diff --git a/salt/hypervisor/map.jinja b/salt/hypervisor/map.jinja
index dae3985d4..3519f6078 100644
--- a/salt/hypervisor/map.jinja
+++ b/salt/hypervisor/map.jinja
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 {# Import defaults.yaml for model hardware capabilities #}
 {% import_yaml 'hypervisor/defaults.yaml' as DEFAULTS %}
+{% set HYPERVISORMERGED = salt['pillar.get']('hypervisor', default=DEFAULTS.hypervisor, merge=True) %}
 
 {# Get hypervisor nodes from pillar #}
 {% set NODES = salt['pillar.get']('hypervisor:nodes', {}) %}
@@ -30,9 +31,10 @@
     {% set model = '' %}
     {% if grains %}
       {% set minion_id = grains.keys() | first %}
-      {% set model = grains[minion_id].get('sosmodel', '') %}
+      {% set model = grains[minion_id].get('sosmodel', grains[minion_id].get('byodmodel', '')) %}
     {% endif %}
-    {% set model_config = DEFAULTS.hypervisor.model.get(model, {}) %}
+
+    {% set model_config = HYPERVISORMERGED.model.get(model, {}) %}
     
     {# Get VM list from VMs file #}
     {% set vms = {} %}
diff --git a/salt/salt/engines/master/virtual_node_manager.py b/salt/salt/engines/master/virtual_node_manager.py
index 88ccede9c..f09aca751 100644
--- a/salt/salt/engines/master/virtual_node_manager.py
+++ b/salt/salt/engines/master/virtual_node_manager.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def parse_hardware_indices(hw_value: Any) -> List[int]:
     return indices
 
 def get_hypervisor_model(hypervisor: str) -> str:
-    """Get sosmodel from hypervisor grains."""
+    """Get sosmodel or byodmodel from hypervisor grains."""
     try:
         # Get cached grains using Salt runner
         grains = runner.cmd(
@@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ def get_hypervisor_model(hypervisor: str) -> str:
             
         # Get the first minion ID that matches our hypervisor
         minion_id = next(iter(grains.keys()))
-        model = grains[minion_id].get('sosmodel')
+        model = grains[minion_id].get('sosmodel', grains[minion_id].get('byodmodel', ''))
         if not model:
-            raise ValueError(f"No sosmodel grain found for hypervisor {hypervisor}")
+            raise ValueError(f"No sosmodel or byodmodel grain found for hypervisor {hypervisor}")
             
         log.debug("Found model %s for hypervisor %s", model, hypervisor)
         return model