diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/import.rb b/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/import.rb
index d1ff560fd00..716cfb705a9 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/import.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/import.rb
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ def call(env)
             switchToFind = opts[:bridge]
 
             if switchToFind
-              puts "Looking for switch with name: #{switchToFind}"
-              switch = switches.find { |s| s["Name"].downcase == switchToFind.downcase }["Name"]
-              puts "Found switch: #{switch}"
+              @logger.debug("Looking for switch with name: #{switchToFind}")
+              switch = switches.find { |s| s["Name"].downcase == switchToFind.downcase }["Id"]
+              @logger.debug("Found switch: #{switch}")
             end
           end
 
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ def call(env)
                 switch = switch.to_i - 1
                 switch = nil if switch < 0 || switch >= switches.length
               end
-              switch = switches[switch]["Name"]
+              switch = switches[switch]["Id"]
             else
-              switch = switches[0]["Name"]
+              switch = switches[0]["Id"]
             end
           end
 
diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/get_switches.ps1 b/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/get_switches.ps1
index 79dac511b1d..85c0f12fed9 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/get_switches.ps1
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/get_switches.ps1
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ $Dir = Split-Path $script:MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
 . ([System.IO.Path]::Combine($Dir, "utils\write_messages.ps1"))
 
 $Switches = @(Hyper-V\Get-VMSwitch `
-    | Select-Object Name,SwitchType,NetAdapterInterfaceDescription)
+    | Select-Object Name,SwitchType,NetAdapterInterfaceDescription,Id)
 Write-Output-Message $(ConvertTo-JSON $Switches)
diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/import_vm_vmcx.ps1 b/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/import_vm_vmcx.ps1
index e48b6d9093a..682cabfbd46 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/import_vm_vmcx.ps1
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/import_vm_vmcx.ps1
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
     [string]$data_path,
 
-    [string]$switchname=$null,
+    [string]$switchid=$null,
     [string]$memory=$null,
     [string]$maxmemory=$null,
     [string]$cpus=$null,
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ if (!$memory) {
     }
 }
 
-if (!$switchname) {
+if (!$switchid) {
     $switchname = (Hyper-V\Get-VMNetworkAdapter -VM $vmConfig.VM).SwitchName
+} else {
+    $switchname = $(Hyper-V\Get-VMSwitch -Id $switchid).Name
 }
 
 # Enable nested virtualization if configured