diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c04bc7642..532395e4c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ FEATURES:
 
 * "file" uploader will upload files and directories from the machine
   running Packer to the remote machine.
+* VirtualBox guest additions URL and checksum can now be specified, allowing
+  the VirtualBox builder to have the ability to be used completely offline.
 
 IMPROVEMENTS:
 
diff --git a/builder/virtualbox/step_download_guest_additions.go b/builder/virtualbox/step_download_guest_additions.go
index 3965df779..9e304e968 100644
--- a/builder/virtualbox/step_download_guest_additions.go
+++ b/builder/virtualbox/step_download_guest_additions.go
@@ -142,17 +142,17 @@ func (s *stepDownloadGuestAdditions) downloadAdditionsSHA256(state map[string]in
 	// First things first, we get the list of checksums for the files available
 	// for this version.
 	checksumsUrl := fmt.Sprintf("http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/%s/SHA256SUMS", additionsVersion)
-	checksumsFile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "packer")
 
+	checksumsFile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "packer")
 	if err != nil {
 		state["error"] = fmt.Errorf(
 			"Failed creating temporary file to store guest addition checksums: %s",
 			err)
 		return "", multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
+	defer os.Remove(checksumsFile.Name())
 
 	checksumsFile.Close()
-	defer os.Remove(checksumsFile.Name())
 
 	downloadConfig := &common.DownloadConfig{
 		Url:        checksumsUrl,