diff --git a/pkg/cloud-controller-manager/instance.go b/pkg/cloud-controller-manager/instance.go
index c4d5f917..1cd33fdf 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud-controller-manager/instance.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud-controller-manager/instance.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (i *instanceManager) InstanceMetadata(ctx context.Context, node *v1.Node) (
 		ProviderID: ProviderName + "://" + string(vm.UID),
 	}
 
-	vmi, err := i.vmiClient.Get(i.namespace, node.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	vmi, err := i.vmiClient.Get(i.namespace, vm.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return meta, nil
diff --git a/pkg/controller/virtualmachineinstance/controller.go b/pkg/controller/virtualmachineinstance/controller.go
index 6e63bdb4..9bad99b9 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/virtualmachineinstance/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/virtualmachineinstance/controller.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func Register(
 		restClient:     restClient,
 		kubevirtClient: kubevirtClient,
 		nodeToVMName:   nodeToVMName,
+		namespace:      namespace,
 	}
 	vmis.OnChange(ctx, vmiControllerName, handler.OnVmiChanged)
 }