diff --git a/vm/build.sh b/vm/build.sh
index 8937ce7b3..a9f7e646c 100755
--- a/vm/build.sh
+++ b/vm/build.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ sudo  vmbuilder vbox ubuntu --suite=maverick \
     --addpkg python-setuptools \
     --addpkg python-pip \
     --addpkg python-virtualenv \
-    --addpkg ipython \
     --addpkg python-imaging \
     --addpkg python-dev \
     --addpkg python-imaging \
diff --git a/vm/firstboot.sh b/vm/firstboot.sh
index f98eaff4d..ae3362d93 100755
--- a/vm/firstboot.sh
+++ b/vm/firstboot.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+#fails in bootstrap
+apt-get -y install ipython
+
 #ffmpeg
 wget http://firefogg.org/nightly/ffmpeg.linux -O /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
 chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg