diff --git a/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm b/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm
index bef83df7..09c15f46 100644
--- a/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm
+++ b/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm
@@ -2099,7 +2099,7 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
 	$status->{ha} = PVE::HA::Config::get_service_status("vm:$param->{vmid}");
 
 	$status->{spice} = 1 if PVE::QemuServer::vga_conf_has_spice($conf->{vga});
-	$status->{agent} = 1 if (PVE::QemuServer::parse_guest_agent($conf)->{enabled});
+	$status->{agent} = 1 if PVE::QemuServer::get_qga_key($conf, 'enabled');
 
 	return $status;
     }});
@@ -3298,7 +3298,7 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
 
 		    PVE::QemuConfig->write_config($vmid, $conf);
 
-		    my $do_trim = PVE::QemuServer::parse_guest_agent($conf)->{fstrim_cloned_disks};
+		    my $do_trim = PVE::QemuServer::get_qga_key($conf, 'fstrim_cloned_disks');
 		    if ($running && $do_trim && PVE::QemuServer::qga_check_running($vmid)) {
 			eval { mon_cmd($vmid, "guest-fstrim") };
 		    }
diff --git a/PVE/QemuServer.pm b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
index 0103386e..6fa23fe6 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuServer.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
@@ -1966,11 +1966,11 @@ sub parse_watchdog {
 }
 
 sub parse_guest_agent {
-    my ($value) = @_;
+    my ($conf) = @_;
 
-    return {} if !defined($value->{agent});
+    return {} if !defined($conf->{agent});
 
-    my $res = eval { parse_property_string($agent_fmt, $value->{agent}) };
+    my $res = eval { parse_property_string($agent_fmt, $conf->{agent}) };
     warn $@ if $@;
 
     # if the agent is disabled ignore the other potentially set properties
@@ -1978,6 +1978,14 @@ sub parse_guest_agent {
     return $res;
 }
 
+sub get_qga_key {
+    my ($conf, $key) = @_;
+    return undef if !defined($conf->{agent});
+
+    my $agent = parse_guest_agent($conf);
+    return $agent->{$key};
+}
+
 sub parse_vga {
     my ($value) = @_;
 
@@ -5359,7 +5367,7 @@ sub _do_vm_stop {
 
     eval {
 	if ($shutdown) {
-	    if (defined($conf) && parse_guest_agent($conf)->{enabled}) {
+	    if (defined($conf) && get_qga_key($conf, 'enabled')) {
 		mon_cmd($vmid, "guest-shutdown", timeout => $timeout);
 	    } else {
 		mon_cmd($vmid, "system_powerdown");