diff --git a/internal/bootstrap/bootstrap.go b/internal/bootstrap/bootstrap.go
index c4fb45d..d059faf 100644
--- a/internal/bootstrap/bootstrap.go
+++ b/internal/bootstrap/bootstrap.go
@@ -1300,12 +1300,25 @@ func (r Runner) reconcileTerraform(terraformDir string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer os.Remove(planPath)
-	if err := runTerraform(terraformDir, environment, "terraform", "plan", "-input=false", "-out="+planPath); err != nil {
+	planArgs := []string{"plan", "-input=false"}
+	if r.Mode == Reconcile {
+		planArgs = append(planArgs, terraformReconcileTargets(r.Config)...)
+	}
+	planArgs = append(planArgs, "-out="+planPath)
+	if err := runTerraform(terraformDir, environment, "terraform", planArgs...); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return runTerraform(terraformDir, environment, "terraform", "apply", "-input=false", "-auto-approve", planPath)
 }
 
+func terraformReconcileTargets(cfg config.Config) []string {
+	targets := []string{"-target=proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file.talos_iso"}
+	if cfg.Talos.Cluster.ManageNetworkBridges {
+		targets = append(targets, "-target=proxmox_virtual_environment_network_linux_bridge.cluster_bridge")
+	}
+	return targets
+}
+
 func (r Runner) rebuildTalosVMs(terraformDir string, environment []string) error {
 	if err := r.importConfiguredTalosVMs(terraformDir, environment); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/bootstrap/bootstrap_test.go b/internal/bootstrap/bootstrap_test.go
index b11332f..bcf17ff 100644
--- a/internal/bootstrap/bootstrap_test.go
+++ b/internal/bootstrap/bootstrap_test.go
@@ -911,6 +911,17 @@ func TestTerraformPlanPathIsAbsolute(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestTerraformReconcileTargetsStageImageAndManagedBridgesOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	if targets := strings.Join(terraformReconcileTargets(config.Config{}), " "); targets != "-target=proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file.talos_iso" {
+		t.Fatalf("default reconcile targets = %q", targets)
+	}
+	cfg := config.Config{Talos: config.TalosConfig{Cluster: config.TalosClusterConfig{ManageNetworkBridges: true}}}
+	targets := strings.Join(terraformReconcileTargets(cfg), " ")
+	if !strings.Contains(targets, "-target=proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file.talos_iso") || !strings.Contains(targets, "-target=proxmox_virtual_environment_network_linux_bridge.cluster_bridge") || strings.Contains(targets, "proxmox_virtual_environment_vm.vm") {
+		t.Fatalf("managed bridge reconcile targets = %q", targets)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTerraformStateResourcesAllowsANSINoStateFile(t *testing.T) {
 	original := runTerraformStateList
 	t.Cleanup(func() { runTerraformStateList = original })
@@ -988,8 +999,14 @@ func TestReconcileTerraformImportsConfiguredTalosVMsBeforePlan(t *testing.T) {
 			if len(state) != 1 || state[0] != importedAddress {
 				return errors.New("VM create collision")
 			}
+			if strings.Contains(strings.Join(args, " "), "proxmox_virtual_environment_vm.vm") || !strings.Contains(strings.Join(args, " "), "-target=proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file.talos_iso") {
+				t.Fatalf("reconcile plan did not exclude the Talos VM: %q", args)
+			}
 			events = append(events, "plan")
 		case "apply":
+			if strings.Contains(strings.Join(args, " "), "proxmox_virtual_environment_vm.vm") {
+				t.Fatalf("reconcile apply did not exclude the Talos VM: %q", args)
+			}
 			events = append(events, "apply")
 		default:
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected Terraform operation %q", args[0])
@@ -1005,6 +1022,65 @@ func TestReconcileTerraformImportsConfiguredTalosVMsBeforePlan(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRebuildTerraformRetainsFullTalosVMLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
+	originalVerify := verifyTalosVMs
+	originalStateList := runTerraformStateList
+	originalRun := runTerraform
+	originalDestroy := destroyTalosVMs
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		verifyTalosVMs = originalVerify
+		runTerraformStateList = originalStateList
+		runTerraform = originalRun
+		destroyTalosVMs = originalDestroy
+	})
+
+	cfg := config.Config{ClusterID: "test-cluster", Talos: config.TalosConfig{
+		Nodes: []config.TalosNode{{Name: "cp-01", ProxmoxNode: "pve", VMID: 100, Role: "controlplane"}},
+	}}
+	importedAddress := talosVMImports(cfg)[0].Address
+	var events, state []string
+	verifyTalosVMs = func(config.Config) error {
+		events = append(events, "verify")
+		return nil
+	}
+	runTerraformStateList = func(string, []string) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
+		return []byte(strings.Join(state, "\n")), nil, nil
+	}
+	destroyTalosVMs = func(_ string, _ []string) error {
+		events = append(events, "destroy")
+		return nil
+	}
+	runTerraform = func(_ string, _ []string, name string, args ...string) error {
+		if name != "terraform" {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected command %q", name)
+		}
+		switch args[0] {
+		case "init":
+			events = append(events, "init")
+		case "import":
+			state = append(state, importedAddress)
+			events = append(events, "import")
+		case "plan":
+			if strings.Contains(strings.Join(args, " "), "-target=") {
+				t.Fatalf("rebuild plan must retain the full VM lifecycle: %q", args)
+			}
+			events = append(events, "plan")
+		case "apply":
+			events = append(events, "apply")
+		default:
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected Terraform operation %q", args[0])
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := (Runner{Config: cfg, Mode: Rebuild}).reconcileTerraform(t.TempDir()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if strings.Join(events, ",") != "init,verify,import,destroy,plan,apply" {
+		t.Fatalf("Terraform phase order = %q", events)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEnsureLifecycleIdentityStoresMetadataUnderGeneratedDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 	repo := t.TempDir()
 	terraformDir := filepath.Join(repo, "terraform")