diff --git a/osm_im/im_translation.py b/osm_im/im_translation.py
index 466026c..8abf942 100644
--- a/osm_im/im_translation.py
+++ b/osm_im/im_translation.py
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@
             vdu_descriptor["name"] = vdu["name"]
         if vdu.get("cloud-init-file"):
             vdu_descriptor["cloud-init-file"] = vdu["cloud-init-file"]
+        if vdu.get("cloud-init"):
+            vdu_descriptor["cloud-init"] = vdu["cloud-init"]
         if vdu.get("supplemental-boot-data"):
             vdu_descriptor["supplemental-boot-data"] = vdu["supplemental-boot-data"]
         if vdu.get("alarm"):