diff --git a/runner/providers/lxd/lxd.go b/runner/providers/lxd/lxd.go
index e76c30e6..8b56098d 100644
--- a/runner/providers/lxd/lxd.go
+++ b/runner/providers/lxd/lxd.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (l *LXD) secureBootEnabled() string {
 	return "false"
 }
 
-func (l *LXD) getCreateInstanceArgs(bootstrapParams params.BootstrapInstance) (api.InstancesPost, error) {
+func (l *LXD) getCreateInstanceArgs(bootstrapParams params.BootstrapInstance, specs extraSpecs) (api.InstancesPost, error) {
 	if bootstrapParams.Name == "" {
 		return api.InstancesPost{}, runnerErrors.NewBadRequestError("missing name")
 	}
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ func (l *LXD) getCreateInstanceArgs(bootstrapParams params.BootstrapInstance) (a
 		return api.InstancesPost{}, errors.Wrap(err, "getting tools")
 	}
 
+	bootstrapParams.UserDataOptions.DisableUpdatesOnBoot = specs.DisableUpdates
 	cloudCfg, err := util.GetCloudConfig(bootstrapParams, tools, bootstrapParams.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return api.InstancesPost{}, errors.Wrap(err, "generating cloud-config")
@@ -310,7 +311,11 @@ func (l *LXD) launchInstance(createArgs api.InstancesPost) error {
 
 // CreateInstance creates a new compute instance in the provider.
 func (l *LXD) CreateInstance(ctx context.Context, bootstrapParams params.BootstrapInstance) (params.Instance, error) {
-	args, err := l.getCreateInstanceArgs(bootstrapParams)
+	extraSpecs, err := parseExtraSpecsFromBootstrapParams(bootstrapParams)
+	if err != nil {
+		return params.Instance{}, errors.Wrap(err, "parsing extra specs")
+	}
+	args, err := l.getCreateInstanceArgs(bootstrapParams, extraSpecs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return params.Instance{}, errors.Wrap(err, "fetching create args")
 	}
diff --git a/runner/providers/lxd/specs.go b/runner/providers/lxd/specs.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21470c11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/providers/lxd/specs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Cloudbase Solutions SRL
+//
+//    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+//    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+//    a copy of the License at
+//
+//         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+//    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+//    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+//    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+//    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+//    under the License.
+
+package lxd
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"github.com/cloudbase/garm/params"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+type extraSpecs struct {
+	DisableUpdates bool `json:"disable_updates"`
+}
+
+func parseExtraSpecsFromBootstrapParams(bootstrapParams params.BootstrapInstance) (extraSpecs, error) {
+	specs := extraSpecs{}
+	if bootstrapParams.ExtraSpecs == nil {
+		return specs, nil
+	}
+
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(bootstrapParams.ExtraSpecs, &specs); err != nil {
+		return specs, errors.Wrap(err, "unmarshaling extra specs")
+	}
+	return specs, nil
+}