diff --git a/builder/proxmox/step_type_boot_command.go b/builder/proxmox/step_type_boot_command.go
index 2e87cb7e5..89d50fb0d 100644
--- a/builder/proxmox/step_type_boot_command.go
+++ b/builder/proxmox/step_type_boot_command.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Telmate/proxmox-api-go/proxmox"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/common"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/common/bootcommand"
+	commonhelper "github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/common"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/multistep"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/template/interpolate"
@@ -96,7 +97,9 @@ func (s *stepTypeBootCommand) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag)
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }
 
-func (*stepTypeBootCommand) Cleanup(multistep.StateBag) {}
+func (*stepTypeBootCommand) Cleanup(multistep.StateBag) {
+	commonhelper.RemoveSharedStateFile("ip", "")
+}
 
 func hostIP() (string, error) {
 	addrs, err := net.InterfaceAddrs()
diff --git a/builder/proxmox/step_type_boot_command_test.go b/builder/proxmox/step_type_boot_command_test.go
index b2f285c04..c51b57d73 100644
--- a/builder/proxmox/step_type_boot_command_test.go
+++ b/builder/proxmox/step_type_boot_command_test.go
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ func TestTypeBootCommand(t *testing.T) {
 				c.builderConfig.ctx,
 			}
 			action := step.Run(context.TODO(), state)
+			step.Cleanup(state)
+
 			if action != c.expectedAction {
 				t.Errorf("Expected action to be %v, got %v", c.expectedAction, action)
 			}