diff --git a/pyvcloud/vcd/vdc.py b/pyvcloud/vcd/vdc.py
index 3c01f9dd..1f69d39c 100644
--- a/pyvcloud/vcd/vdc.py
+++ b/pyvcloud/vcd/vdc.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def query_vm_by_name(self, name):
         vdc_filter = ('vdc==%s' % urllib.parse.quote(self.href))
         name_filter = ('name', name)
         query_obj = self.client.get_typed_query(
-            ResourceType.ADMIN_VM.value,
+            ResourceType.VM.value,
             qfilter=vdc_filter,
             equality_filter=name_filter)
         vm_href = query_obj.find_unique().get('href')