diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/prism/vms.py b/plugins/module_utils/prism/vms.py
index a1ca89876..687dbfedb 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/prism/vms.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/prism/vms.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def _build_spec_cluster(self, payload, param):
         uuid, err = get_cluster_uuid(param, self.module)
         if err:
             return None, err
-        payload["spec"]["cluster_reference"]["uuid"] = uuid
+        payload["spec"]["cluster_reference"] = {"kind": "cluster", "uuid": uuid}
         return payload, None
 
     def _build_spec_vcpus(self, payload, vcpus):
@@ -340,7 +340,10 @@ def _build_spec_disks(self, payload, vdisks):
         return payload, None
 
     def _build_spec_boot_config(self, payload, param):
+        if not payload["spec"]["resources"].get("boot_config"):
+            payload["spec"]["resources"]["boot_config"] = self._get_default_spec()["spec"]["resources"]["boot_config"]
         boot_config = payload["spec"]["resources"]["boot_config"]
+
         if "LEGACY" == param["boot_type"] and "boot_order" in param:
             boot_config["boot_device_order_list"] = param["boot_order"]
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ntnx_vms_clone.py b/plugins/modules/ntnx_vms_clone.py
index dd1d0dc6a..5b4d35a5f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ntnx_vms_clone.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ntnx_vms_clone.py
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ def get_module_spec():
 
 def clone_vm(module, result):
     src_vm_uuid = module.params["src_vm_uuid"]
+    result["src_vm_uuid"] = src_vm_uuid
 
     vm = VM(module)
 
@@ -305,7 +306,8 @@ def clone_vm(module, result):
 
     if module.params.get("wait"):
         wait_for_task_completion(module, result)
-        resp = vm.read(src_vm_uuid)
+        vm_uuid = result["response"]["entity_reference_list"][0]["uuid"]
+        resp = vm.read(vm_uuid)
         result["response"] = resp