diff --git a/packages/apps/virtual-machine/templates/service.yaml b/packages/apps/virtual-machine/templates/service.yaml
index f212db626..b12f76129 100644
--- a/packages/apps/virtual-machine/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/packages/apps/virtual-machine/templates/service.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{{- if .Values.external }}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -7,17 +6,24 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     apps.cozystack.io/user-service: "true"
     {{- include "virtual-machine.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+{{- if .Values.external }}
   annotations:
     networking.cozystack.io/wholeIP: "true"
+{{- end }}
 spec:
   type: {{ ternary "LoadBalancer" "ClusterIP" .Values.external }}
+{{- if .Values.external }}
   externalTrafficPolicy: Local
     {{- if ((include "cozy-lib.network.disableLoadBalancerNodePorts" $) | fromYaml) }}
   allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: false
     {{- end }}
+{{- else }}
+  clusterIP: None
+{{- end }}
   selector:
     {{- include "virtual-machine.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
   ports:
+{{- if .Values.external }}
     {{- if and (eq .Values.externalMethod "WholeIP") (not .Values.externalPorts) }}
     - port: 65535
     {{- else }}
@@ -27,4 +33,6 @@ spec:
       targetPort: {{ . }}
     {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
+{{- else }}
+    - port: 65535
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/packages/apps/vm-instance/templates/service.yaml b/packages/apps/vm-instance/templates/service.yaml
index f212db626..b12f76129 100644
--- a/packages/apps/vm-instance/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/packages/apps/vm-instance/templates/service.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{{- if .Values.external }}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -7,17 +6,24 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     apps.cozystack.io/user-service: "true"
     {{- include "virtual-machine.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+{{- if .Values.external }}
   annotations:
     networking.cozystack.io/wholeIP: "true"
+{{- end }}
 spec:
   type: {{ ternary "LoadBalancer" "ClusterIP" .Values.external }}
+{{- if .Values.external }}
   externalTrafficPolicy: Local
     {{- if ((include "cozy-lib.network.disableLoadBalancerNodePorts" $) | fromYaml) }}
   allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: false
     {{- end }}
+{{- else }}
+  clusterIP: None
+{{- end }}
   selector:
     {{- include "virtual-machine.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
   ports:
+{{- if .Values.external }}
     {{- if and (eq .Values.externalMethod "WholeIP") (not .Values.externalPorts) }}
     - port: 65535
     {{- else }}
@@ -27,4 +33,6 @@ spec:
       targetPort: {{ . }}
     {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
+{{- else }}
+    - port: 65535
 {{- end }}