diff --git a/packages/apps/vm-instance/templates/service.yaml b/packages/apps/vm-instance/templates/service.yaml
index b12f7612..b7e3a420 100644
--- a/packages/apps/vm-instance/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/packages/apps/vm-instance/templates/service.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ metadata:
     apps.cozystack.io/user-service: "true"
     {{- include "virtual-machine.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 {{- if .Values.external }}
+    service.kubernetes.io/service-proxy-name: "cozy-proxy"
   annotations:
     networking.cozystack.io/wholeIP: "true"
 {{- end }}