diff --git a/prepare-ubuntu-18.04-template.sh b/prepare-ubuntu-18.04-template.sh
index 325d33c..09bb2c6 100755
--- a/prepare-ubuntu-18.04-template.sh
+++ b/prepare-ubuntu-18.04-template.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ if [ -f /var/log/lastlog ]; then
     truncate -s0 /var/log/lastlog
 fi
 
+# remove floppy support
+sudo rmmod floppy
+echo "blacklist floppy" | tee /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-floppy.config
+update-initramfs -u
+
 #cleanup /tmp directories
 rm -rf /tmp/*
 rm -rf /var/tmp/*