diff --git a/qmcreate.sh b/qmcreate.sh
index 9ae984a..8cb5b46 100644
--- a/qmcreate.sh
+++ b/qmcreate.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ do
     qm clone 5000 $vmnum --name $hostname --full 
     if [ $? -eq 0 ] 
         then echo "clone OK"
-        else "clone ERROR"
+        else "clone ERROR"; exit 1
         fi
     qm set $vmnum --tags 3,gfx
     ## preparing custom CloudInit snippets
@@ -19,13 +19,18 @@ do
     cp ./network.yaml /mnt/pve/syno-tigra/snippets/${vmnum}_network.yaml
     sed -i "s/HOSTNAME/$hostname/g" /mnt/pve/syno-tigra/snippets/${vmnum}_user.yaml
     sed -i "s/IP/$ip/g" /mnt/pve/syno-tigra/snippets/${vmnum}_network.yaml
+    mac=$(cat /etc/pve/qemu-server/${vmnum}.conf | grep net0 | cut -d ',' -f 1 | cut -d '=' -f 2)
+    sed -i sed -i "s/IP/$mac/g" /mnt/pve/syno-tigra/snippets/${vmnum}_network.yaml
     if [ -f "./gfx.pub "]
         then echo "key OK"
-        else echo "key ERROR. Put the public key named 'gfx.pub'"
+        else echo "key ERROR. Put the public key named 'gfx.pub'"; exit 2
         fi
-    #key=$(cat ./gfx.pub)
-    #sed -i 's/KEY/$key/g' /mnt/pve/syno-tigra/snippets/${vmnum}_user.yaml
-    qm set $vmnum --cicustom "user=syno-tigra:snippets/${vmnum}_user.yaml,network=syno-tigra:snippets/${vmnum}_network.yaml" --sshkey ./gfx.pub
     qm resize $vmnum scsi0 +50G
-    mac=$(cat /etc/pve/qemu-server/${vmnum}.conf | grep net0 | cut -d ',' -f 1 | cut -d '=' -f 2)
+    qm set $vmnum --cicustom "user=syno-tigra:snippets/${vmnum}_user.yaml,network=syno-tigra:snippets/${vmnum}_network.yaml" --sshkey ./gfx.pub
+    qm cloudinit update $vmnum
+    qm start $vmnum
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ] 
+        then echo "VM successfully CREATED"
+        else "ERROR creating VM"; exit 3
+        fi
 done < ./hosts
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