diff --git a/vm/debian-13-vm.sh b/vm/debian-13-vm.sh
index 7be0c8cce..a15acd842 100644
--- a/vm/debian-13-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/debian-13-vm.sh
@@ -65,13 +65,62 @@ trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
 trap cleanup EXIT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "INTERRUPTED"' SIGINT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "TERMINATED"' SIGTERM
+
+# Smart recovery state
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="no"
+VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT=0
+VM_MAX_RETRIES=2
+
 function error_handler() {
   local exit_code="$?"
   local line_number="$1"
   local command="$2"
   local error_message="${RD}[ERROR]${CL} in line ${RD}$line_number${CL}: exit code ${RD}$exit_code${CL}: while executing command ${YW}$command${CL}"
-  post_update_to_api "failed" "${exit_code}"
   echo -e "\n$error_message\n"
+
+  # During VM creation phase: offer recovery menu instead of immediate cleanup
+  if [[ "$VM_CREATION_PHASE" == "yes" && $VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT -lt $VM_MAX_RETRIES ]]; then
+    ((VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT++))
+    trap - ERR
+    set +e
+
+    local choice
+    choice=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "VM CREATION FAILED" \
+      --radiolist "Exit code: ${exit_code} | Attempt: ${VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT}/${VM_MAX_RETRIES}\nFailed command: ${command}\n\nChoose a recovery action:" 16 72 4 \
+      "RETRY" "Retry VM creation" "ON" \
+      "SKIP_CUSTOMIZE" "Retry and skip image customization" "OFF" \
+      "KEEP" "Keep partial VM for debugging" "OFF" \
+      "ABORT" "Destroy VM and exit" "OFF" \
+      3>&1 1>&2 2>&3) || choice="ABORT"
+
+    case "$choice" in
+    RETRY | SKIP_CUSTOMIZE)
+      msg_info "Cleaning up failed VM ${VMID} for retry"
+      cleanup_vmid 2>/dev/null || true
+      [[ "$choice" == "SKIP_CUSTOMIZE" ]] && export SKIP_VIRT_CUSTOMIZE="yes"
+      msg_ok "Ready for retry (attempt $((VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT + 1))/${VM_MAX_RETRIES})"
+      set -e
+      trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
+      create_vm
+      exit $?
+      ;;
+    KEEP)
+      echo -e "\n${YW}  Keeping partial VM ${VMID} for debugging${CL}"
+      echo -e "  Inspect: qm config ${VMID}"
+      echo -e "  Remove:  qm destroy ${VMID} --destroy-unreferenced-disks --purge\n"
+      post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
+      exit "$exit_code"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
+      cleanup_vmid
+      exit "$exit_code"
+      ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+
+  # Default: no recovery (max retries exceeded or outside creation phase)
+  post_update_to_api "failed" "${exit_code}"
   cleanup_vmid
 }
 
@@ -485,6 +534,7 @@ fi
 msg_ok "Using ${CL}${BL}$STORAGE${CL} ${GN}for Storage Location."
 msg_ok "Virtual Machine ID is ${CL}${BL}$VMID${CL}."
 
+create_vm() {
 # ==============================================================================
 # PREREQUISITES
 # ==============================================================================
@@ -511,11 +561,12 @@ msg_ok "Downloaded ${CL}${BL}${FILE}${CL}"
 # ==============================================================================
 # IMAGE CUSTOMIZATION
 # ==============================================================================
-msg_info "Customizing ${FILE} image"
-
 WORK_FILE=$(mktemp --suffix=.qcow2)
 cp "$FILE" "$WORK_FILE"
 
+if [[ "${SKIP_VIRT_CUSTOMIZE:-}" != "yes" ]]; then
+msg_info "Customizing ${FILE} image"
+
 # Set hostname
 virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --hostname "${HN}" >/dev/null 2>&1
 
@@ -551,6 +602,9 @@ EOF' >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 fi
 
 msg_ok "Customized image"
+else
+  msg_ok "Skipped image customization (will configure on first boot)"
+fi
 
 STORAGE_TYPE=$(pvesm status -storage "$STORAGE" | awk 'NR>1 {print $2}')
 case $STORAGE_TYPE in
@@ -650,3 +704,8 @@ fi
 
 msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
 echo "More Info at https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/discussions/836"
+} # end create_vm
+
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="yes"
+create_vm
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="no"
diff --git a/vm/haos-vm.sh b/vm/haos-vm.sh
index f4d2239c2..8d6ade88c 100644
--- a/vm/haos-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/haos-vm.sh
@@ -69,13 +69,65 @@ trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
 trap cleanup EXIT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "INTERRUPTED"' SIGINT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "TERMINATED"' SIGTERM
+
+# Smart recovery state
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="no"
+VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT=0
+VM_MAX_RETRIES=2
+
 function error_handler() {
   local exit_code="$?"
   local line_number="$1"
   local command="$2"
   local error_message="${RD}[ERROR]${CL} in line ${RD}$line_number${CL}: exit code ${RD}$exit_code${CL}: while executing command ${YW}$command${CL}"
-  post_update_to_api "failed" "${exit_code}"
   echo -e "\n$error_message\n"
+
+  # During VM creation phase: offer recovery menu instead of immediate cleanup
+  if [[ "$VM_CREATION_PHASE" == "yes" && $VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT -lt $VM_MAX_RETRIES ]]; then
+    ((VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT++))
+    trap - ERR
+    set +e
+
+    local choice
+    choice=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "VM CREATION FAILED" \
+      --radiolist "Exit code: ${exit_code} | Attempt: ${VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT}/${VM_MAX_RETRIES}\nFailed command: ${command}\n\nChoose a recovery action:" 16 72 4 \
+      "RETRY" "Retry VM creation" "ON" \
+      "RETRY_DOWNLOAD" "Retry with fresh download (clear cache)" "OFF" \
+      "KEEP" "Keep partial VM for debugging" "OFF" \
+      "ABORT" "Destroy VM and exit" "OFF" \
+      3>&1 1>&2 2>&3) || choice="ABORT"
+
+    case "$choice" in
+    RETRY | RETRY_DOWNLOAD)
+      msg_info "Cleaning up failed VM ${VMID} for retry"
+      cleanup_vmid 2>/dev/null || true
+      if [[ "$choice" == "RETRY_DOWNLOAD" && -n "${CACHE_FILE:-}" ]]; then
+        rm -f "$CACHE_FILE"
+        msg_ok "Cleared cached image"
+      fi
+      msg_ok "Ready for retry (attempt $((VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT + 1))/${VM_MAX_RETRIES})"
+      set -e
+      trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
+      create_vm
+      exit $?
+      ;;
+    KEEP)
+      echo -e "\n${YW}  Keeping partial VM ${VMID} for debugging${CL}"
+      echo -e "  Inspect: qm config ${VMID}"
+      echo -e "  Remove:  qm destroy ${VMID} --destroy-unreferenced-disks --purge\n"
+      post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
+      exit "$exit_code"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
+      cleanup_vmid
+      exit "$exit_code"
+      ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+
+  # Default: no recovery (max retries exceeded or outside creation phase)
+  post_update_to_api "failed" "${exit_code}"
   cleanup_vmid
 }
 
@@ -554,6 +606,7 @@ fi
 msg_ok "Using ${CL}${BL}$STORAGE${CL} ${GN}for Storage Location."
 msg_ok "Virtual Machine ID is ${CL}${BL}$VMID${CL}."
 
+create_vm() {
 var_version="${BRANCH}"
 msg_info "Retrieving the URL for Home Assistant ${BRANCH} Disk Image"
 if [ "$BRANCH" == "$dev" ]; then
@@ -658,3 +711,8 @@ if [ "$START_VM" == "yes" ]; then
 fi
 post_update_to_api "done" "none"
 msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
+} # end create_vm
+
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="yes"
+create_vm
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="no"
diff --git a/vm/openwrt-vm.sh b/vm/openwrt-vm.sh
index b68dd5845..96442cc11 100644
--- a/vm/openwrt-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/openwrt-vm.sh
@@ -70,13 +70,61 @@ trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
 trap cleanup EXIT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "INTERRUPTED"' SIGINT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "TERMINATED"' SIGTERM
+
+# Smart recovery state
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="no"
+VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT=0
+VM_MAX_RETRIES=2
+
 function error_handler() {
   local exit_code="$?"
   local line_number="$1"
   local command="$2"
-  post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
   local error_message="${RD}[ERROR]${CL} in line ${RD}$line_number${CL}: exit code ${RD}$exit_code${CL}: while executing command ${YW}$command${CL}"
   echo -e "\n$error_message\n"
+
+  # During VM creation phase: offer recovery menu instead of immediate cleanup
+  if [[ "$VM_CREATION_PHASE" == "yes" && $VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT -lt $VM_MAX_RETRIES ]]; then
+    ((VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT++))
+    trap - ERR
+    set +e
+    set +o pipefail
+
+    local choice
+    choice=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "VM CREATION FAILED" \
+      --radiolist "Exit code: ${exit_code} | Attempt: ${VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT}/${VM_MAX_RETRIES}\nFailed command: ${command}\n\nChoose a recovery action:" 16 72 3 \
+      "RETRY" "Retry VM creation" "ON" \
+      "KEEP" "Keep partial VM for debugging" "OFF" \
+      "ABORT" "Destroy VM and exit" "OFF" \
+      3>&1 1>&2 2>&3) || choice="ABORT"
+
+    case "$choice" in
+    RETRY)
+      msg_info "Cleaning up failed VM ${VMID} for retry"
+      cleanup_vmid 2>/dev/null || true
+      msg_ok "Ready for retry (attempt $((VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT + 1))/${VM_MAX_RETRIES})"
+      set -Eeo pipefail
+      trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
+      create_vm
+      exit $?
+      ;;
+    KEEP)
+      echo -e "\n${YW}  Keeping partial VM ${VMID} for debugging${CL}"
+      echo -e "  Inspect: qm config ${VMID}"
+      echo -e "  Remove:  qm destroy ${VMID} --destroy-unreferenced-disks --purge\n"
+      post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
+      exit "$exit_code"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
+      cleanup_vmid
+      exit "$exit_code"
+      ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+
+  # Default: no recovery (max retries exceeded or outside creation phase)
+  post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
   cleanup_vmid
 }
 
@@ -520,6 +568,8 @@ else
 fi
 msg_ok "Using ${CL}${BL}$STORAGE${CL} ${GN}for Storage Location."
 msg_ok "Virtual Machine ID is ${CL}${BL}$VMID${CL}."
+
+create_vm() {
 msg_info "Getting URL for OpenWrt Disk Image"
 
 response=$(curl -fsSL https://openwrt.org)
@@ -661,3 +711,8 @@ if [ -z "$VLAN" ] && [ "$VLAN2" != "999" ]; then
 fi
 post_update_to_api "done" "none"
 msg_ok "Completed Successfully!${VLAN_FINISH:+\n$VLAN_FINISH}"
+} # end create_vm
+
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="yes"
+create_vm
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="no"
diff --git a/vm/ubuntu2204-vm.sh b/vm/ubuntu2204-vm.sh
index dd9b2872a..5ca95512a 100644
--- a/vm/ubuntu2204-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/ubuntu2204-vm.sh
@@ -62,13 +62,60 @@ trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
 trap cleanup EXIT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "INTERRUPTED"' SIGINT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "TERMINATED"' SIGTERM
+
+# Smart recovery state
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="no"
+VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT=0
+VM_MAX_RETRIES=2
+
 function error_handler() {
   local exit_code="$?"
   local line_number="$1"
   local command="$2"
-  post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
   local error_message="${RD}[ERROR]${CL} in line ${RD}$line_number${CL}: exit code ${RD}$exit_code${CL}: while executing command ${YW}$command${CL}"
   echo -e "\n$error_message\n"
+
+  # During VM creation phase: offer recovery menu instead of immediate cleanup
+  if [[ "$VM_CREATION_PHASE" == "yes" && $VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT -lt $VM_MAX_RETRIES ]]; then
+    ((VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT++))
+    trap - ERR
+    set +e
+
+    local choice
+    choice=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "VM CREATION FAILED" \
+      --radiolist "Exit code: ${exit_code} | Attempt: ${VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT}/${VM_MAX_RETRIES}\nFailed command: ${command}\n\nChoose a recovery action:" 16 72 3 \
+      "RETRY" "Retry VM creation" "ON" \
+      "KEEP" "Keep partial VM for debugging" "OFF" \
+      "ABORT" "Destroy VM and exit" "OFF" \
+      3>&1 1>&2 2>&3) || choice="ABORT"
+
+    case "$choice" in
+    RETRY)
+      msg_info "Cleaning up failed VM ${VMID} for retry"
+      cleanup_vmid 2>/dev/null || true
+      msg_ok "Ready for retry (attempt $((VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT + 1))/${VM_MAX_RETRIES})"
+      set -e
+      trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
+      create_vm
+      exit $?
+      ;;
+    KEEP)
+      echo -e "\n${YW}  Keeping partial VM ${VMID} for debugging${CL}"
+      echo -e "  Inspect: qm config ${VMID}"
+      echo -e "  Remove:  qm destroy ${VMID} --destroy-unreferenced-disks --purge\n"
+      post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
+      exit "$exit_code"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
+      cleanup_vmid
+      exit "$exit_code"
+      ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+
+  # Default: no recovery (max retries exceeded or outside creation phase)
+  post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
   cleanup_vmid
 }
 
@@ -466,6 +513,8 @@ else
 fi
 msg_ok "Using ${CL}${BL}$STORAGE${CL} ${GN}for Storage Location."
 msg_ok "Virtual Machine ID is ${CL}${BL}$VMID${CL}."
+
+create_vm() {
 msg_info "Retrieving the URL for the Ubuntu 22.04 Disk Image"
 URL=https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/jammy/current/jammy-server-cloudimg-amd64.img
 sleep 2
@@ -562,3 +611,8 @@ post_update_to_api "done" "none"
 msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
 echo -e "Setup Cloud-Init before starting \n
 More info at https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/discussions/272 \n"
+} # end create_vm
+
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="yes"
+create_vm
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="no"
diff --git a/vm/ubuntu2404-vm.sh b/vm/ubuntu2404-vm.sh
index 67f7a3bd2..b98177d3f 100644
--- a/vm/ubuntu2404-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/ubuntu2404-vm.sh
@@ -65,13 +65,60 @@ trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
 trap cleanup EXIT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "INTERRUPTED"' SIGINT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "TERMINATED"' SIGTERM
+
+# Smart recovery state
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="no"
+VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT=0
+VM_MAX_RETRIES=2
+
 function error_handler() {
   local exit_code="$?"
   local line_number="$1"
   local command="$2"
-  post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
   local error_message="${RD}[ERROR]${CL} in line ${RD}$line_number${CL}: exit code ${RD}$exit_code${CL}: while executing command ${YW}$command${CL}"
   echo -e "\n$error_message\n"
+
+  # During VM creation phase: offer recovery menu instead of immediate cleanup
+  if [[ "$VM_CREATION_PHASE" == "yes" && $VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT -lt $VM_MAX_RETRIES ]]; then
+    ((VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT++))
+    trap - ERR
+    set +e
+
+    local choice
+    choice=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "VM CREATION FAILED" \
+      --radiolist "Exit code: ${exit_code} | Attempt: ${VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT}/${VM_MAX_RETRIES}\nFailed command: ${command}\n\nChoose a recovery action:" 16 72 3 \
+      "RETRY" "Retry VM creation" "ON" \
+      "KEEP" "Keep partial VM for debugging" "OFF" \
+      "ABORT" "Destroy VM and exit" "OFF" \
+      3>&1 1>&2 2>&3) || choice="ABORT"
+
+    case "$choice" in
+    RETRY)
+      msg_info "Cleaning up failed VM ${VMID} for retry"
+      cleanup_vmid 2>/dev/null || true
+      msg_ok "Ready for retry (attempt $((VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT + 1))/${VM_MAX_RETRIES})"
+      set -e
+      trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
+      create_vm
+      exit $?
+      ;;
+    KEEP)
+      echo -e "\n${YW}  Keeping partial VM ${VMID} for debugging${CL}"
+      echo -e "  Inspect: qm config ${VMID}"
+      echo -e "  Remove:  qm destroy ${VMID} --destroy-unreferenced-disks --purge\n"
+      post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
+      exit "$exit_code"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
+      cleanup_vmid
+      exit "$exit_code"
+      ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+
+  # Default: no recovery (max retries exceeded or outside creation phase)
+  post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
   cleanup_vmid
 }
 
@@ -468,6 +515,8 @@ else
 fi
 msg_ok "Using ${CL}${BL}$STORAGE${CL} ${GN}for Storage Location."
 msg_ok "Virtual Machine ID is ${CL}${BL}$VMID${CL}."
+
+create_vm() {
 msg_info "Retrieving the URL for the Ubuntu 24.04 Disk Image"
 URL=https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/noble/current/noble-server-cloudimg-amd64.img
 sleep 2
@@ -564,3 +613,8 @@ post_update_to_api "done" "none"
 msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
 echo -e "Setup Cloud-Init before starting \n
 More info at https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/discussions/272 \n"
+} # end create_vm
+
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="yes"
+create_vm
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="no"
diff --git a/vm/ubuntu2504-vm.sh b/vm/ubuntu2504-vm.sh
index a285f7218..95b048145 100644
--- a/vm/ubuntu2504-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/ubuntu2504-vm.sh
@@ -64,13 +64,60 @@ trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
 trap cleanup EXIT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "INTERRUPTED"' SIGINT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "TERMINATED"' SIGTERM
+
+# Smart recovery state
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="no"
+VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT=0
+VM_MAX_RETRIES=2
+
 function error_handler() {
   local exit_code="$?"
   local line_number="$1"
   local command="$2"
-  post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
   local error_message="${RD}[ERROR]${CL} in line ${RD}$line_number${CL}: exit code ${RD}$exit_code${CL}: while executing command ${YW}$command${CL}"
   echo -e "\n$error_message\n"
+
+  # During VM creation phase: offer recovery menu instead of immediate cleanup
+  if [[ "$VM_CREATION_PHASE" == "yes" && $VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT -lt $VM_MAX_RETRIES ]]; then
+    ((VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT++))
+    trap - ERR
+    set +e
+
+    local choice
+    choice=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "VM CREATION FAILED" \
+      --radiolist "Exit code: ${exit_code} | Attempt: ${VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT}/${VM_MAX_RETRIES}\nFailed command: ${command}\n\nChoose a recovery action:" 16 72 3 \
+      "RETRY" "Retry VM creation" "ON" \
+      "KEEP" "Keep partial VM for debugging" "OFF" \
+      "ABORT" "Destroy VM and exit" "OFF" \
+      3>&1 1>&2 2>&3) || choice="ABORT"
+
+    case "$choice" in
+    RETRY)
+      msg_info "Cleaning up failed VM ${VMID} for retry"
+      cleanup_vmid 2>/dev/null || true
+      msg_ok "Ready for retry (attempt $((VM_RECOVERY_ATTEMPT + 1))/${VM_MAX_RETRIES})"
+      set -e
+      trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
+      create_vm
+      exit $?
+      ;;
+    KEEP)
+      echo -e "\n${YW}  Keeping partial VM ${VMID} for debugging${CL}"
+      echo -e "  Inspect: qm config ${VMID}"
+      echo -e "  Remove:  qm destroy ${VMID} --destroy-unreferenced-disks --purge\n"
+      post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
+      exit "$exit_code"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
+      cleanup_vmid
+      exit "$exit_code"
+      ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+
+  # Default: no recovery (max retries exceeded or outside creation phase)
+  post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
   cleanup_vmid
 }
 
@@ -467,6 +514,8 @@ else
 fi
 msg_ok "Using ${CL}${BL}$STORAGE${CL} ${GN}for Storage Location."
 msg_ok "Virtual Machine ID is ${CL}${BL}$VMID${CL}."
+
+create_vm() {
 msg_info "Retrieving the URL for the Ubuntu 25.04 Disk Image"
 URL=https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/plucky/current/plucky-server-cloudimg-amd64.img
 sleep 2
@@ -563,3 +612,8 @@ post_update_to_api "done" "none"
 msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
 echo -e "Setup Cloud-Init before starting \n
 More info at https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/discussions/272 \n"
+} # end create_vm
+
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="yes"
+create_vm
+VM_CREATION_PHASE="no"