diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/artifact.go b/builder/vmware/common/artifact.go
index b6d3c4cd6..bab8478ae 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/artifact.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/artifact.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func NewLocalArtifact(id string, dir string) (packer.Artifact, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func NewArtifact(dir OutputDir, files []string, config map[string]string, esxi bool) (packer.Artifact, error) {
+func NewArtifact(vmname string, dir OutputDir, files []string, config map[string]string, esxi bool) (packer.Artifact, error) {
 	builderID := BuilderId
 	if esxi {
 		builderID = BuilderIdESX
@@ -63,13 +63,14 @@ func NewArtifact(dir OutputDir, files []string, config map[string]string, esxi b
 
 	return &artifact{
 		builderId: builderID,
+		id:        vmname,
 		dir:       dir.String(),
 		f:         files,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (a *artifact) BuilderId() string {
-	return BuilderId
+	return a.builderId
 }
 
 func (a *artifact) Files() []string {
diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/artifact_test.go b/builder/vmware/common/artifact_test.go
index 3e6a1cd23..c2bbac5dc 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/artifact_test.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/artifact_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ func TestNewLocalArtifact(t *testing.T) {
 	dir.SetOutputDir(td)
 	files, err := dir.ListFiles()
 
-	a := NewArtifact(dir, files, false)
+	config := make(map[string]string)
+	a, err := NewArtifact("vm1", dir, files, config, false)
 
 	if a.BuilderId() != BuilderId {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", a.BuilderId())
diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/driver_esx5_test.go b/builder/vmware/common/driver_esx5_test.go
index 793a0b62d..15b823737 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/driver_esx5_test.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/driver_esx5_test.go
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/helper/communicator"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/helper/config"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/communicator"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/config"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/multistep"
 )
 
 func TestESX5Driver_implDriver(t *testing.T) {
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ func TestESX5Driver_HostIP(t *testing.T) {
 	defer listen.Close()
 
 	driver := ESX5Driver{Host: "localhost", Port: uint(port)}
+	state := new(multistep.BasicStateBag)
 
-	if host, _ := driver.HostIP(); host != expected_host {
+	if host, _ := driver.HostIP(state); host != expected_host {
 		t.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Expected string, %s but got %s", expected_host, host))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/step_configure_vmx.go b/builder/vmware/common/step_configure_vmx.go
index 2c47590c1..3692a2c0c 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/step_configure_vmx.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/step_configure_vmx.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ func (s *StepConfigureVMX) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) mult
 	// Create a new UUID for this VM, since it is a new VM
 	vmxData["uuid.action"] = "create"
 
-	vmxData["displayname"] = s.VMName
 	// Delete any generated addresses since we want to regenerate
 	// them. Conflicting MAC addresses is a bad time.
 	addrRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)^ethernet\d+\.generatedAddress`)
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
index 0ad07a055..2b410533f 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 	config[vmwcommon.ArtifactConfFormat] = b.config.Format
 	config[vmwcommon.ArtifactConfSkipExport] = strconv.FormatBool(b.config.SkipExport)
 
-	return vmwcommon.NewArtifact(dir, files, config, b.config.RemoteType != "")
+	return vmwcommon.NewArtifact(b.config.VMName, dir, files, config, b.config.RemoteType != "")
 }
 
 func (b *Builder) Cancel() {
diff --git a/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go b/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go
index eb4ee7342..1bd470f37 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 	config[vmwcommon.ArtifactConfFormat] = b.config.Format
 	config[vmwcommon.ArtifactConfSkipExport] = strconv.FormatBool(b.config.SkipExport)
 
-	return vmwcommon.NewArtifact(dir, files, config, b.config.RemoteType != "")
+	return vmwcommon.NewArtifact(b.config.VMName, dir, files, config, b.config.RemoteType != "")
 }
 
 // Cancel.