diff --git a/vm/opnsense-vm.sh b/vm/opnsense-vm.sh
index bea6d676029..04f92df31c5 100644
--- a/vm/opnsense-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/opnsense-vm.sh
@@ -578,7 +578,25 @@ fi
 msg_ok "Using ${CL}${BL}$STORAGE${CL} ${GN}for Storage Location."
 msg_ok "Virtual Machine ID is ${CL}${BL}$VMID${CL}."
 msg_info "Retrieving the URL for the OPNsense Qcow2 Disk Image"
-URL="https://download.freebsd.org/releases/VM-IMAGES/14.2-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/FreeBSD-14.2-RELEASE-amd64.qcow2.xz"
+# Use latest stable FreeBSD amd64 qcow2 VM image (generic, not UFS/ZFS)
+RELEASE_LIST="$(curl -s https://download.freebsd.org/releases/VM-IMAGES/ \
+  | grep -Eo '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-RELEASE' \
+  | sort -Vr \
+  | uniq)"
+URL=""
+FREEBSD_VER=""
+for ver in $RELEASE_LIST; do
+  candidate="https://download.freebsd.org/releases/VM-IMAGES/${ver}/amd64/Latest/FreeBSD-${ver}-amd64.qcow2.xz"
+  if curl -fsI "$candidate" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    FREEBSD_VER="$ver"
+    URL="$candidate"
+    break
+  fi
+done
+if [ -z "$URL" ]; then
+  msg_error "Could not find generic FreeBSD amd64 qcow2 image (non-UFS/ZFS)."
+  exit 1
+fi
 msg_ok "Download URL: ${CL}${BL}${URL}${CL}"
 curl -f#SL -o "$(basename "$URL")" "$URL"
 echo -en "\e[1A\e[0K"