diff --git a/plugins/inventory/opennebula.py b/plugins/inventory/opennebula.py
index 75b40e10bc..11b5bfc297 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/opennebula.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/opennebula.py
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ class InventoryModule(BaseInventoryPlugin, Constructable):
 
             server['name'] = vm.NAME
             server['id'] = vm.ID
-            server['host'] = vm.HISTORY_RECORDS.HISTORY[-1].HOSTNAME
+            if vm.HISTORY_RECORDS.HISTORY[-1]:
+                server['host'] = vm.HISTORY_RECORDS.HISTORY[-1].HOSTNAME
             server['LABELS'] = labels
             server['v4_first_ip'] = self._get_vm_ipv4(vm)
             server['v6_first_ip'] = self._get_vm_ipv6(vm)
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_opennebula.py b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_opennebula.py
index bbc2fe699a..e62724a9e6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_opennebula.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_opennebula.py
@@ -58,7 +58,19 @@ def get_vm_pool():
         'ETIME': 0,
         'GID': 132,
         'GNAME': 'CSApparelVDC',
-        'HISTORY_RECORDS': {},
+        'HISTORY_RECORDS': OrderedDict({
+            'HISTORY': OrderedDict({
+                'OID': '42',
+                'SEQ': '384',
+                'HOSTNAME': 'sam-691-sam',
+                'HID': '10',
+                'CID': '0',
+                'DS_ID': '100',
+                'VM_MAD': 'kvm',
+                'TM_MAD': '3par',
+                'ACTION': '0'
+            })
+        }),
         'ID': 7157,
         'LAST_POLL': 1632762935,
         'LCM_STATE': 3,