diff --git a/azure/create-vm.sh b/azure/create-vm.sh
index 0f8eced..8d62203 100755
--- a/azure/create-vm.sh
+++ b/azure/create-vm.sh
@@ -1,69 +1,70 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # node's name defined by the user
 nodename=${1-"worker01"}
 
 # type of nodes:
 # - worker
 # - other things (dbreplica, webapp, etc...)
 type=${2-"worker"}
 
 # where to install this (not expected to change though)
 resource_prefix=${3-"euwest"}
 location=westeurope
 
 full_nodename="${nodename}-${resouce_prefix}"
 
 # Depending on the types, we compute the resource group
 # worker, db, storage have dedicated shared resource group
 # other can be specifically tailored for them
 if [ $type = 'worker' ]; then   # for workers, it's a shared resource
     resource_group="${resource_prefix}-${type}s"
 elif [ $type = 'db' ]; then     # for dbs as well
     resource_group="${resource_prefix}-${type}"
     full_nodename="${nodename}"
 elif [ $type = 'storage' ]; then
     resource_group="${resource_prefix}-server"
 else # for other node types (webapp), that is specifically tailored for
     resource_group="${resource_prefix}-${nodename}"
 fi
 
 # create the resource group specific (idempotent, if already existing,
 # do nothing)
 az group create --name "${resource_group}" --location "${location}"
 
 # Image we create the node from
 image=credativ:Debian:9:latest
 # Using the user's default public key for ssh connection
 pub_key=~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
 
 # "default" subnet in the "swh-vnet" virtual network of the "swh-resource" resource group
 subnet=/subscriptions/49b7f681-8efc-4689-8524-870fc0c1db09/resourceGroups/swh-resource/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/swh-vnet/subnets/default
 
 # Change for virtual machine size.
 # - Standard_DS = SSD;
 # - Standard_S = Standard disk.
 # Use `az vm list-sizes -l westeurope -o table` to list allowed VM
 # types
 vm_type="Standard_DS2_v2"
 # vm_type=Standard_DS11_v2
 # vm_type="Standard_B2ms"
 
 # boot diagnostic storage resource
 diagnostics_resource=swhresourcediag966
 
 # zack is the uid 1000 in our manifest using it simplifies the
 # creation and removes the otherwise necessary steps to remove that
 # user
 admin_user=zack
 
 az vm create \
    --name "${full_nodename}" \
    --resource-group "${resource_group}" \
    --location "${location}" \
    --image "${image}" \
    --size "${vm_type}" \
    --subnet "${subnet}" \
+   --public-ip-address "" \
    --admin-username "${admin_user}" \
    --ssh-key-value "${pub_key}" \
    --boot-diagnostics-storage "http://${diagnostics_resource}.blob.core.windows.net/"