diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3e675c3c7..ec0e227f2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ contexts/**/.kube/
 contexts/**/.talos/
 contexts/**/.aws/
 contexts/**/.omni/
+contexts/**/.azure/
diff --git a/pkg/stack/windsor_stack.go b/pkg/stack/windsor_stack.go
index 727439910..13e1d15bb 100644
--- a/pkg/stack/windsor_stack.go
+++ b/pkg/stack/windsor_stack.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (s *WindsorStack) Up() error {
 		}
 
 		// Execute 'terraform init' in the dirPath
-		_, err = s.shell.ExecProgress(fmt.Sprintf("🌎 Initializing Terraform in %s", component.Path), "terraform", "init", "-migrate-state", "-upgrade")
+		_, err = s.shell.ExecProgress(fmt.Sprintf("🌎 Initializing Terraform in %s", component.Path), "terraform", "init", "-migrate-state", "-upgrade", "-force-copy")
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error initializing Terraform in %s: %w", component.FullPath, err)
 		}