diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
index 438b4f38b..f336b7e8a 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
@@ -1613,6 +1613,10 @@ sub getplatform {
     {
 	$platform = "fedora";
     }
+    elsif ($os =~ /esxi.*/)
+    {
+	$platform = "esxi";
+    }
     elsif ($os =~ /esx.*/)
     {
 	$platform = "esx";