diff --git a/prepare-ubuntu-18.04-template.sh b/prepare-ubuntu-18.04-template.sh
index 74c8dd7..f66b3b9 100755
--- a/prepare-ubuntu-18.04-template.sh
+++ b/prepare-ubuntu-18.04-template.sh
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ truncate -s0 /etc/hostname
 hostnamectl set-hostname localhost
 
 #remove machine-id
-rm /etc/machine-id
-rm /var/lib/dbus/machine-id
+#rm /etc/machine-id
+#rm /var/lib/dbus/machine-id
+echo -n > /etc/machine-id
 
 #cleanup apt
 apt clean