diff --git a/misc/build.func b/misc/build.func
index 903552929..ff6e113b7 100644
--- a/misc/build.func
+++ b/misc/build.func
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ variables() {
   DIAGNOSTICS="yes"                                 # sets the DIAGNOSTICS variable to "yes", used for the API call.
   METHOD="default"                                  # sets the METHOD variable to "default", used for the API call.
   RANDOM_UUID="$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid)" # generates a random UUID and sets it to the RANDOM_UUID variable.
+  CT_TYPE=${var_unprivileged:-$CT_TYPE}
 }
 
 source <(curl -fsSL https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/branch/main/misc/api.func)