diff --git a/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/Livewire/Storage.php b/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/Livewire/Storage.php
index ec018b2a1..255c62769 100644
--- a/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/Livewire/Storage.php
+++ b/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/Livewire/Storage.php
@@ -782,14 +782,21 @@ class Storage extends Component
                 $unusedIndex++;
             }
 
-            // Move the disk to an unused slot instead of deleting it
-            // This preserves the volume data
+            // First, assign the volume to an unused slot to preserve it
             $proxmox->request(
                 '/nodes/' . $this->server->node->name . '/qemu/' . $this->server->vm_id . '/config',
                 'put',
                 [
                     'unused' . $unusedIndex => $drive['volume'],
-                    'delete' => $driveKey,
+                ]
+            );
+
+            // Then remove the drive configuration (the volume is already safe in unused)
+            $proxmox->request(
+                '/nodes/' . $this->server->node->name . '/qemu/' . $this->server->vm_id . '/config',
+                'put',
+                [
+                    $driveKey => 'none',
                 ]
             );