diff --git a/proxmoxtf/resource/vm.go b/proxmoxtf/resource/vm.go
index 4affc067..25c8fc9c 100644
--- a/proxmoxtf/resource/vm.go
+++ b/proxmoxtf/resource/vm.go
@@ -3433,6 +3433,27 @@ func vmRead(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, m interface{}) diag.Dia
 	return vmReadCustom(ctx, d, m, vmID, vmConfig, vmStatus)
 }
 
+// orderedListFromMap generates a list from a map's values. The values are sorted based on the map's keys.
+func orderedListFromMap(inputMap map[string]interface{}) []interface{} {
+	itemCount := len(inputMap)
+	keyList := make([]string, itemCount)
+	i := 0
+
+	for key := range inputMap {
+		keyList[i] = key
+		i++
+	}
+
+	sort.Strings(keyList)
+
+	orderedList := make([]interface{}, itemCount)
+	for i, k := range keyList {
+		orderedList[i] = inputMap[k]
+	}
+
+	return orderedList
+}
+
 func vmReadCustom(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	d *schema.ResourceData,
@@ -3705,7 +3726,6 @@ func vmReadCustom(
 	currentDiskList := d.Get(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMDisk).([]interface{})
 	diskMap := map[string]interface{}{}
 	diskObjects := getDiskInfo(vmConfig, d)
-	var orderedDiskList []interface{}
 
 	for di, dd := range diskObjects {
 		disk := map[string]interface{}{}
@@ -3807,24 +3827,8 @@ func vmReadCustom(
 		diskMap[di] = disk
 	}
 
-	var keyList []string
-
-	for key := range diskMap {
-		keyList = append(keyList, key)
-	}
-
-	sort.Strings(keyList)
-
-	for _, k := range keyList {
-		orderedDiskList = append(orderedDiskList, diskMap[k])
-	}
-
-	if len(clone) > 0 {
-		if len(currentDiskList) > 0 {
-			err := d.Set(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMDisk, orderedDiskList)
-			diags = append(diags, diag.FromErr(err)...)
-		}
-	} else if len(currentDiskList) > 0 {
+	if len(currentDiskList) > 0 {
+		orderedDiskList := orderedListFromMap(diskMap)
 		err := d.Set(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMDisk, orderedDiskList)
 		diags = append(diags, diag.FromErr(err)...)
 	}
@@ -3887,7 +3891,6 @@ func vmReadCustom(
 
 	currentPCIList := d.Get(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMHostPCI).([]interface{})
 	pciMap := map[string]interface{}{}
-	var orderedPCIList []interface{}
 
 	pciDevices := getPCIInfo(vmConfig, d)
 	for pi, pp := range pciDevices {
@@ -3933,23 +3936,9 @@ func vmReadCustom(
 		pciMap[pi] = pci
 	}
 
-	keyList = []string{}
-	for key := range pciMap {
-		keyList = append(keyList, key)
-	}
-	sort.Strings(keyList)
-
-	for _, k := range keyList {
-		orderedPCIList = append(orderedPCIList, pciMap[k])
-	}
-
-	if len(clone) > 0 {
-		if len(currentPCIList) > 0 {
-			err := d.Set(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMHostPCI, orderedPCIList)
-			diags = append(diags, diag.FromErr(err)...)
-		}
-	} else if len(currentPCIList) > 0 {
+	if len(currentPCIList) > 0 {
 		// todo: reordering of devices by PVE may cause an issue here
+		orderedPCIList := orderedListFromMap(pciMap)
 		err := d.Set(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMHostPCI, orderedPCIList)
 		diags = append(diags, diag.FromErr(err)...)
 	}