diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
index 42a56b5da..da5f8baf5 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
@@ -1465,6 +1465,10 @@ sub getplatform {
     {
 	$platform = "fedora";
     }
+    elsif ($os =~ /esxi.*/)
+    {
+	$platform = "esxi";
+    }
     elsif ($os =~ /esx.*/)
     {
 	$platform = "esx";