diff --git a/tools/appliance/build.sh b/tools/appliance/build.sh
index 7ba0611d2de..f150a83cac8 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/build.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/build.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ done
 # Get appliance uuids
 machine_uuid=`vboxmanage showvminfo $appliance | grep UUID | head -1 | awk '{print $2}'`
 hdd_uuid=`vboxmanage showvminfo $appliance | grep vdi | head -1 | awk '{print $8}' | cut -d ')' -f 1`
-hdd_path=`vboxmanage list hdds | grep "$appliance\/" | grep vdi | cut -c 14-`
+hdd_path=`vboxmanage list hdds | grep "$appliance\/" | grep vdi | cut -c 14- | sed 's/^ *//'`
 
 # Remove any shared folder
 shared_folders=`vboxmanage showvminfo $appliance | grep Name | grep Host`