diff --git a/proxmox.tf b/proxmox.tf
index ce6e70b..7031761 100644
--- a/proxmox.tf
+++ b/proxmox.tf
@@ -88,11 +88,10 @@ locals {
   EOT
   )
 
-  merged_cloudinit = {
-    for vm_name, vm_cfg in local.vm_cloudinits {
-     vm_name => local.deep_merge(local.base_cloudinit, vm_cfg)
-    }  
-  }
+  merged_cloudinit = tomap({
+    for vm_name, vm_cfg in local.vm_cloudinits :
+    vm_name => local.deep_merge([local.base_cloudinit, vm_cfg])
+  })
 }
 
 resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_vm" "proxmox-kubernetes-VM-template" {