diff --git a/hyperv/nova/pathutils.py b/hyperv/nova/pathutils.py
index 42f63477..d4026ae7 100644
--- a/hyperv/nova/pathutils.py
+++ b/hyperv/nova/pathutils.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class PathUtils(object):
         # shutil.copy(...) but still 20% slower than a shell copy.
         # It can be replaced with Win32 API calls to avoid the process
         # spawning overhead.
+        LOG.debug('Copying file from %s to %s', src, dest)
         output, ret = utils.execute('cmd.exe', '/C', 'copy', '/Y', src, dest)
         if ret:
             raise IOError(_('The file copy from %(src)s to %(dest)s failed')
diff --git a/hyperv/nova/vmops.py b/hyperv/nova/vmops.py
index 645681b5..81f40347 100644
--- a/hyperv/nova/vmops.py
+++ b/hyperv/nova/vmops.py
@@ -679,8 +679,10 @@ class VMOps(object):
 
     def copy_vm_dvd_disks(self, vm_name, dest_host):
         dvd_disk_paths = self._vmutils.get_vm_dvd_disk_paths(vm_name)
+        dest_path = self._pathutils.get_instance_dir(
+            vm_name, remote_server=dest_host)
         for path in dvd_disk_paths:
-            self._pathutils.copyfile(path, dest_host)
+            self._pathutils.copyfile(path, dest_path)
 
     def _get_image_serial_port_settings(self, image_meta):
         image_props = image_meta['properties']
diff --git a/hyperv/tests/unit/test_vmops.py b/hyperv/tests/unit/test_vmops.py
index af4ea3aa..25c34953 100644
--- a/hyperv/tests/unit/test_vmops.py
+++ b/hyperv/tests/unit/test_vmops.py
@@ -1061,15 +1061,20 @@ class VMOpsTestCase(test_base.HyperVBaseTestCase):
         mock_copy = self._vmops._pathutils.copyfile
         mock_get_dvd_disk_paths = self._vmops._vmutils.get_vm_dvd_disk_paths
         mock_get_dvd_disk_paths.return_value = fake_paths
+        self._vmops._pathutils.get_instance_dir.return_value = (
+            mock.sentinel.FAKE_DEST_PATH)
 
         self._vmops.copy_vm_dvd_disks(mock.sentinel.FAKE_VM_NAME,
                                       mock.sentinel.FAKE_DEST)
 
         mock_get_dvd_disk_paths.assert_called_with(mock.sentinel.FAKE_VM_NAME)
+        self._vmops._pathutils.get_instance_dir.assert_called_once_with(
+            mock.sentinel.FAKE_VM_NAME,
+            remote_server=mock.sentinel.FAKE_DEST_HOST)
         mock_copy.has_calls(mock.call(mock.sentinel.FAKE_DVD_PATH1,
-                                      mock.sentinel.FAKE_DEST),
+                                      mock.sentinel.FAKE_DEST_PATH),
                             mock.call(mock.sentinel.FAKE_DVD_PATH2,
-                                      mock.sentinel.FAKE_DEST))
+                                      mock.sentinel.FAKE_DEST_PATH))
 
     @mock.patch('nova.virt.configdrive.required_by')
     @mock.patch.object(vmops.VMOps, '_create_root_vhd')