diff --git a/gns3/modules/qemu/pages/qemu_vm_configuration_page.py b/gns3/modules/qemu/pages/qemu_vm_configuration_page.py
index d7120088..c20f85c0 100644
--- a/gns3/modules/qemu/pages/qemu_vm_configuration_page.py
+++ b/gns3/modules/qemu/pages/qemu_vm_configuration_page.py
@@ -463,8 +463,8 @@ class QemuVMConfigurationPage(QtWidgets.QWidget, Ui_QemuVMConfigPageWidget):
 
             if "linked_clone" in settings:
                 self.uiBaseVMCheckBox.setChecked(settings["linked_clone"])
-            else:
-                self.uiBaseVMCheckBox.hide()
+            if node:
+                self.uiBaseVMCheckBox.setEnabled(False)
 
             self.uiHdaDiskImageLineEdit.setText(settings["hda_disk_image"])
             self.uiHdbDiskImageLineEdit.setText(settings["hdb_disk_image"])
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ class QemuVMConfigurationPage(QtWidgets.QWidget, Ui_QemuVMConfigPageWidget):
             else:
                 settings["name"] = name
 
-            if "linked_clone" in settings:
+            if "linked_clone" in settings and not node:
                 settings["linked_clone"] = self.uiBaseVMCheckBox.isChecked()
 
             settings["hda_disk_image"] = self.uiHdaDiskImageLineEdit.text().strip()
diff --git a/gns3/modules/qemu/qemu_vm.py b/gns3/modules/qemu/qemu_vm.py
index 37f79582..8fd9b67d 100644
--- a/gns3/modules/qemu/qemu_vm.py
+++ b/gns3/modules/qemu/qemu_vm.py
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ class QemuVM(Node):
                             "kernel_command_line": "",
                             "port_name_format": "Ethernet{0}",
                             "port_segment_size": 0,
-                            "first_port_name": ""}
+                            "first_port_name": "",
+                            "linked_clone": False}
 
         self.settings().update(qemu_vm_settings)
 
diff --git a/gns3/modules/virtualbox/pages/virtualbox_vm_configuration_page.py b/gns3/modules/virtualbox/pages/virtualbox_vm_configuration_page.py
index b7d33c95..0ab2c47d 100644
--- a/gns3/modules/virtualbox/pages/virtualbox_vm_configuration_page.py
+++ b/gns3/modules/virtualbox/pages/virtualbox_vm_configuration_page.py
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ class VirtualBoxVMConfigurationPage(QtWidgets.QWidget, Ui_virtualBoxVMConfigPage
 
             if "linked_clone" in settings:
                 self.uiBaseVMCheckBox.setChecked(settings["linked_clone"])
-            else:
-                self.uiBaseVMCheckBox.hide()
+            if node:
+                self.uiBaseVMCheckBox.setEnabled(False)
 
         else:
             self.uiNameLabel.hide()
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class VirtualBoxVMConfigurationPage(QtWidgets.QWidget, Ui_virtualBoxVMConfigPage
                 else:
                     settings["name"] = name
 
-            if "linked_clone" in settings:
+            if "linked_clone" in settings and not node:
                 settings["linked_clone"] = self.uiBaseVMCheckBox.isChecked()
 
         if not node:
diff --git a/gns3/modules/virtualbox/virtualbox_vm.py b/gns3/modules/virtualbox/virtualbox_vm.py
index 07a8f1cf..accf0a5f 100644
--- a/gns3/modules/virtualbox/virtualbox_vm.py
+++ b/gns3/modules/virtualbox/virtualbox_vm.py
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ class VirtualBoxVM(Node):
                                   "custom_adapters": VBOX_VM_SETTINGS["custom_adapters"],
                                   "port_name_format": "Ethernet0",
                                   "port_segment_size": 0,
-                                  "first_port_name": None}
+                                  "first_port_name": None,
+                                  "linked_close": False}
 
         self.settings().update(virtualbox_vm_settings)
 
diff --git a/gns3/modules/vmware/pages/vmware_vm_configuration_page.py b/gns3/modules/vmware/pages/vmware_vm_configuration_page.py
index 8b0830cf..ac71fe87 100644
--- a/gns3/modules/vmware/pages/vmware_vm_configuration_page.py
+++ b/gns3/modules/vmware/pages/vmware_vm_configuration_page.py
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ class VMwareVMConfigurationPage(QtWidgets.QWidget, Ui_VMwareVMConfigPageWidget):
 
             if "linked_clone" in settings:
                 self.uiBaseVMCheckBox.setChecked(settings["linked_clone"])
-            else:
-                self.uiBaseVMCheckBox.hide()
+            if node:
+                self.uiBaseVMCheckBox.setEnabled(False)
 
         else:
             self.uiNameLabel.hide()
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class VMwareVMConfigurationPage(QtWidgets.QWidget, Ui_VMwareVMConfigPageWidget):
                 else:
                     settings["name"] = name
 
-            if "linked_clone" in settings:
+            if "linked_clone" in settings and not node:
                 settings["linked_clone"] = self.uiBaseVMCheckBox.isChecked()
 
         if not node:
diff --git a/gns3/modules/vmware/vmware_vm.py b/gns3/modules/vmware/vmware_vm.py
index c495dfee..928ad434 100644
--- a/gns3/modules/vmware/vmware_vm.py
+++ b/gns3/modules/vmware/vmware_vm.py
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ class VMwareVM(Node):
                               "custom_adapters": VMWARE_VM_SETTINGS["custom_adapters"],
                               "port_name_format": "Ethernet{0}",
                               "port_segment_size": 0,
-                              "first_port_name": None}
+                              "first_port_name": None,
+                              "linked_clone": False}
 
         self.settings().update(vmware_vm_settings)