diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/driver.go b/builder/vmware/common/driver.go
index 55de3ff14..f825334ec 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/driver.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/driver.go
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 package common
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os/exec"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 )
 
@@ -41,3 +48,76 @@ type Driver interface {
 	// return an error. Otherwise, this returns an error.
 	Verify() error
 }
+
+// NewDriver returns a new driver implementation for this operating
+// system, or an error if the driver couldn't be initialized.
+func NewDriver(config *SSHConfig) (Driver, error) {
+	drivers := []Driver{}
+
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "darwin":
+		drivers = []Driver{
+			&Fusion5Driver{
+				AppPath:   "/Applications/VMware Fusion.app",
+				SSHConfig: config,
+			},
+		}
+	case "linux":
+		drivers = []Driver{
+			&Workstation9Driver{
+				SSHConfig: config,
+			},
+			&Player5LinuxDriver{
+				SSHConfig: config,
+			},
+		}
+	case "windows":
+		drivers = []Driver{
+			&Workstation9Driver{
+				SSHConfig: config,
+			},
+		}
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't find driver for OS: %s", runtime.GOOS)
+	}
+
+	errs := ""
+	for _, driver := range drivers {
+		err := driver.Verify()
+		if err == nil {
+			return driver, nil
+		}
+		errs += "* " + err.Error() + "\n"
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+		"Unable to initialize any driver for this platform. The errors\n"+
+			"from each driver are shown below. Please fix at least one driver\n"+
+			"to continue:\n%s", errs)
+}
+
+func runAndLog(cmd *exec.Cmd) (string, string, error) {
+	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
+
+	log.Printf("Executing: %s %v", cmd.Path, cmd.Args[1:])
+	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+	err := cmd.Run()
+
+	stdoutString := strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String())
+	stderrString := strings.TrimSpace(stderr.String())
+
+	if _, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("VMware error: %s", stderrString)
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("stdout: %s", stdoutString)
+	log.Printf("stderr: %s", stderrString)
+
+	// Replace these for Windows, we only want to deal with Unix
+	// style line endings.
+	returnStdout := strings.Replace(stdout.String(), "\r\n", "\n", -1)
+	returnStderr := strings.Replace(stderr.String(), "\r\n", "\n", -1)
+
+	return returnStdout, returnStderr, err
+}
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_fusion5.go b/builder/vmware/common/driver_fusion5.go
similarity index 95%
rename from builder/vmware/iso/driver_fusion5.go
rename to builder/vmware/common/driver_fusion5.go
index 9366c1755..7d75dc0c7 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_fusion5.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/driver_fusion5.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package iso
+package common
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
-	vmwcommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/vmware/common"
 )
 
 // Fusion5Driver is a driver that can run VMWare Fusion 5.
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ type Fusion5Driver struct {
 	AppPath string
 
 	// SSHConfig are the SSH settings for the Fusion VM
-	SSHConfig *vmwcommon.SSHConfig
+	SSHConfig *SSHConfig
 }
 
 func (d *Fusion5Driver) CompactDisk(diskPath string) error {
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ func (d *Fusion5Driver) IsRunning(vmxPath string) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func (d *Fusion5Driver) SSHAddress(state multistep.StateBag) (string, error) {
-	return vmwcommon.SSHAddressFunc(d.SSHConfig)(state)
+	return SSHAddressFunc(d.SSHConfig)(state)
 }
 
 func (d *Fusion5Driver) Start(vmxPath string, headless bool) error {
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_player5.go b/builder/vmware/common/driver_player5.go
similarity index 96%
rename from builder/vmware/iso/driver_player5.go
rename to builder/vmware/common/driver_player5.go
index a317d0c59..6434c201f 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_player5.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/driver_player5.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package iso
+package common
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
-	vmwcommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/vmware/common"
 )
 
 // Player5LinuxDriver is a driver that can run VMware Player 5 on Linux.
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ type Player5LinuxDriver struct {
 	VmrunPath        string
 
 	// SSHConfig are the SSH settings for the Fusion VM
-	SSHConfig *vmwcommon.SSHConfig
+	SSHConfig *SSHConfig
 }
 
 func (d *Player5LinuxDriver) CompactDisk(diskPath string) error {
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ func (d *Player5LinuxDriver) IsRunning(vmxPath string) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func (d *Player5LinuxDriver) SSHAddress(state multistep.StateBag) (string, error) {
-	return vmwcommon.SSHAddressFunc(d.SSHConfig)(state)
+	return SSHAddressFunc(d.SSHConfig)(state)
 }
 
 func (d *Player5LinuxDriver) Start(vmxPath string, headless bool) error {
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_workstation9.go b/builder/vmware/common/driver_workstation9.go
similarity index 95%
rename from builder/vmware/iso/driver_workstation9.go
rename to builder/vmware/common/driver_workstation9.go
index e87c3b2e2..bfa5f5389 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_workstation9.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/driver_workstation9.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package iso
+package common
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
-	vmwcommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/vmware/common"
 )
 
 // Workstation9Driver is a driver that can run VMware Workstation 9
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ type Workstation9Driver struct {
 	VmrunPath        string
 
 	// SSHConfig are the SSH settings for the Fusion VM
-	SSHConfig *vmwcommon.SSHConfig
+	SSHConfig *SSHConfig
 }
 
 func (d *Workstation9Driver) CompactDisk(diskPath string) error {
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ func (d *Workstation9Driver) IsRunning(vmxPath string) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func (d *Workstation9Driver) SSHAddress(state multistep.StateBag) (string, error) {
-	return vmwcommon.SSHAddressFunc(d.SSHConfig)(state)
+	return SSHAddressFunc(d.SSHConfig)(state)
 }
 
 func (d *Workstation9Driver) Start(vmxPath string, headless bool) error {
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_workstation9_unix.go b/builder/vmware/common/driver_workstation9_unix.go
similarity index 98%
rename from builder/vmware/iso/driver_workstation9_unix.go
rename to builder/vmware/common/driver_workstation9_unix.go
index c3c6288cd..f90c326f4 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_workstation9_unix.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/driver_workstation9_unix.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // +build !windows
 
-package iso
+package common
 
 import (
 	"errors"
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_workstation9_windows.go b/builder/vmware/common/driver_workstation9_windows.go
similarity index 99%
rename from builder/vmware/iso/driver_workstation9_windows.go
rename to builder/vmware/common/driver_workstation9_windows.go
index 3c4d91105..17095badc 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_workstation9_windows.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/driver_workstation9_windows.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // +build windows
 
-package iso
+package common
 
 import (
 	"log"
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/driver.go b/builder/vmware/iso/driver.go
index 402b1b363..22c6b6902 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/driver.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/driver.go
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 package iso
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
-	"os/exec"
-	"runtime"
-	"strings"
 
 	vmwcommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/vmware/common"
 )
@@ -16,43 +11,18 @@ import (
 func NewDriver(config *config) (vmwcommon.Driver, error) {
 	drivers := []vmwcommon.Driver{}
 
-	if config.RemoteType != "" {
-		drivers = []vmwcommon.Driver{
-			&ESX5Driver{
-				Host:      config.RemoteHost,
-				Port:      config.RemotePort,
-				Username:  config.RemoteUser,
-				Password:  config.RemotePassword,
-				Datastore: config.RemoteDatastore,
-			},
-		}
-	} else {
-		switch runtime.GOOS {
-		case "darwin":
-			drivers = []vmwcommon.Driver{
-				&Fusion5Driver{
-					AppPath:   "/Applications/VMware Fusion.app",
-					SSHConfig: &config.SSHConfig,
-				},
-			}
-		case "linux":
-			drivers = []vmwcommon.Driver{
-				&Workstation9Driver{
-					SSHConfig: &config.SSHConfig,
-				},
-				&Player5LinuxDriver{
-					SSHConfig: &config.SSHConfig,
-				},
-			}
-		case "windows":
-			drivers = []vmwcommon.Driver{
-				&Workstation9Driver{
-					SSHConfig: &config.SSHConfig,
-				},
-			}
-		default:
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't find driver for OS: %s", runtime.GOOS)
-		}
+	if config.RemoteType == "" {
+		return vmwcommon.NewDriver(&config.SSHConfig)
+	}
+
+	drivers = []vmwcommon.Driver{
+		&ESX5Driver{
+			Host:      config.RemoteHost,
+			Port:      config.RemotePort,
+			Username:  config.RemoteUser,
+			Password:  config.RemotePassword,
+			Datastore: config.RemoteDatastore,
+		},
 	}
 
 	errs := ""
@@ -69,29 +39,3 @@ func NewDriver(config *config) (vmwcommon.Driver, error) {
 			"from each driver are shown below. Please fix at least one driver\n"+
 			"to continue:\n%s", errs)
 }
-
-func runAndLog(cmd *exec.Cmd) (string, string, error) {
-	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
-
-	log.Printf("Executing: %s %v", cmd.Path, cmd.Args[1:])
-	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
-	err := cmd.Run()
-
-	stdoutString := strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String())
-	stderrString := strings.TrimSpace(stderr.String())
-
-	if _, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("VMware error: %s", stderrString)
-	}
-
-	log.Printf("stdout: %s", stdoutString)
-	log.Printf("stderr: %s", stderrString)
-
-	// Replace these for Windows, we only want to deal with Unix
-	// style line endings.
-	returnStdout := strings.Replace(stdout.String(), "\r\n", "\n", -1)
-	returnStderr := strings.Replace(stderr.String(), "\r\n", "\n", -1)
-
-	return returnStdout, returnStderr, err
-}
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/host_ip_vmnetnatconf.go b/builder/vmware/iso/host_ip_vmnetnatconf.go
index 658a0abd4..0ba0a3727 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/host_ip_vmnetnatconf.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/host_ip_vmnetnatconf.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+
+	vmwcommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/vmware/common"
 )
 
 // VMnetNatConfIPFinder finds the IP address of the host machine by
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 type VMnetNatConfIPFinder struct{}
 
 func (*VMnetNatConfIPFinder) HostIP() (string, error) {
-	driver := &Workstation9Driver{}
+	driver := &vmwcommon.Workstation9Driver{}
 
 	vmnetnat := driver.VmnetnatConfPath()
 	if vmnetnat == "" {