diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-obscuro-gateway.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-obscuro-gateway.yml
index 23ae713c23..ac2f282985 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-obscuro-gateway.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-obscuro-gateway.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and Push Docker Image
         run: |
-          DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build --build-arg TESTNET_TYPE=${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }} -t ${{ vars.DOCKER_BUILD_TAG_GATEWAY }} -f ./tools/walletextension/Dockerfile . 
+          DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build --build-arg TESTNET_TYPE=${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }} -t ${{ vars.DOCKER_BUILD_TAG_GATEWAY }} -f ./tools/walletextension/Dockerfile .
           docker push ${{ vars.DOCKER_BUILD_TAG_GATEWAY }}
 
       # This will fail some deletions due to resource dependencies ( ie. you must first delete the vm before deleting the disk)
@@ -68,7 +68,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           inlineScript: |
             $(az resource list --tag ${{ vars.AZURE_DEPLOY_GROUP_GATEWAY }}=true --query '[]."id"' -o tsv | xargs -n1 az resource delete --verbose -g Testnet --ids) || true
-            
+
+      - name: 'Ensure VM Static Public IP Exists'
+        uses: azure/CLI@v1
+        with:
+          inlineScript: |
+            az network public-ip show -g Testnet -n "${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}-OG-static" || az network public-ip create -g Testnet -n "${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}-OG-static" --allocation-method Static --sku Standard
 
       - name: 'Create VM for Gateway node on Azure'
         uses: azure/CLI@v1
@@ -76,11 +81,12 @@ jobs:
           inlineScript: |
             az vm create -g Testnet -n "${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}-OG-${{ GITHUB.RUN_NUMBER }}" \
             --admin-username obscurouser --admin-password "${{ secrets.OBSCURO_NODE_VM_PWD }}" \
+            --public-ip-address "${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}-OG-static" \
             --public-ip-address-dns-name "obscurogateway-${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}" \
             --tags deploygroup=ObscuroGateway-${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}-${{ GITHUB.RUN_NUMBER }}  ${{ vars.AZURE_DEPLOY_GROUP_GATEWAY }}=true \
             --vnet-name ObscuroGateway-${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}-01VNET --subnet ObscuroGateway-${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}-01Subnet \
             --size 	Standard_D4_v5 --image Canonical:0001-com-ubuntu-server-focal:20_04-lts-gen2:latest \
-            --public-ip-sku Basic --authentication-type password
+            --authentication-type password
 
       - name: 'Open Obscuro node-${{ matrix.host_id }} ports on Azure'
         uses: azure/CLI@v1