diff --git a/example/resource_virtual_environment_vm.tf b/example/resource_virtual_environment_vm.tf
index abc9e009..5a92ebf5 100644
--- a/example/resource_virtual_environment_vm.tf
+++ b/example/resource_virtual_environment_vm.tf
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_vm" "example_template" {
       ipv4 {
         address = "dhcp"
       }
+      # ipv6 {
+      #    address = "dhcp" 
+      #}
     }
 
     user_data_file_id = proxmox_virtual_environment_file.user_config.id
diff --git a/proxmoxtf/resource/vm.go b/proxmoxtf/resource/vm.go
index 1ce881bb..dff6c776 100644
--- a/proxmoxtf/resource/vm.go
+++ b/proxmoxtf/resource/vm.go
@@ -3295,16 +3295,16 @@ func vmReadCustom(
 			if ipConfig.GatewayIPv6 != nil || ipConfig.IPv6 != nil {
 				ipv6 := map[string]interface{}{}
 
-				if ipConfig.IPv4 != nil {
-					ipv6[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationIPConfigIPv4Address] = *ipConfig.IPv6
+				if ipConfig.IPv6 != nil {
+					ipv6[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationIPConfigIPv6Address] = *ipConfig.IPv6
 				} else {
-					ipv6[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationIPConfigIPv4Address] = ""
+					ipv6[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationIPConfigIPv6Address] = ""
 				}
 
-				if ipConfig.GatewayIPv4 != nil {
-					ipv6[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationIPConfigIPv4Gateway] = *ipConfig.GatewayIPv6
+				if ipConfig.GatewayIPv6 != nil {
+					ipv6[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationIPConfigIPv6Gateway] = *ipConfig.GatewayIPv6
 				} else {
-					ipv6[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationIPConfigIPv4Gateway] = ""
+					ipv6[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationIPConfigIPv6Gateway] = ""
 				}
 
 				ipConfigItem[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationIPConfigIPv6] = []interface{}{