diff --git a/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/VirtualMachineCloudConfig/DataTemplate.vue b/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/VirtualMachineCloudConfig/DataTemplate.vue
index 3d9c4de4..eb7aff86 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/VirtualMachineCloudConfig/DataTemplate.vue
+++ b/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/VirtualMachineCloudConfig/DataTemplate.vue
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ export default {
       <YamlEditor
         ref="yaml"
         v-model:value="yamlScript"
+        :mode="mode"
         class="yaml-editor"
         :editor-mode="editorMode"
       />