diff --git a/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/index.vue b/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/index.vue
index 14b0ce78..d1fdfd45 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/index.vue
+++ b/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/index.vue
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ export default {
     },
 
     generateYaml() {
+      this.showYaml = this?.$refs?.vmCruResource?.showYaml || false;
       this.parseVM();
       const out = saferDump(this.value);
 
@@ -498,6 +499,7 @@ export default {
   <CruResource
     v-if="spec"
     id="vm"
+    ref="vmCruResource"
     :done-route="doneRoute"
     :resource="value"
     :cancel-event="true"
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/mixins/harvester-vm/index.js b/pkg/harvester/mixins/harvester-vm/index.js
index 019ea722..bc7e6283 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/mixins/harvester-vm/index.js
+++ b/pkg/harvester/mixins/harvester-vm/index.js
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ export default {
     return {
       OS,
       isClone,
+      showYaml:                      false,
       spec:                          null,
       osType:                        'linux',
       sshKey:                        [],
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ export default {
 
     needNewSecret() {
       // When creating a template it is always necessary to create a new secret.
-      return this.resourceType === HCI.VM_VERSION || this.isCreate;
+      return this.showYaml ? false : this.resourceType === HCI.VM_VERSION || this.isCreate;
     },
 
     defaultTerminationSetting() {
@@ -669,7 +670,7 @@ export default {
         }
       });
 
-      if (!this.secretName) {
+      if (this.needNewSecret || !this.secretName) {
         this.secretName = this.generateSecretName(this.secretNamePrefix);
       }