diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-qemu-x64.yml b/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-qemu-x64.yml
index 8878d210e..dce0f7f02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-qemu-x64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-qemu-x64.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         provider:
           - qemu
     steps:
-      - name: Install Vagrant and VirtualBox
+      - name: Install Vagrant and kvm
         run: |
           wget -O- https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg
           echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hashicorp.list
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Bento build
         run: |
           eval "$(chef shell-init bash)"
+          export PACKER_LOG=1
           bento build -o ${{ matrix.provider }}.vm --vars "qemu_accelerator=hvf" os_pkrvars/$(echo ${{ matrix.os }} | cut -d "-" -f 1)/"${{ matrix.os }}-x86_64.pkrvars.hcl"
           ls -alh builds
       - name: Bento Test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-virtualbox-x64.yml b/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-virtualbox-x64.yml
index f9ccd31ca..a7ec56fa2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-virtualbox-x64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-virtualbox-x64.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           eval "$(chef shell-init bash)"
           bento build -o ${{ matrix.provider }}.vm os_pkrvars/$(echo ${{ matrix.os }} | cut -d "-" -f 1)/"${{ matrix.os }}-x86_64.pkrvars.hcl"
           ls -alh builds
+          cat builds/${{ matrix.os }}*-x86_64._metadata.json
       - name: Bento Test
         run: |
           eval "$(chef shell-init bash)"
diff --git a/amazonlinux-2-x86_64-virtualbox-build.sh b/amazonlinux-2-x86_64-virtualbox-build.sh
index a22e70ab5..92a0b6228 100755
--- a/amazonlinux-2-x86_64-virtualbox-build.sh
+++ b/amazonlinux-2-x86_64-virtualbox-build.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ echo Deleting the VM
 vboxmanage unregistervm $VM --delete
 
 echo starting packer build of amazonlinux
-if bento build --vars "vbox_source_path=$AMZDIR/amazon2_x86_64.ovf" --vars "vbox_checksum=null" "$AMZDIR"/../../os_pkrvars/amazonlinux/amazonlinux-2-x86_64.pkrvars.hcl; then
+if bento build --vars vbox_source_path="$AMZDIR"/amazon2_x86_64.ovf,vbox_checksum=null "$AMZDIR"/../../os_pkrvars/amazonlinux/amazonlinux-2-x86_64.pkrvars.hcl; then
   echo "Cleaning up files"
   rm -f "$AMZDIR"/*.ovf "$AMZDIR"/*.vmdk "$AMZDIR"/*.iso
 else
diff --git a/amazonlinux-2023-aarch64-virtualbox-build.sh b/amazonlinux-2023-aarch64-virtualbox-build.sh
index 3029ab08d..f522d4b76 100755
--- a/amazonlinux-2023-aarch64-virtualbox-build.sh
+++ b/amazonlinux-2023-aarch64-virtualbox-build.sh
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ echo "Deleting the VM"
 vboxmanage unregistervm $VM --delete
 
 echo "starting packer build of amazonlinux"
-if bento build --vars "vbox_source_path=$AMZDIR/amazon2023_arm64.ovf" --vars "vbox_checksum=null" "$AMZDIR"/../../os_pkrvars/amazonlinux/amazonlinux-2023-aarch64.pkrvars.hcl; then
+if bento build --vars vbox_source_path="$AMZDIR"/amazon2023_arm64.ovf",vbox_checksum=null "$AMZDIR"/../../os_pkrvars/amazonlinux/amazonlinux-2023-aarch64.pkrvars.hcl; then
   echo "Cleaning up files"
   rm -f "$AMZDIR"/*.ovf "$AMZDIR"/*.vmdk "$AMZDIR"/*.iso "$AMZDIR"/*.vdi "$AMZDIR"/*.qcow2
 else
diff --git a/amazonlinux-2023-x86_64-virtualbox-build.sh b/amazonlinux-2023-x86_64-virtualbox-build.sh
index 5c6be0649..5062c52bd 100755
--- a/amazonlinux-2023-x86_64-virtualbox-build.sh
+++ b/amazonlinux-2023-x86_64-virtualbox-build.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ echo "Deleting the VM"
 vboxmanage unregistervm $VM --delete
 
 echo "starting packer build of amazonlinux"
-if bento build --vars "vbox_source_path=$AMZDIR/amazon2023_x86_64.ovf" --vars "vbox_checksum=null" "$AMZDIR"/../../os_pkrvars/amazonlinux/amazonlinux-2023-x86_64.pkrvars.hcl; then
+if bento build --vars vbox_source_path="$AMZDIR"/amazon2023_x86_64.ovf,vbox_checksum=null "$AMZDIR"/../../os_pkrvars/amazonlinux/amazonlinux-2023-x86_64.pkrvars.hcl; then
   echo "Cleaning up files"
   rm -f "$AMZDIR"/*.ovf "$AMZDIR"/*.vmdk "$AMZDIR"/*.iso "$AMZDIR"/*.vdi "$AMZDIR"/*.qcow2
 else