diff --git a/pkg/compute/tasks/guest_live_migrate_task.go b/pkg/compute/tasks/guest_live_migrate_task.go
index 288d29027b..343189f2be 100644
--- a/pkg/compute/tasks/guest_live_migrate_task.go
+++ b/pkg/compute/tasks/guest_live_migrate_task.go
@@ -149,12 +149,19 @@ func (task *GuestMigrateTask) SaveScheduleResult(ctx context.Context, obj ISched
 	// prepare disk for migration
 	if len(disk.TemplateId) > 0 && isLocalStorage {
 		templates := []string{}
-		guestdisks, _ := guest.GetDisks()
-		for i := range guestdisks {
-			if guestdisks[i].TemplateId != "" {
-				templates = append(templates, guestdisks[i].TemplateId)
+		if sourceGuestId := guest.GetMetadata(ctx, api.SERVER_META_CONVERT_FROM_ESXI, task.UserCred); len(sourceGuestId) > 0 {
+			// skip cache images
+		} else if sourceGuestId := guest.GetMetadata(ctx, api.SERVER_META_CONVERT_FROM_CLOUDPODS, task.UserCred); len(sourceGuestId) > 0 {
+			// skip cache images
+		} else {
+			guestdisks, _ := guest.GetDisks()
+			for i := range guestdisks {
+				if guestdisks[i].TemplateId != "" {
+					templates = append(templates, guestdisks[i].TemplateId)
+				}
 			}
 		}
+
 		if len(templates) > 0 {
 			body.Set("cache_templates", jsonutils.NewStringArray(templates))
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/hostman/storageman/storage_local.go b/pkg/hostman/storageman/storage_local.go
index 8d7b5a219f..bbaf49ab41 100644
--- a/pkg/hostman/storageman/storage_local.go
+++ b/pkg/hostman/storageman/storage_local.go
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ func (s *SLocalStorage) DestinationPrepareMigrate(
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "CreateFromUrl")
 		}
 	}
-	if rebaseDisks && len(templateId) > 0 && len(baseImagePath) == 0 {
+	if rebaseDisks && len(templateId) > 0 && len(baseImagePath) == 0 && sysDiskHasTemplate {
 		templatePath := path.Join(storageManager.LocalStorageImagecacheManager.GetPath(), templateId)
 		// check if template is encrypted
 		img, err := qemuimg.NewQemuImage(templatePath)