diff --git a/app/models/concerns/fog_extensions/vsphere/server.rb b/app/models/concerns/fog_extensions/vsphere/server.rb
index 08ee79c8ccb..ede191b8f91 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/fog_extensions/vsphere/server.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/fog_extensions/vsphere/server.rb
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ def scsi_controller_type
       def select_nic(fog_nics, nic)
         nic_attrs = nic.compute_attributes
         all_networks = service.list_networks(datacenter: datacenter)
-        vm_network = all_networks.detect { |network| nic_attrs['network'] && [network[:name], network[:key]].compact.include?(nic_attrs['network']) }
+        vm_network = all_networks.detect { |network| nic_attrs['network'] && [network[:name], network[:id], network[:_ref]].compact.include?(nic_attrs['network']) }
         vm_network ||= all_networks.detect { |network| network[:_ref] == nic_attrs['network'] }
         unless vm_network
           Rails.logger.info "Could not find Vsphere network for #{nic_attrs.inspect}"
           return
         end
         selected_nic = fog_nics.detect { |fn| fn.network == vm_network[:name] } # grab any nic on the same network
-        if selected_nic.nil? && vm_network.respond_to?(:key)
-          selected_nic = fog_nics.detect { |fn| fn.network == vm_network[:key] } # try to match on portgroup
+        if selected_nic.nil? && vm_network[:id].present?
+          selected_nic = fog_nics.detect { |fn| fn.network == vm_network[:id] } # try to match on portgroup
         end
         selected_nic
       end
diff --git a/test/unit/fog_extensions/vsphere/server_test.rb b/test/unit/fog_extensions/vsphere/server_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f3e59e7c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/fog_extensions/vsphere/server_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+module FogExtensions
+  module Vsphere
+    class ServerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+      setup { Fog.mock! }
+      teardown { Fog.unmock! }
+
+      describe '#select_nic' do
+        let(:uuid) { '5032c8a5-9c5e-ba7a-3804-832a03e16381' }
+        let(:client) do
+          ::Fog::Compute.new(
+            :provider                     => 'vsphere',
+            :vsphere_username             => 'someuser',
+            :vsphere_password             => 'password',
+            :vsphere_server               => 'vsphere.example.com',
+            :vsphere_expected_pubkey_hash => 'somehash'
+          )
+        end
+        let(:vm) { client.servers.get(uuid) }
+        let(:fog_nics) { vm.interfaces.dup }
+        let(:host) { FactoryBot.build(:host, :managed) }
+
+        setup do
+          vm.service.stubs(:list_networks).returns(
+            [
+              {
+                :name => 'exampledvnet',
+                :accessible => true,
+                :id => 'dvportgroup-123456',
+                :vlanid => 123,
+                :virtualswitch => 'VDS-example',
+                :datacenter => 'Solutions',
+                :_ref => 'dvportgroup-123456'
+              },
+              {
+                :name => 'examplenet',
+                :accessible => true,
+                :id => 'network-12345',
+                :datacenter => 'Solutions',
+                :_ref => 'network-12345'
+              }
+            ]
+          )
+        end
+
+        context 'on a standard switch' do
+          let(:nic) do
+            host.primary_interface.tap do |nic|
+              nic.compute_attributes = {
+                'type' => 'VirtualVmxnet3',
+                'network' => 'examplenet'
+              }
+            end
+          end
+
+          test 'finds the vm nic for a host nic' do
+            fog_nic = vm.interfaces.first
+            fog_nic.network = 'examplenet'
+            assert_equal vm.interfaces.first, vm.select_nic(fog_nics, nic)
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'on a distributed switch' do
+          let(:nic) do
+            host.primary_interface.tap do |nic|
+              nic.compute_attributes = {
+                'type' => 'VirtualVmxnet3',
+                'network' => 'dvportgroup-123456'
+              }
+            end
+          end
+
+          test 'finds the vm nic for a host nic' do
+            fog_nic = vm.interfaces.first
+            fog_nic.network = 'dvportgroup-123456'
+            assert_equal vm.interfaces.first, vm.select_nic(fog_nics, nic)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end