diff --git a/lib/config.py b/lib/config.py
index 3fd8dc57f1330b5e03b353472eefd91aca1119c6..a81b75519f8855063006acf70079e4cbd848df1b 100644
--- a/lib/config.py
+++ b/lib/config.py
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ class ConfigWriter:
     """Get the hypervisor type for this cluster.
 
     """
-    return self._config_data.cluster.hypervisor
+    return self._config_data.cluster.default_hypervisor
 
   @locking.ssynchronized(_config_lock, shared=1)
   def GetHostKey(self):