diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/ionoscloudmachine_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/ionoscloudmachine_types.go
index 3494079e..c07098aa 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/ionoscloudmachine_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/ionoscloudmachine_types.go
@@ -151,8 +151,11 @@ type IonosCloudMachineSpec struct {
 	Disk *Volume `json:"disk"`
 
 	// AdditionalNetworks defines the additional network configurations for the VM.
+	//
+	// +listType=map
+	// +listMapKey=networkID
 	//+optional
-	AdditionalNetworks Networks `json:"additionalNetworks,omitempty"`
+	AdditionalNetworks []Network `json:"additionalNetworks,omitempty"`
 
 	// IPAMConfig allows to obtain IP Addresses from existing IP pools instead of using DHCP.
 	IPAMConfig `json:",inline"`
@@ -175,11 +178,6 @@ type IonosCloudMachineSpec struct {
 	Type ServerType `json:"type,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// Networks contains a list of additional LAN IDs that should be attached to the VM.
-// +listType=map
-// +listMapKey=networkID
-type Networks []Network
-
 // Network contains the config for additional LANs.
 type Network struct {
 	// NetworkID represents an ID an existing LAN in the data center.
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/ionoscloudmachine_types_test.go b/api/v1alpha1/ionoscloudmachine_types_test.go
index ae986c28..8ce11396 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/ionoscloudmachine_types_test.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/ionoscloudmachine_types_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func defaultMachine() *IonosCloudMachine {
 					ID: "1eef-48ec-a246-a51a33aa4f3a",
 				},
 			},
-			AdditionalNetworks: Networks{
+			AdditionalNetworks: []Network{
 				{
 					NetworkID: 1,
 				},
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 0ad7b4e3..736fcfaf 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func (in *IonosCloudMachineSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *IonosCloudMachineSpec) {
 	}
 	if in.AdditionalNetworks != nil {
 		in, out := &in.AdditionalNetworks, &out.AdditionalNetworks
-		*out = make(Networks, len(*in))
+		*out = make([]Network, len(*in))
 		for i := range *in {
 			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
 		}
@@ -612,27 +612,6 @@ func (in *Network) DeepCopy() *Network {
 	return out
 }
 
-// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
-func (in Networks) DeepCopyInto(out *Networks) {
-	{
-		in := &in
-		*out = make(Networks, len(*in))
-		for i := range *in {
-			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new Networks.
-func (in Networks) DeepCopy() Networks {
-	if in == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	out := new(Networks)
-	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
-	return *out
-}
-
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *ProvisioningRequest) DeepCopyInto(out *ProvisioningRequest) {
 	*out = *in