diff --git a/gso/workflows/device/create_device.py b/gso/workflows/device/create_device.py
index 1bf01d749d75cc20f9459ba73fdf3fd5029d39b5..0368a473a214c3373ad44cabd4265ca317574280 100644
--- a/gso/workflows/device/create_device.py
+++ b/gso/workflows/device/create_device.py
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ def iso_from_ipv4(ipv4_address):
 
 
 @step('Get information from IPAM')
-def get_info_from_ipam(subscription: DeviceInactive) -> State:
+def get_info_from_ipam(subscription: DeviceProvisioning) -> State:
     # lo = ipam.new_device_lo_address()
     # subscription.device.lo_ipv4_address = lo.v4
     # subscription.device.lo_ipv6_address = lo.v6
     # TODO: get info about how these should be generated
-    lo0_alias = f"{hostname}.{subscription.device.device_site.site_name.lower()}.\
-                     {subscription.device_type.site_country_code.lower()}"
+    lo0_alias = re.sub(".geant.net", "", subscription.device.device_fqdn)
     lo0_name = f"lo0.{lo0_alias}" 
+    #print(lo0_alias)
     lo0_addr = _ipam.allocate_service_host(hostname=lo0_name, service_type='LO', cname_aliases=[lo0_alias])
     subscription.device.device_lo_ipv4_address = lo0_addr.v4
     subscription.device.device_lo_ipv6_address = lo0_addr.v6
@@ -123,10 +123,11 @@ def initialize_subscription(
     subscription.device.device_vendor = device_vendor
     subscription.device.device_site \
         = Site.from_subscription(device_site[0]).site
-    fqdn = str(hostname + '.' +
-               subscription.device.device_site.site_name.lower() + '.' +
-               subscription.device.device_site.site_country_code.lower() +
-               '.geant.net')
+    fqdn = f"{hostname}.{subscription.device.device_site.site_name.lower()}.{subscription.device.device_site.site_country_code.lower()}.geant.net"
+    #fqdn = str(hostname + '.' +
+    #           subscription.device.device_site.site_name.lower() + '.' +
+    #           subscription.device.device_site.site_country_code.lower() +
+    #           '.geant.net')
     subscription.device.device_fqdn = fqdn
     subscription.device.device_role = device_role
     subscription.description = f'Device {fqdn} ' \
@@ -165,8 +166,8 @@ def create_device():
             init
             >> create_subscription
             >> store_process_subscription(Target.CREATE)
-            >> get_info_from_ipam
             >> initialize_subscription
+            >> get_info_from_ipam
             >> provision_device_dry
             >> await_pp_results
             >> confirm_pp_results