diff --git a/builder/triton/builder.go b/builder/triton/builder.go
index 163ee17cd..e10406c52 100644
--- a/builder/triton/builder.go
+++ b/builder/triton/builder.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 	}
 
 	state := new(multistep.BasicStateBag)
-	state.Put("config", b.config)
+	state.Put("config", &b.config)
 	state.Put("debug", b.config.PackerDebug)
 	state.Put("driver", driver)
 	state.Put("hook", hook)
diff --git a/builder/triton/config_test.go b/builder/triton/config_test.go
index 8fadcd678..cb36f8c2a 100644
--- a/builder/triton/config_test.go
+++ b/builder/triton/config_test.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func testConfig(t *testing.T) Config {
-	return Config{
+func testConfig(t *testing.T) *Config {
+	return &Config{
 		AccessConfig:        testAccessConfig(),
 		SourceMachineConfig: testSourceMachineConfig(t),
 		TargetImageConfig:   testTargetImageConfig(t),
diff --git a/builder/triton/step_create_image_from_machine.go b/builder/triton/step_create_image_from_machine.go
index 425a6690b..6a4585109 100644
--- a/builder/triton/step_create_image_from_machine.go
+++ b/builder/triton/step_create_image_from_machine.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 type StepCreateImageFromMachine struct{}
 
 func (s *StepCreateImageFromMachine) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
-	config := state.Get("config").(Config)
+	config := state.Get("config").(*Config)
 	driver := state.Get("driver").(Driver)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (s *StepCreateImageFromMachine) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.Stat
 
 	ui.Say("Creating image from source machine...")
 
-	imageId, err := driver.CreateImageFromMachine(machineId, config)
+	imageId, err := driver.CreateImageFromMachine(machineId, *config)
 	if err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", fmt.Errorf("Problem creating image from machine: %s", err))
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
diff --git a/builder/triton/step_create_source_machine.go b/builder/triton/step_create_source_machine.go
index c3097fae2..d25ab8240 100644
--- a/builder/triton/step_create_source_machine.go
+++ b/builder/triton/step_create_source_machine.go
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ import (
 type StepCreateSourceMachine struct{}
 
 func (s *StepCreateSourceMachine) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
-	config := state.Get("config").(Config)
+	config := state.Get("config").(*Config)
 	driver := state.Get("driver").(Driver)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
 	if !config.MachineImageFilters.Empty() {
 		ui.Say("Selecting an image based on search criteria")
-		imageId, err := driver.GetImage(config)
+		imageId, err := driver.GetImage(*config)
 		if err != nil {
 			state.Put("error", fmt.Errorf("Problem selecting an image based on an search criteria: %s", err))
 			return multistep.ActionHalt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (s *StepCreateSourceMachine) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.StateBa
 		config.MachineImage = imageId
 	}
 
-	machineId, err := driver.CreateMachine(config)
+	machineId, err := driver.CreateMachine(*config)
 	if err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", fmt.Errorf("Problem creating source machine: %s", err))
 		return multistep.ActionHalt