diff --git a/terraform/projects/simple-vm/main.tf b/terraform/projects/simple-vm/main.tf
index 95e09bf..06b02ef 100644
--- a/terraform/projects/simple-vm/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/projects/simple-vm/main.tf
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_vm" "vm" {
   vga {
     type = "std"                    # Standard VGA type
   }
+
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = [              # Ignore initialization section after first depoloyment for idempotency
+      initialization
+    ]
+  }
 }
 
 # Output the assigned IP address of the VM after provisioning