diff --git a/apps/base/guix/virtualmachine.yaml b/apps/base/guix/virtualmachine.yaml
index 3e9d5181f..0005b3ec0 100644
--- a/apps/base/guix/virtualmachine.yaml
+++ b/apps/base/guix/virtualmachine.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ metadata:
     kubevirt.io/vm: vm-guix-datavolume
   name: vm-guix-datavolume
 spec:
-  running: true
   template:
     metadata:
       labels: