diff --git a/lib/pkgcloud/azure-v2/compute/client/servers.js b/lib/pkgcloud/azure-v2/compute/client/servers.js
index 4c9afc24a..49478aaad 100644
--- a/lib/pkgcloud/azure-v2/compute/client/servers.js
+++ b/lib/pkgcloud/azure-v2/compute/client/servers.js
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ function createServer(options, callback) {
           'typeHandlerVersion': '1.8',
           'settings': {
             'fileUris': ["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CatalystCode/pkgcloud/master/lib/pkgcloud/azure-v2/scripts/ssh.ps1"],
-            'commandToExecute': `powershell -File ssh.ps1 ${options.username} ${options.password}`
+            'commandToExecute': `powershell -File ssh.ps1 .\\${options.username} ${options.password}`
           },
         }
       }];