diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
index ee3a6261..b50e1cbf 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ def get_vm_meta(zkhandler, vm):
     retcode = 200
     retdata = {
         "name": vm,
-        "node_limit": domain_node_limit.lower(),
+        "node_limit": domain_node_limit,
         "node_selector": domain_node_selector.lower(),
         "node_autostart": domain_node_autostart,
         "migration_method": domain_migrate_method.lower(),