diff --git a/vm/openwrt.sh b/vm/openwrt.sh
index 9c17c9625..9d91c1d19 100644
--- a/vm/openwrt.sh
+++ b/vm/openwrt.sh
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ function exit-script() {
 }
 
 function default_settings() {
-  VMID=$NEXTID
+  VMID=$(get_valid_nextid)
   HN=openwrt
   CORE_COUNT="1"
   RAM_SIZE="256"