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 eb7a3a918f..468e34acca 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_driver/virtual_machine.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_driver/virtual_machine.rb
@@ -1309,10 +1309,10 @@ class VirtualMachine < VCenterDriver::Template
 
     # Returns an array of actions to be included in :deviceChange
     def calculate_add_nic_spec(nic)
+        mac     = nic["MAC"]
+        pg_name = nic["BRIDGE"]
+        model   = ''
 
-        mac       = nic["MAC"]
-        pg_name   = nic["BRIDGE"]
-        mode = ''
         if !one_item.retrieve_xmlelements('TEMPLATE/NIC_DEFAULT/MODEL').nil? &&
             !one_item.retrieve_xmlelements('TEMPLATE/NIC_DEFAULT/MODEL').empty?
             model = one_item['TEMPLATE/NIC_DEFAULT/MODEL']
@@ -1419,9 +1419,9 @@ class VirtualMachine < VCenterDriver::Template
 
      # Returns an array of actions to be included in :deviceChange
     def calculate_add_nic_spec_autogenerate_mac(nic)
+        pg_name = nic["BRIDGE"]
+        model   = ''
 
-        pg_name   = nic["BRIDGE"]
-        mode = ''
         if !one_item.retrieve_xmlelements('TEMPLATE/NIC_DEFAULT/MODEL').nil? &&
             !one_item.retrieve_xmlelements('TEMPLATE/NIC_DEFAULT/MODEL').empty?
             model = one_item['TEMPLATE/NIC_DEFAULT/MODEL']