diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8a008542..fe2c4e5c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ package_dir =
 setup_requires = pyscaffold>=3.2a0,<3.3a0
 # Add here dependencies of your project (semicolon/line-separated), e.g.
 install_requires =
-    aleph-sdk-python~=0.9.0
+    aleph-sdk-python~=0.9.1
     aleph-message>=0.4.3
     coincurve==17.0.0
     aiohttp==3.8.4
diff --git a/src/aleph_client/commands/instance.py b/src/aleph_client/commands/instance.py
index c5bea5f1..052bd3a2 100644
--- a/src/aleph_client/commands/instance.py
+++ b/src/aleph_client/commands/instance.py
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ def validate_ssh_pubkey_file(file: Union[str, Path]) -> Path:
                 sync=True,
                 rootfs=rootfs,
                 rootfs_size=rootfs_size,
-                rootfs_name="rootfs",
                 storage_engine=StorageEnum.storage,
                 channel=channel,
                 memory=memory,