diff --git a/deployment/proxmox/provision.sh b/deployment/proxmox/provision.sh
index 0b38bfb0..dba60b37 100755
--- a/deployment/proxmox/provision.sh
+++ b/deployment/proxmox/provision.sh
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ create_vm () {
 
   proxmox_sync POST "$api_url/nodes/$node/qemu" \
     \
-    vm_id=="$1" \
+    vmid=="$1" \
     name=="fedi$1" \
     pool==Fediversity \
     \