diff --git a/labs/virtualbox/src/main/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/functions/CreateAndInstallVm.java b/labs/virtualbox/src/main/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/functions/CreateAndInstallVm.java
index aafc001b91..c73b86b095 100644
--- a/labs/virtualbox/src/main/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/functions/CreateAndInstallVm.java
+++ b/labs/virtualbox/src/main/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/functions/CreateAndInstallVm.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class CreateAndInstallVm implements Function<MasterSpec, IMachine> {
 
       NodeMetadata vmMetadata = imachineToNodeMetadata.apply(vm);
       ListenableFuture<ExecResponse> execFuture = machineUtils.runScriptOnNode(vmMetadata, call("cleanupUdevIfNeeded"),
-               RunScriptOptions.NONE);
+               RunScriptOptions.Builder.runAsRoot(true));
       ExecResponse execResponse = Futures.getUnchecked(execFuture);
       checkState(execResponse.getExitCode() == 0);
 
diff --git a/labs/virtualbox/src/main/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/functions/NodeCreator.java b/labs/virtualbox/src/main/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/functions/NodeCreator.java
index 5388a735f0..3b01c2d595 100644
--- a/labs/virtualbox/src/main/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/functions/NodeCreator.java
+++ b/labs/virtualbox/src/main/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/functions/NodeCreator.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class NodeCreator implements Function<NodeSpec, NodeAndInitialCredentials
 
       NetworkSpec networkSpec = NetworkSpec.builder().addNIC(0L, networkInterfaceCard).build();
 
-      CloneSpec cloneSpec = CloneSpec.builder().linked(true).master(master.getMachine()).network(networkSpec)
+      CloneSpec cloneSpec = CloneSpec.builder().linked(false).master(master.getMachine()).network(networkSpec)
                .vm(cloneVmSpec).build();
 
       IMachine cloned = cloner.apply(cloneSpec);
diff --git a/labs/virtualbox/src/test/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/compute/VirtualBoxComputeServiceAdapterLiveTest.java b/labs/virtualbox/src/test/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/compute/VirtualBoxComputeServiceAdapterLiveTest.java
index 70c1200bbd..71309465dc 100644
--- a/labs/virtualbox/src/test/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/compute/VirtualBoxComputeServiceAdapterLiveTest.java
+++ b/labs/virtualbox/src/test/java/org/jclouds/virtualbox/compute/VirtualBoxComputeServiceAdapterLiveTest.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import org.virtualbox_4_1.IMachine;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 
-@Test(groups = "plive", singleThreaded = true, testName = "VirtualBoxComputeServiceAdapterLiveTest", enabled = false)
+@Test(groups = "plive", singleThreaded = true, testName = "VirtualBoxComputeServiceAdapterLiveTest")
 public class VirtualBoxComputeServiceAdapterLiveTest extends BaseVirtualBoxClientLiveTest {
 
    private VirtualBoxComputeServiceAdapter adapter;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class VirtualBoxComputeServiceAdapterLiveTest extends BaseVirtualBoxClien
       adapter = context.utils().injector().getInstance(VirtualBoxComputeServiceAdapter.class);
    }
 
-   @Test(enabled = false)
+   @Test
    public void testCreateNodeWithGroupEncodedIntoNameThenStoreCredentials() {
       String group = "foo";
       String name = "foo-ef4";
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ public class VirtualBoxComputeServiceAdapterLiveTest extends BaseVirtualBoxClien
       }
    }
 
-   @Test(enabled = false)
+   @Test
    public void testListHardwareProfiles() {
       Iterable<IMachine> profiles = adapter.listHardwareProfiles();
       assertEquals(1, Iterables.size(profiles));
    }
 
-   @Test(enabled = false)
+   @Test
    public void testListImages() {
       Iterable<Image> iMageIterable = adapter.listImages();
       for (Image image : iMageIterable) {