diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 00ae24d1e..dde55505b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ BUG FIXES:
 
 * core: If a stream ID loops around, don't let it use stream ID 0 [GH-767]
 * builders/virtualbox-ovf: `shutdown_timeout` config works. [GH-772]
+* builders/vmware-iso: Remote driver works properly again. [GH-773]
 
 ## 0.5.0 (12/30/2013)
 
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_esx5.go b/builder/vmware/iso/driver_esx5.go
index 09083d618..4226652ad 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_esx5.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/driver_esx5.go
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ func (d *ESX5Driver) SSHAddress(state multistep.StateBag) (string, error) {
 	return address, nil
 }
 
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------
+// OutputDir implementation
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 func (d *ESX5Driver) DirExists() (bool, error) {
 	err := d.sh("test", "-e", d.outputDir)
 	return err == nil, nil
@@ -258,6 +262,10 @@ func (d *ESX5Driver) SetOutputDir(path string) {
 	d.outputDir = d.datastorePath(path)
 }
 
+func (d *ESX5Driver) String() string {
+	return d.outputDir
+}
+
 func (d *ESX5Driver) datastorePath(path string) string {
 	return filepath.Join("/vmfs/volumes", d.Datastore, path)
 }
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_esx5_test.go b/builder/vmware/iso/driver_esx5_test.go
index c7e4f776d..6c3cd23e2 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/driver_esx5_test.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/driver_esx5_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ func TestESX5Driver_implDriver(t *testing.T) {
 	var _ vmwcommon.Driver = new(ESX5Driver)
 }
 
+func TestESX5Driver_implOutputDir(t *testing.T) {
+	var _ vmwcommon.OutputDir = new(ESX5Driver)
+}
+
 func TestESX5Driver_implRemoteDriver(t *testing.T) {
 	var _ RemoteDriver = new(ESX5Driver)
 }