diff --git a/src/config/svc-monitor/svc_monitor/instance_manager.py b/src/config/svc-monitor/svc_monitor/instance_manager.py
index 2d472b182c3..e0cdc9ab288 100644
--- a/src/config/svc-monitor/svc_monitor/instance_manager.py
+++ b/src/config/svc-monitor/svc_monitor/instance_manager.py
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ def link_si_to_vm(self, si, st, instance_index, vm_uuid):
         VirtualMachineSM.locate(vm_obj.uuid)
         self.logger.info("Info: VM %s updated SI %s" %
                              (vm_obj.get_fq_name_str(), si_obj.get_fq_name_str()))
+
+        # vm should be owned by tenant
+        proj_obj = self._get_project_obj(si.fq_name[:-1])
+        self._vnc_lib.chown(vm_uuid, proj_obj.uuid)
         return vm_obj
 
     def create_port_tuple(self, si, st, instance_index, pt_uuid):