diff --git a/tools/dev/vagrant/ansible/roles/mininet/tasks/main.yml b/tools/dev/vagrant/ansible/roles/mininet/tasks/main.yml
index 0ed5b4c..a24ea98 100644
--- a/tools/dev/vagrant/ansible/roles/mininet/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tools/dev/vagrant/ansible/roles/mininet/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 # Clones the Mininet repository and does a full Mininet installation, including Wireshark
 #
 - name: Cloning the mininet repository
-  git: repo=https://github.com/mininet/mininet.git dest=mininet
+  git: repo=https://github.com/mininet/mininet.git dest=/home/ubuntu/mininet
   become: true
   become_user: ubuntu
 
 - name: Installing mininet
-  command: mininet/util/install.sh -a
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+  command: mininet/util/install.sh -a
+  args:
+    chdir: /home/ubuntu
+  become: true
+  become_user: ubuntu
diff --git a/tools/dev/vagrant/ansible/roles/onos-install/tasks/main.yml b/tools/dev/vagrant/ansible/roles/onos-install/tasks/main.yml
index 45f6600..89a705c 100644
--- a/tools/dev/vagrant/ansible/roles/onos-install/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tools/dev/vagrant/ansible/roles/onos-install/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     owner: ubuntu
     group: ubuntu
     mode: 0777
+    recurse: yes
 
 - name: Exporting ONOS variables
   lineinfile:
@@ -24,8 +25,12 @@
 
 - name: Compiling ONOS
   shell: "{{ item }}"
+  environment:
+    ONOS_ROOT: /home/ubuntu/onos
   args:
     chdir: "/home/ubuntu/onos/tools/build"
+  become: yes
+  become_user: ubuntu
   with_items:
     - "./onos-buck build onos"
 
@@ -81,4 +86,4 @@
 - name: Adding ONOS to startup
   become: yes
   shell: "lxc-attach --name {{ item.value.name }} -- systemctl enable onos"
-  with_dict: "{{ lxc }}"
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+  with_dict: "{{ lxc }}"