diff --git a/common/esxi_get_model.yml b/common/esxi_get_model.yml
index 2c0adf228..5fa6cb415 100644
--- a/common/esxi_get_model.yml
+++ b/common/esxi_get_model.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     esxi_model_info: "{{ esxi_host_property_results.ansible_facts.summary.hardware.vendor }} {{ esxi_host_property_results.ansible_facts.summary.hardware.model }}"
     esxi_cpu_model_info: "{{ esxi_host_property_results.ansible_facts.summary.hardware.cpuModel }}"
-    esxi_cpu_vendor: "{{ esxi_host_property_results.ansible_facts.hardware.cpuPkg[0].vendor | default('Unknown') }}"
+    esxi_cpu_vendor: "{{ esxi_host_property_results.ansible_facts.hardware.cpuPkg[0].vendor | default('Unknown') | lower }}"
 
 - name: "Get ESXi server CPU code name"
   when: esxi_cpu_vendor == 'intel'