diff --git a/virtual-machines/single-vm/extensions/linux/format-disk.1.sh b/virtual-machines/single-vm/extensions/linux/format-disk.1.sh
index ea6f2ef33..bec81a897 100644
--- a/virtual-machines/single-vm/extensions/linux/format-disk.1.sh
+++ b/virtual-machines/single-vm/extensions/linux/format-disk.1.sh
@@ -5,15 +5,7 @@
 
 partprobe
 # Format and mount drive 
-(
-echo o
-echo n
-echo p
-echo 1
-echo
-echo
-echo w
-)|fdisk /dev/sdd
+echo ';' | sfdisk /dev/sdd
 partprobe
 mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sdd1
 mkdir /data2
diff --git a/virtual-machines/single-vm/extensions/linux/format-disk.sh b/virtual-machines/single-vm/extensions/linux/format-disk.sh
index 14073f1d8..e0a6710c9 100644
--- a/virtual-machines/single-vm/extensions/linux/format-disk.sh
+++ b/virtual-machines/single-vm/extensions/linux/format-disk.sh
@@ -5,15 +5,7 @@
 
 partprobe
 # Format and mount drive 
-(
-echo o
-echo n
-echo p
-echo 1
-echo
-echo
-echo w
-)|fdisk /dev/sdc
+echo ';' | sfdisk /dev/sdc
 partprobe
 mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sdc1
 mkdir /data1
diff --git a/virtual-machines/single-vm/parameters/linux/single-vm-v2.json b/virtual-machines/single-vm/parameters/linux/single-vm-v2.json
index f38c81d21..3491d7daa 100644
--- a/virtual-machines/single-vm/parameters/linux/single-vm-v2.json
+++ b/virtual-machines/single-vm/parameters/linux/single-vm-v2.json
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
                   "settings": {
                     "fileUris": [
                       "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/woodp/reference-architectures/woodp/single-vm-linux/virtual-machines/single-vm/extensions/linux/format-disk.sh",
+                      "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/woodp/reference-architectures/woodp/single-vm-linux/virtual-machines/single-vm/extensions/linux/format-disk.1.sh",
                       "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mspnp/reference-architectures/master/scripts/linux/install-apache.sh",
                       "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mspnp/reference-architectures/master/virtual-machines/single-vm/extensions/linux/single-vm.sh"
                     ]