diff --git a/build-vm/boot.sh b/build-vm/boot.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/build-vm/build.sh b/build-vm/build.sh
index f413880..813df9c 100755
--- a/build-vm/build.sh
+++ b/build-vm/build.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+
 echo "Building Virtual Machine for Avans Security Workshop..."
+echo "(Requires vmbuilder, install with: 'sudo apt-get install python-vm-builder')"
 
 sudo vmbuilder vmw6 ubuntu --flavour virtual --arch i386 -o \
-  --firstboot boot.sh \
+  --firstboot $DIR/firstboot.sh \
   --user security --pass security --name "Security Workshop" \
-  --addpkg apache2 --addpkg apache2-mpm-prefork --addpkg phpmyadmin \
+  --addpkg apache2 --addpkg apache2-mpm-prefork \
   --addpkg git-core \
   --addpkg php5-cli --addpkg php5-mysql --addpkg libapache2-mod-php5 \
   --addpkg mysql-server --addpkg mysql-client
diff --git a/build-vm/firstboot.sh b/build-vm/firstboot.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c0d242e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-vm/firstboot.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This script is run the first time the VM boots up.
+# It configures the VM for the security workshop
+DIR=/home/security/workshop
+echo "Initializing this VM for the Security Workshop..."
+
+# Get the workshop files
+git clone https://github.com/Avans/Security-Workshop.git $DIR
+
+# Add boot.sh to the boot sequence
+echo "$DIR/build-vm/boot.sh" >> /etc/rc.local
+
+# Resume normal boot sequence
+$DIR/build-vm/boot.sh