diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_image.py b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_image.py
index d8f7a92..4ce09b3 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_image.py
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_image.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class ImageBuild:
             _map = {
                     "Vbox": "vmdk",
                     "Libvirt": "qcow2",
-                    "VMware": "vhd"
+                    "VMware": "vmdk"
                     }
             output = f"{_map[self.variant]}" #type: ignore
             self.stage_commands = [