diff --git a/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_driver_api.py b/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_driver_api.py
index 1dc82e1e9906..c11df01fcf80 100644
--- a/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_driver_api.py
+++ b/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_driver_api.py
@@ -1667,9 +1667,9 @@ class VMwareAPIVMTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
         OptionValue = collections.namedtuple('OptionValue', ['key', 'value'])
         opt_val = OptionValue(key='', value=5906)
         fake_vm.set(vm_util.VNC_CONFIG_KEY, opt_val)
-        vnc_dict = self.conn.get_vnc_console(self.context, self.instance)
-        self.assertEqual(vnc_dict['host'], self.vnc_host)
-        self.assertEqual(vnc_dict['port'], 5906)
+        vnc_console = self.conn.get_vnc_console(self.context, self.instance)
+        self.assertEqual(self.vnc_host, vnc_console.host)
+        self.assertEqual(5906, vnc_console.port)
 
     def test_get_vnc_console(self):
         self._test_get_vnc_console()
diff --git a/nova/virt/vmwareapi/vmops.py b/nova/virt/vmwareapi/vmops.py
index 3105dc76f3d5..6fcbbd0f9b54 100644
--- a/nova/virt/vmwareapi/vmops.py
+++ b/nova/virt/vmwareapi/vmops.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from nova import compute
 from nova.compute import power_state
 from nova.compute import task_states
 from nova.compute import vm_states
+from nova.console import type as ctype
 from nova import context as nova_context
 from nova import exception
 from nova.i18n import _, _LE
@@ -1654,4 +1655,4 @@ class VMwareVMOps(object):
         LOG.debug("VM %(uuid)s is currently on host %(host_name)s",
                   {'uuid': instance.name, 'host_name': host_name},
                   instance=instance)
-        return vnc_console
+        return ctype.ConsoleVNC(**vnc_console)