo matchingExistingDisk,
+                                                               Pair<ManagedObjectReference, DatastoreMO> volumeDsDetails, List<Pair<Integer, ManagedObjectReference>> diskDatastores,
+                                                               VmwareHypervisorHost hyperHost, VmwareContext context) throws Exception {
+        if (vol.getDetails() == null || vol.getDetails().get(DiskTO.PROTOCOL_TYPE) == null || !vol.getDetails().get(DiskTO.PROTOCOL_TYPE).equalsIgnoreCase("DatastoreCluster")) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (diskInfoBuilder != null && matchingExistingDisk != null) {
+            String[] diskChain = matchingExistingDisk.getDiskChain();
+            if (diskChain != null && diskChain.length > 0) {
+                DatastoreFile file = new DatastoreFile(diskChain[0]);
+                VolumeObjectTO volumeTO = (VolumeObjectTO) vol.getData();
+                if (!file.getFileBaseName().equalsIgnoreCase(volumeTO.getPath())) {
+                    if (s_logger.isInfoEnabled()) {
+                        s_logger.info("Detected disk-chain top file change on volume: " + volumeTO.getId() + " " + volumeTO.getPath() + " -> " + file.getFileBaseName());
+                    }
+                    volumeTO.setPath(file.getFileBaseName());
+                    vol.setPath(file.getFileBaseName());
+                }
+            }
+            DatastoreMO diskDatastoreMofromVM = getDataStoreWhereDiskExists(hyperHost, context, diskInfoBuilder, vol, diskDatastores);
+            if (diskDatastoreMofromVM != null) {
+                String actualPoolUuid = diskDatastoreMofromVM.getCustomFieldValue(CustomFieldConstants.CLOUD_UUID);
+                VolumeObjectTO volumeTO = (VolumeObjectTO) vol.getData();
+                DataStoreTO primaryStore = volumeTO.getDataStore();
+                if (actualPoolUuid != null && !actualPoolUuid.equalsIgnoreCase(primaryStore.getUuid())) {
+                    volumeDsDetails = new Pair<>(diskDatastoreMofromVM.getMor(), diskDatastoreMofromVM);
+                    if (s_logger.isInfoEnabled()) {
+                        s_logger.info("Detected datastore uuid change on volume: " + volumeTO.getId() + " " + primaryStore.getUuid() + " -> " + actualPoolUuid);
+                    }
+                    ((PrimaryDataStoreTO)primaryStore).setUuid(actualPoolUuid);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private boolean powerOnVM(final VirtualMachineMO vmMo, final String vmInternalCSName, final String vmNameOnVcenter) throws Exception {
         int retry = 20;
         while (retry-- > 0) {