diff --git a/proxmox.tf b/proxmox.tf
index a89fd53..e5124be 100644
--- a/proxmox.tf
+++ b/proxmox.tf
@@ -89,8 +89,10 @@ locals {
   )
 
   merged_cloudinit = {
-    for vm_name, vm_cfg in local.vm_cloudinits :
-    vm_name => local.deep_merge(local.base_cloudinit, vm_cfg)
+    for vm_name, vm_cfg in local.vm_cloudinits : 
+    vm_name => (
+      local.deep_merge([local.base_cloudinit, vm_cfg])
+    )
   }
 }