diff --git a/sandbox-apis/virtualbox/src/main/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/functions/IsoToIMachine.java b/sandbox-apis/virtualbox/src/main/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/functions/IsoToIMachine.java
index ff844ab625..63fabf7f43 100644
--- a/sandbox-apis/virtualbox/src/main/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/functions/IsoToIMachine.java
+++ b/sandbox-apis/virtualbox/src/main/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/functions/IsoToIMachine.java
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ public class IsoToIMachine implements Function<String, IMachine> {
             machine.getNetworkAdapter(0l).setAttachmentType(NAT);
             machine.getNetworkAdapter(0l).getNatDriver().addRedirect("guestssh", TCP, "127.0.0.1", 2222, "", 22);
             machine.getNetworkAdapter(0l).setEnabled(true);
+            machine.saveSettings();
             return null;
          }