diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 2ecc0e0..8f794d2 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ create_vm_proxmox_cloudinit_storage_pool: local-lvm
 create_vm_proxmox_connect_to_vm: true
 create_vm_proxmox_remove_ssh_host_key: true
 
+create_vm_proxmox_add_cloudinit_drive: false
+
 ...
diff --git a/tasks/proxmox.yml b/tasks/proxmox.yml
index 6928091..162e750 100644
--- a/tasks/proxmox.yml
+++ b/tasks/proxmox.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,19 @@
     - create_vm_proxmox_vm_disks is defined
   delegate_to: localhost
 
-- name: Add cloud-init drive to VM
+- name: Add cloud-init drive
+  community.general.proxmox_kvm:
+    api_host: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_host }}"
+    api_user: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_user }}"
+    api_password: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_password }}"
+    node: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_host }}"
+    vmid: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_vmid }}"
+    name: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_name }}"
+    ide:
+      ide2: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_cloudinit_storage_pool }}:cloudinit,format=raw"
+  when: create_vm_proxmox_add_cloudinit_drive | bool
+
+- name: Add cloud-init settings
   community.general.proxmox_kvm:
     api_host: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_host }}"
     api_user: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_user }}"
@@ -84,8 +96,6 @@
     ipconfig: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_cloudinit_ipconfig }}"
     nameservers: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_cloudinit_nameservers }}"
     searchdomains: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_cloudinit_searchdomains }}"
-    ide:
-      ide2: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_cloudinit_storage_pool }}:cloudinit,format=raw"
   when:
     - create_vm_proxmox_check_if_vm_exists.proxmox_vms | length == 0
     - create_vm_proxmox_configure_cloudinit | bool