diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
index 10fce5911..6f512ac82 100755
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
@@ -199,7 +199,10 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 	default:
 		dir = new(vmwcommon.LocalOutputDir)
 	}
+
+	var localDir localOutputDir
 	if b.config.RemoteType != "" && b.config.Format != "" {
+		localDir = localOutputDir{b.config.OutputDir}
 		b.config.OutputDir = b.config.VMName
 	}
 	dir.SetOutputDir(b.config.OutputDir)
@@ -210,6 +213,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 	state.Put("config", &b.config)
 	state.Put("debug", b.config.PackerDebug)
 	state.Put("dir", dir)
+	state.Put("localDir", localDir)
 	state.Put("driver", driver)
 	state.Put("hook", hook)
 	state.Put("ui", ui)
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/step_export.go b/builder/vmware/iso/step_export.go
index 13f5cf77f..b7fcbd24c 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/step_export.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/step_export.go
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ func (s *StepExport) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	}
 
 	// Export the VM
-	outputPath := filepath.Join(c.OutputDir, c.VMName+"."+s.Format)
+	localDir := state.Get("localDir").(localOutputDir)
+	outputPath := filepath.Join(fmt.Sprintf("%v", localDir), c.VMName+"."+s.Format)
 
 	if s.Format == "ova" {
 		os.MkdirAll(outputPath, 0755)