diff --git a/ansible-kvm-vms/roles/vm_provision/tasks/main.yml b/ansible-kvm-vms/roles/vm_provision/tasks/main.yml
index 6b3dc4c..d31c6c5 100644
--- a/ansible-kvm-vms/roles/vm_provision/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible-kvm-vms/roles/vm_provision/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   set_fact:
     os_images:
       coreos: "https://builds.coreos.fedoraproject.org/prod/streams/stable/builds/44.20260510.3.1/x86_64/fedora-coreos-44.20260510.3.1-qemu.x86_64.qcow2.xz"
-      flatcar: "https://stable.release.flatcar-linux.net/amd64-usr/current/flatcar_production_qemu_uefi_image.img"
+      flatcar: "https://stable.release.flatcar-linux.net/amd64-usr/current/flatcar_production_qemu_image.img"
       microos: "https://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/opensuse/tumbleweed/appliances/openSUSE-MicroOS.x86_64-kvm-and-xen.qcow2"
 
 - name: Verify internet connectivity
@@ -22,18 +22,18 @@
 - name: Handle compressed or raw images
   shell: |
     DOWNLOAD_FILE="{{ vm_images_dir }}/{{ vm_name }}.download"
-    FINAL_FILE="{{ vm_images_dir }}/{{ vm_name }}.qcow2"
+    FINAL_FILE="{{ vm_images_dir }}/{{ vm_name }}"
     
     # 1. Handle XZ compression
     if [[ "{{ os_images[os_type] }}" == *.xz ]]; then
       echo "Decompressing XZ image..."
-      unxz -c "$DOWNLOAD_FILE" > "$FINAL_FILE"
+      unxz -c "$DOWNLOAD_FILE" > "$FINAL_FILE".qcow2
     elif [[ "{{ os_images[os_type] }}" == *.img ]]; then
-      echo "Converting RAW image to QCOW2..."
-      qemu-img convert -f raw -O qcow2 "$DOWNLOAD_FILE" "$FINAL_FILE"
+      echo "Moving IMG image to final destination..."
+      mv "$DOWNLOAD_FILE" "$FINAL_FILE".img
     else
       echo "Moving QCOW2 image to final destination..."
-      mv "$DOWNLOAD_FILE" "$FINAL_FILE"
+      mv "$DOWNLOAD_FILE" "$FINAL_FILE".qcow2
     fi
     rm -f "$DOWNLOAD_FILE"
   become: yes
@@ -42,20 +42,33 @@
 
 - name: Provision VM using virt-install
   shell: |
-    {% if os_type == 'coreos' or os_type == 'flatcar' %}
+    {% if os_type == 'coreos' %}
     virt-install \
     --connect qemu:///system \
     --name {{ vm_name }} \
     --vcpus {{ cpu | default(default_cpu) }} \
     --memory {{ ram | default(default_ram) }} \
     --disk size={{ disk | default('10G') }},backing_store={{ vm_images_dir }}/{{ vm_name }}.qcow2,backing_format=qcow2 \
-    --boot hd \
     --os-variant {{ os_variant }} \
     --network network=default \
     --graphics none \
     --noautoconsole \
     --boot uefi \
     --sysinfo type=fwcfg,entry0.name=opt/com.coreos/config,entry0.file={{ vm_images_dir }}/{{ vm_name }}.ign
+    {% elif os_type == 'flatcar' %}
+    virt-install \
+    --connect qemu:///system \
+    --name {{ vm_name }} \
+    --vcpus {{ cpu | default(default_cpu) }} \
+    --memory {{ ram | default(default_ram) }} \
+    --disk path={{ vm_images_dir }}/{{ vm_name }}.img,format=qcow2,bus=virtio \
+    --import \
+    --os-variant {{ os_variant }} \
+    --network network=default \
+    --graphics none \
+    --noautoconsole \
+    --sysinfo system.serial=flatcar.first_boot=1 \
+    --qemu-commandline="-fw_cfg name=opt/org.flatcar-linux/config,file=/{{ vm_images_dir }}/{{ vm_name }}.ign"
     {% elif os_type == 'microos' %}
     virt-install \
     --name {{ vm_name }} \