diff --git a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/agents/CloudSet.java b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/agents/CloudSet.java
index e69a3f9add3c..addefceb83ff 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/agents/CloudSet.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/agents/CloudSet.java
@@ -242,9 +242,13 @@ private void handleNewCloudPage(Descriptor<Cloud> descriptor, String name, Stapl
      */
     @POST
     public synchronized void doDoCreate(StaplerRequest req, StaplerResponse rsp,
-                                            @QueryParameter String type) throws IOException, ServletException, Descriptor.FormException {
+                                            @QueryParameter String cloudDescriptorName) throws IOException, ServletException, Descriptor.FormException {
         Jenkins.get().checkPermission(Jenkins.ADMINISTER);
-        Cloud cloud = Cloud.all().find(type).newInstance(req, req.getSubmittedForm());
+        Descriptor<Cloud> cloudDescriptor = Cloud.all().findByName(cloudDescriptorName);
+        if (cloudDescriptor == null) {
+            throw new Failure(String.format("No cloud type ‘%s’ is known", cloudDescriptorName));
+        }
+        Cloud cloud = cloudDescriptor.newInstance(req, req.getSubmittedForm());
         if (!Jenkins.get().clouds.add(cloud)) {
             LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, () -> "Creating duplicate cloud name " + cloud.name + ". Plugin " + Jenkins.get().getPluginManager().whichPlugin(cloud.getClass()) + " should be updated to support user provided name.");
         }
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/agents/CloudSet/_new.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/agents/CloudSet/_new.jelly
index 3ea4d00d6acc..bc882a546e98 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/agents/CloudSet/_new.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/agents/CloudSet/_new.jelly
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
         <st:include it="${requestScope.instance}" class="${requestScope.descriptor.clazz}" page="config.jelly" optional="true" />
         
         <f:bottomButtonBar>
-          <input type="hidden" name="type" value="${request.getParameter('mode')}"/>
+          <input type="hidden" name="cloudDescriptorName" value="${request.getParameter('mode')}"/>
 
           <f:submit value="${%Save}"/>
         </f:bottomButtonBar>