diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
index 6bc7fceb..4c628e46 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
@@ -463,28 +463,20 @@ def get_vm_meta(zkhandler, vm):
     """
     Get metadata of a VM.
     """
-    retflag, retdata = pvc_vm.get_list(zkhandler, None, None, vm, is_fuzzy=False)
+    dom_uuid = pvc_vm.getDomainUUID(zkhandler, vm)
+    if not dom_uuid:
+        return {"message": "VM not found."}, 404
 
-    if retflag:
-        if retdata:
-            retcode = 200
-            retdata = {
-                'name': vm,
-                'node_limit': retdata['node_limit'],
-                'node_selector': retdata['node_selector'],
-                'node_autostart': retdata['node_autostart'],
-                'migration_method': retdata['migration_method']
-            }
-        else:
-            retcode = 404
-            retdata = {
-                'message': 'VM not found.'
-            }
-    else:
-        retcode = 400
-        retdata = {
-            'message': retdata
-        }
+    domain_node_limit, domain_node_selector, domain_node_autostart, domain_migrate_method = pvc_common.getDomainMetadata(zkhandler, dom_uuid)
+
+    retcode = 200
+    retdata = {
+        'name': vm,
+        'node_limit': domain_node_limit,
+        'node_selector': domain_node_selector,
+        'node_autostart': domain_node_autostart,
+        'migration_method': domain_migrate_method
+    }
 
     return retdata, retcode
 
@@ -499,6 +491,7 @@ def update_vm_meta(zkhandler, vm, limit, selector, autostart, provisioner_profil
             autostart = bool(strtobool(autostart))
         except Exception:
             autostart = False
+
     retflag, retdata = pvc_vm.modify_vm_metadata(zkhandler, vm, limit, selector, autostart, provisioner_profile, migration_method)
 
     if retflag:
diff --git a/daemon-common/common.py b/daemon-common/common.py
index 5cd9972e..14d1a17c 100644
--- a/daemon-common/common.py
+++ b/daemon-common/common.py
@@ -315,18 +315,9 @@ def getDomainTags(zkhandler, dom_uuid):
 
 
 #
-# Get domain information from XML
+# Get a set of domain metadata
 #
-def getInformationFromXML(zkhandler, uuid):
-    """
-    Gather information about a VM from the Libvirt XML configuration in the Zookeper database
-    and return a dict() containing it.
-    """
-    domain_state = zkhandler.read(('domain.state', uuid))
-    domain_node = zkhandler.read(('domain.node', uuid))
-    domain_lastnode = zkhandler.read(('domain.last_node', uuid))
-    domain_failedreason = zkhandler.read(('domain.failed_reason', uuid))
-
+def getDomainMetadata(zkhandler, dom_uuid):
     domain_node_limit = zkhandler.read(('domain.meta.node_limit', uuid))
     domain_node_selector = zkhandler.read(('domain.meta.node_selector', uuid))
     domain_node_autostart = zkhandler.read(('domain.meta.autostart', uuid))
@@ -340,6 +331,24 @@ def getInformationFromXML(zkhandler, uuid):
     if not domain_node_autostart:
         domain_node_autostart = None
 
+    return domain_node_limit, domain_node_selector, domain_node_autostart, domain_migration_method
+
+
+#
+# Get domain information from XML
+#
+def getInformationFromXML(zkhandler, uuid):
+    """
+    Gather information about a VM from the Libvirt XML configuration in the Zookeper database
+    and return a dict() containing it.
+    """
+    domain_state = zkhandler.read(('domain.state', uuid))
+    domain_node = zkhandler.read(('domain.node', uuid))
+    domain_lastnode = zkhandler.read(('domain.last_node', uuid))
+    domain_failedreason = zkhandler.read(('domain.failed_reason', uuid))
+
+    domain_node_limit, domain_node_selector, domain_node_autostart, domain_migration_method = getDomainMetadata(zkhandler, uuid)
+
     domain_profile = zkhandler.read(('domain.profile', uuid))
 
     domain_vnc = zkhandler.read(('domain.console.vnc', uuid))