diff --git a/pkg/compute/models/cloudproviders.go b/pkg/compute/models/cloudproviders.go
index 7451b6b3f1..c7eb6b4a43 100644
--- a/pkg/compute/models/cloudproviders.go
+++ b/pkg/compute/models/cloudproviders.go
@@ -400,7 +400,15 @@ func (self *SCloudprovider) getAccount() (SAccount, error) {
 
 	cloudaccount := self.GetCloudaccount()
 	if cloudaccount == nil {
-		return account, fmt.Errorf("fail to find cloudaccount???")
+		// legacy mode
+		passwd, err := self.getPassword()
+		if err != nil {
+			return account, err
+		}
+		account.Account = self.Account
+		account.AccessUrl = self.AccessUrl
+		account.Secret = passwd
+		return account, nil // fmt.Errorf("fail to find cloudaccount???")
 	}
 
 	passwd, err := cloudaccount.getPassword()