diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_driver/virtual_machine.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_driver/virtual_machine.rb
index 515bc463610..6177f62d6e6 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_driver/virtual_machine.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_driver/virtual_machine.rb
@@ -1901,13 +1901,16 @@ def calculate_add_nic_spec(nic)
         mode = ""
         if !one_item.retrieve_xmlelements('TEMPLATE/NIC_DEFAULT/MODEL').nil? &&
             !one_item.retrieve_xmlelements('TEMPLATE/NIC_DEFAULT/MODEL').empty?
-            model = one_item.retrieve_xmlelements('TEMPLATE/NIC_DEFAULT/MODEL')
+            model = one_item['TEMPLATE/NIC_DEFAULT/MODEL']
+            File.open("/tmp/culo", 'w') {|f| f.write("Lo pilla del nic default: #{model}\n") }
         elsif  (model.nil? || model.empty?) &&
             !nic['MODEL'].nil? &&
             !nic['MODEL'].empty?
             model = nic['MODEL']
+            File.open("/tmp/culo", 'w') {|f| f.write("Lo pilla del nic: #{model}\n") }
         else
             model = VCenterDriver::VIHelper.get_default('VM/TEMPLATE/NIC/MODEL')
+            File.open("/tmp/culo", 'w') {|f| f.write("Lo pilla vcenter default #{model}\n") }
         end
         vnet_ref  = nic["VCENTER_NET_REF"]
         backing   = nil
@@ -2008,13 +2011,16 @@ def calculate_add_nic_spec_autogenerate_mac(nic)
         model = ""
         if !one_item.retrieve_xmlelements('TEMPLATE/NIC_DEFAULT/MODEL').nil? &&
             !one_item.retrieve_xmlelements('TEMPLATE/NIC_DEFAULT/MODEL').empty?
-            model = one_item.retrieve_xmlelements('TEMPLATE/NIC_DEFAULT/MODEL')
+            model = one_item['TEMPLATE/NIC_DEFAULT/MODEL']
+            File.open("/tmp/culo", 'w') {|f| f.write("Lo pilla del nic default: #{model}\n") }
         elsif  (model.nil? || model.empty?) &&
             !nic['MODEL'].nil? &&
             !nic['MODEL'].empty?
             model = nic['MODEL']
+            File.open("/tmp/culo", 'w') {|f| f.write("Lo pilla del nic: #{model}\n") }
         else
             model = VCenterDriver::VIHelper.get_default('VM/TEMPLATE/NIC/MODEL')
+            File.open("/tmp/culo", 'w') {|f| f.write("Lo pilla del vcenter default: #{model}\n") }
         end
         vnet_ref  = nic["VCENTER_NET_REF"]
         backing   = nil