diff --git a/vm/unifi-os-vm.sh b/vm/unifi-os-vm.sh
index 88e649db..2a6be023 100644
--- a/vm/unifi-os-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/unifi-os-vm.sh
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ function default_settings() {
   MAC="$GEN_MAC"
   VLAN=""
   MTU=""
-  START_VM="yes"
-  CLOUD_INIT="no"
+  START_VM="no"
   METHOD="default"
   echo -e "${CONTAINERID}${BOLD}${DGN}Virtual Machine ID: ${BGN}${VMID}${CL}"
   echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Machine Type: ${BGN}i440fx${CL}"