diff --git a/tasks/proxmox.yml b/tasks/proxmox.yml
index 9a30c02..6ee046b 100644
--- a/tasks/proxmox.yml
+++ b/tasks/proxmox.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     - create_vm_proxmox_configure_cloudinit | bool
   delegate_to: localhost
 
-- name: Start VM
+- name: Enable QEMU guest agent for VM
   community.general.proxmox_kvm:
     api_host: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_host }}"
     api_user: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_user }}"
@@ -84,12 +84,13 @@
     node: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_host }}"
     vmid: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_vmid }}"
     name: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_name }}"
-    state: started
+    agent: true
+    update: true
   when:
-    - create_vm_proxmox_start_vm
+    - create_vm_proxmox_enable_guest_agent | bool
   delegate_to: localhost
 
-- name: Enable QEMU guest agent for VM
+- name: Set VM to autostart
   community.general.proxmox_kvm:
     api_host: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_host }}"
     api_user: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_user }}"
@@ -97,12 +98,14 @@
     node: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_host }}"
     vmid: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_vmid }}"
     name: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_name }}"
-    agent: true
+    proxmox_default_behavior: no_defaults
+    onboot: true
+    update: true
   when:
-    - create_vm_proxmox_enable_guest_agent | bool
+    - create_vm_proxmox_start_vm_onboot | bool
   delegate_to: localhost
 
-- name: Set VM to autostart
+- name: Start VM
   community.general.proxmox_kvm:
     api_host: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_host }}"
     api_user: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_user }}"
@@ -110,10 +113,9 @@
     node: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_host }}"
     vmid: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_vmid }}"
     name: "{{ create_vm_proxmox_name }}"
-    proxmox_default_behavior: no_defaults
-    onboot: true
+    state: started
   when:
-    - create_vm_proxmox_start_vm_onboot | bool
+    - create_vm_proxmox_start_vm
   delegate_to: localhost
 
 ...