diff --git a/src/parallels/parallels_driver.c b/src/parallels/parallels_driver.c
index 582ffdbe57ca7a200d3f1302c10026becd730288..955516ac7f517cb9533fa9046768c60059798c99 100644
--- a/src/parallels/parallels_driver.c
+++ b/src/parallels/parallels_driver.c
@@ -661,10 +661,9 @@ static virDomainPtr
 parallelsDomainDefineXML(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml)
 {
     parallelsConnPtr privconn = conn->privateData;
-    virDomainPtr ret = NULL;
+    virDomainPtr retdom = NULL;
     virDomainDefPtr def;
     virDomainObjPtr olddom = NULL;
-    virDomainObjPtr dom = NULL;
 
     parallelsDriverLock(privconn);
     if ((def = virDomainDefParseString(xml, privconn->caps, privconn->xmlopt,
@@ -689,34 +688,28 @@ parallelsDomainDefineXML(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml)
                            _("Unsupported OS type: %s"), def->os.type);
             goto cleanup;
         }
-        dom = prlsdkAddDomain(privconn, def->uuid);
-        if (dom)
-            virObjectUnlock(dom);
-        else
+
+        olddom = prlsdkAddDomain(privconn, def->uuid);
+        if (!olddom)
             goto cleanup;
-        olddom = virDomainObjListFindByName(privconn->domains, def->name);
-        if (!olddom) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
-                           _("Domain for '%s' is not defined after creation"),
-                           def->name ? def->name : _("(unnamed)"));
+    } else {
+        if (prlsdkApplyConfig(conn, olddom, def))
             goto cleanup;
-        }
-    }
 
-    if (prlsdkApplyConfig(conn, olddom, def) < 0) {
-        virObjectUnlock(olddom);
-        goto cleanup;
+        if (prlsdkUpdateDomain(privconn, olddom))
+            goto cleanup;
     }
-    virObjectUnlock(olddom);
 
-    ret = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid);
-    if (ret)
-        ret->id = def->id;
+    retdom = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid);
+    if (retdom)
+        retdom->id = def->id;
 
  cleanup:
+    if (olddom)
+        virObjectUnlock(olddom);
     virDomainDefFree(def);
     parallelsDriverUnlock(privconn);
-    return ret;
+    return retdom;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/src/parallels/parallels_sdk.c b/src/parallels/parallels_sdk.c
index dc79fcab6de3a329d73c13e29195d08398299152..fbecd63fc77e35503fb055e594c9da22ebdc62fd 100644
--- a/src/parallels/parallels_sdk.c
+++ b/src/parallels/parallels_sdk.c
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ prlsdkAddDomain(parallelsConnPtr privconn, const unsigned char *uuid)
     return dom;
 }
 
-static int
+int
 prlsdkUpdateDomain(parallelsConnPtr privconn, virDomainObjPtr dom)
 {
     PRL_HANDLE job;
diff --git a/src/parallels/parallels_sdk.h b/src/parallels/parallels_sdk.h
index b654c2a57e4eb0b20330a49290c3a7baf0f3d59a..1fdef1ad05f3f3fc6c27cf03912f52274509ea5c 100644
--- a/src/parallels/parallels_sdk.h
+++ b/src/parallels/parallels_sdk.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ int
 prlsdkLoadDomains(parallelsConnPtr privconn);
 virDomainObjPtr
 prlsdkAddDomain(parallelsConnPtr privconn, const unsigned char *uuid);
+int prlsdkUpdateDomain(parallelsConnPtr privconn, virDomainObjPtr dom);
 int prlsdkSubscribeToPCSEvents(parallelsConnPtr privconn);
 void prlsdkUnsubscribeFromPCSEvents(parallelsConnPtr privconn);
 int prlsdkStart(parallelsConnPtr privconn, PRL_HANDLE sdkdom);