diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/step_suppress_messages.go b/builder/vmware/common/step_suppress_messages.go
similarity index 65%
rename from builder/vmware/iso/step_suppress_messages.go
rename to builder/vmware/common/step_suppress_messages.go
index e2044fdcd..a02b69336 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/step_suppress_messages.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/step_suppress_messages.go
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
-package iso
+package common
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
-	vmwcommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/vmware/common"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 	"log"
 )
 
 // This step suppresses any messages that VMware product might show.
-type stepSuppressMessages struct{}
+type StepSuppressMessages struct{}
 
-func (s *stepSuppressMessages) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
-	driver := state.Get("driver").(vmwcommon.Driver)
+func (s *StepSuppressMessages) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
+	driver := state.Get("driver").(Driver)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 	vmxPath := state.Get("vmx_path").(string)
 
@@ -27,4 +26,4 @@ func (s *stepSuppressMessages) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepActio
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }
 
-func (s *stepSuppressMessages) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {}
+func (s *StepSuppressMessages) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {}
diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/step_suppress_messages_test.go b/builder/vmware/common/step_suppress_messages_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..998cfdb24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/step_suppress_messages_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
+)
+
+func TestStepSuppressMessages_impl(t *testing.T) {
+	var _ multistep.Step = new(StepSuppressMessages)
+}
+
+func TestStepSuppressMessages(t *testing.T) {
+	state := testState(t)
+	step := new(StepSuppressMessages)
+
+	state.Put("vmx_path", "foo")
+
+	driver := state.Get("driver").(*DriverMock)
+
+	// Test the run
+	if action := step.Run(state); action != multistep.ActionContinue {
+		t.Fatalf("bad action: %#v", action)
+	}
+	if _, ok := state.GetOk("error"); ok {
+		t.Fatal("should NOT have error")
+	}
+
+	// Test the driver
+	if !driver.SuppressMessagesCalled {
+		t.Fatal("should've called")
+	}
+	if driver.SuppressMessagesPath != "foo" {
+		t.Fatal("should call with right path")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/step_test.go b/builder/vmware/common/step_test.go
index 27c37495e..9bf6d5d67 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/step_test.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/step_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 func testState(t *testing.T) multistep.StateBag {
 	state := new(multistep.BasicStateBag)
+	state.Put("driver", new(DriverMock))
 	state.Put("ui", &packer.BasicUi{
 		Reader: new(bytes.Buffer),
 		Writer: new(bytes.Buffer),
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
index ea19bf24a..351a8de51 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 		&vmwcommon.StepConfigureVMX{
 			CustomData: b.config.VMXData,
 		},
-		&stepSuppressMessages{},
+		&vmwcommon.StepSuppressMessages{},
 		&stepHTTPServer{},
 		&stepConfigureVNC{},
 		&stepRun{},