diff --git a/lago/templates/sysprep-base.j2 b/lago/templates/sysprep-base.j2
index f4399238..041eee2b 100644
--- a/lago/templates/sysprep-base.j2
+++ b/lago/templates/sysprep-base.j2
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ upload {{ public_key }}:/root/.ssh/authorized_keys
 chmod 0600:/root/.ssh/authorized_keys
 run-command chown root:root /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
 {% endif -%}
+uninstall cloud-init