diff --git a/post-processor/vsphere-template/post-processor.go b/post-processor/vsphere-template/post-processor.go
index 5cec3bda6..e68e2d21c 100644
--- a/post-processor/vsphere-template/post-processor.go
+++ b/post-processor/vsphere-template/post-processor.go
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) Configure(raws ...interface{}) error {
 }
 
 func (p *PostProcessor) PostProcess(ui packer.Ui, artifact packer.Artifact) (packer.Artifact, bool, error) {
-	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Artifact %s with id %s and builderId %s", artifact, artifact.Id(), artifact.BuilderId()))
 	if _, ok := builtins[artifact.BuilderId()]; !ok {
 		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("Unknown artifact type, can't build box: %s", artifact.BuilderId())
 	}
diff --git a/post-processor/vsphere-template/step_mark_as_template.go b/post-processor/vsphere-template/step_mark_as_template.go
index dda3984a6..60780dd0d 100644
--- a/post-processor/vsphere-template/step_mark_as_template.go
+++ b/post-processor/vsphere-template/step_mark_as_template.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func NewStepMarkAsTemplate(vmname, source string) *stepMarkAsTemplate {
 		remoteFolder = local[1]
 		vmname = local[2]
 
-		source = path.Join("/vmfs/volumes/", datastore, vmname, path.Base(source))
+		source = path.Join("/vmfs/volumes/", datastore, vmname, vmname+path.Ext(source))
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/post-processor/vsphere/post-processor.go b/post-processor/vsphere/post-processor.go
index 0a6e4a6a3..ead3b50fd 100644
--- a/post-processor/vsphere/post-processor.go
+++ b/post-processor/vsphere/post-processor.go
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) PostProcess(ui packer.Ui, artifact packer.Artifact) (pac
 		vmname:    p.config.VMName,
 	}
 
-	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("New artifact created %s with id %s and builderId %s", artifact, artifact.Id(), artifact.BuilderId()))
-
 	return artifact, true, nil
 }