vmware-rpctool info-get guestinfo.userdata returns no value but works for ovfEnv

[DOMZE]

Hello,
I have setup my virtual machines with vApp options properties such as guestinfo.userdata, to comply with what is asked in the Configuration section:

The data source is configured by setting guestinfo properties on a VM's extraconfig data or a customizable vApp's properties data.

The OVF environment transport is set to VMware Tools

when I do in the guest VM
vmtoolsd --cmd "info-get guestinfo.ovfEnv" or vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.ovfEnv" I get data back and I see my properties in the form

<PropertySection><Property oe:key="guestinfo.userdata" oe:value="<base64\_value"/></PropertySection>

but when doing

vmtoolsd --cmd "info-get guestinfo.userdata" or vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.userdata" I get No value found

What am I doing wrong?
vmtoolsd -v returns VMware Tools daemon, version 11.2.5.26209 (build-17337674) and i'm using Ubuntu 20.04.2

My problem seems to be related to the other issue #67

Looking for your guidance here. Would like not to have to put those properties in the VM's extraconfig

[DOMZE]

Finally, the OVF datasource in cloud-init itself supports guestinfo now, which I didn't know. This datasource is not necessary anymore