diff --git a/roles/common-prep/tasks/main.yml b/roles/common-prep/tasks/main.yml
index 3fa4625..5026631 100644
--- a/roles/common-prep/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common-prep/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 ---
 # file: roles/common-prep/tasks/main.yml
 
-- name: Upgrade system to current using apt
-  apt:
-    upgrade=dist
-    update_cache=yes
-    cache_valid_time=3600
-
 - stat:
     path=/var/run/reboot-required
   register: reboot-required
@@ -47,4 +41,3 @@
   copy:
     src=tmux.conf
     dest="{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.tmux.conf"
-
diff --git a/roles/create-vms/tasks/main.yml b/roles/create-vms/tasks/main.yml
index 48cbb3a..09d23d3 100644
--- a/roles/create-vms/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/create-vms/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
 - name: Update apt cache
   command: ansible services -m apt -b -u ubuntu -a "update_cache=yes"
 
-- name: Update software in all the VMs
-  command: ansible services -m apt -b -u ubuntu -a "upgrade=dist"
-
 - name: Create VM's eth0 interface config file for DNS config via resolvconf program
   template:
     src=eth0.cfg.j2
@@ -71,4 +68,3 @@
 
 - name: Install docker in VM's that require it
   command: ansible-playbook "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/docker-install-playbook.yml"
-
diff --git a/scripts/single-node-pod.sh b/scripts/single-node-pod.sh
index bb1a312..70a56aa 100755
--- a/scripts/single-node-pod.sh
+++ b/scripts/single-node-pod.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     [ -e ~/.ssh/id_rsa ] || ssh-keygen -t rsa -N "" -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa
     cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
 
-    [ -d platform-install ] || git clone -b $SETUP_BRANCH $SETUP_REPO_URL platform-install
+    [ -d ~/platform-install ] || git clone -b $SETUP_BRANCH $SETUP_REPO_URL ~/platform-install
     cd ~/platform-install
 
     sed -i "s/replaceme/`whoami`/" $INVENTORY