diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/api/compute/virtualbox_handler.py b/gns3server/handlers/api/compute/virtualbox_handler.py
index f7ee4b45..5e74592d 100644
--- a/gns3server/handlers/api/compute/virtualbox_handler.py
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/api/compute/virtualbox_handler.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from gns3server.web.route import Route
 from gns3server.schemas.nio import NIO_SCHEMA
 from gns3server.schemas.node import NODE_CAPTURE_SCHEMA
 from gns3server.compute.virtualbox import VirtualBox
+from gns3server.compute.virtualbox.virtualbox_error import VirtualBoxError
 from gns3server.compute.project_manager import ProjectManager
 
 from gns3server.schemas.virtualbox import (
@@ -116,9 +117,15 @@ class VirtualBoxHandler:
             name = request.json.pop("name")
             vmname = request.json.pop("vmname", None)
             if name != vm.name:
+                oldname = vm.name
                 vm.name = name
                 if vm.linked_clone:
-                    yield from vm.set_vmname(vm.name)
+                    try:
+                        yield from vm.set_vmname(vm.name)
+                    except VirtualBoxError as e:  # In case of error we rollback (we can't change the name when running)
+                        vm.name = oldname
+                        vm.updated()
+                        raise e
 
         if "adapters" in request.json:
             adapters = int(request.json.pop("adapters"))