diff --git a/src/providers/proxmoxve/cloudconfig.rs b/src/providers/proxmoxve/cloudconfig.rs
index 69d806f1..8db5410d 100644
--- a/src/providers/proxmoxve/cloudconfig.rs
+++ b/src/providers/proxmoxve/cloudconfig.rs
@@ -199,13 +199,17 @@ impl MetadataProvider for ProxmoxVECloudConfig {
                                 .find(|r| r.destination.is_ipv4() && r.destination.prefix() == 0)
                             {
                                 kargs.push(format!(
-                                    "ip={}::{}:{}",
+                                    "ip={}::{}:{}:::off",
                                     network.ip(),
                                     gateway.gateway,
                                     network.mask()
                                 ));
                             } else {
-                                kargs.push(format!("ip={}:::{}", network.ip(), network.mask()));
+                                kargs.push(format!(
+                                    "ip={}:::{}:::off",
+                                    network.ip(),
+                                    network.mask()
+                                ));
                             }
                         }
                         IpNetwork::V6(network) => {
@@ -215,13 +219,17 @@ impl MetadataProvider for ProxmoxVECloudConfig {
                                 .find(|r| r.destination.is_ipv6() && r.destination.prefix() == 0)
                             {
                                 kargs.push(format!(
-                                    "ip={}::{}:{}",
+                                    "ip={}::{}:{}:::off",
                                     network.ip(),
                                     gateway.gateway,
                                     network.prefix()
                                 ));
                             } else {
-                                kargs.push(format!("ip={}:::{}", network.ip(), network.prefix()));
+                                kargs.push(format!(
+                                    "ip={}:::{}:::off",
+                                    network.ip(),
+                                    network.prefix()
+                                ));
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/providers/proxmoxve/tests.rs b/src/providers/proxmoxve/tests.rs
index 068acee6..cbbfcc2e 100644
--- a/src/providers/proxmoxve/tests.rs
+++ b/src/providers/proxmoxve/tests.rs
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ fn test_network_kargs() {
     let kargs = kargs.unwrap();
 
     // Check static IP configuration with gateway
-    assert!(kargs.contains("ip=192.168.1.1::192.168.1.254:255.255.255.0"));
-    assert!(kargs.contains("ip=2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:0::2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:9999:24"));
+    assert!(kargs.contains("ip=192.168.1.1::192.168.1.254:255.255.255.0:::off"));
+    assert!(kargs.contains("ip=2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:0::2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:9999:24:::off"));
 
     // Check nameservers
     assert!(kargs.contains("nameserver=1.1.1.1,8.8.8.8"));
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ fn test_network_kargs_no_gateway() {
     let kargs = kargs.unwrap();
 
     // Check static IP configuration without gateway
-    assert!(kargs.contains("ip=192.168.1.1:::255.255.255.0"));
+    assert!(kargs.contains("ip=192.168.1.1:::255.255.255.0:::off"));
 
     // Check nameservers
     assert!(kargs.contains("nameserver=1.1.1.1,8.8.8.8"));