diff --git a/drivers/virtualbox/network.go b/drivers/virtualbox/network.go
index e1a91022fb..df1543340e 100644
--- a/drivers/virtualbox/network.go
+++ b/drivers/virtualbox/network.go
@@ -154,45 +154,36 @@ func getOrCreateHostOnlyNetwork(hostIP net.IP, netmask net.IPMask, vbox VBoxMana
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Search for an existing host-only adapter.
 	hostOnlyAdapter := getHostOnlyAdapter(nets, hostIP, netmask)
 	if hostOnlyAdapter != nil {
 		return hostOnlyAdapter, nil
 	}
 
 	// No existing host-only adapter found. Create a new one.
-	hostOnlyAdapter, err = createHostonlyAdapter(vbox)
+	_, err = createHostonlyAdapter(vbox)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Sometimes the host-only adapter fails to create. See https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/14040
 		// BUT, it is created in fact! So let's wait until it appears last in the list
 		log.Warnf("Creating a new host-only adapter produced an error: %s", err)
 		log.Warn("This is a known VirtualBox bug. Let's try to recover anyway...")
-
-		hostOnlyAdapter, err = waitForNewHostOnlyNetwork(nets, vbox)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		log.Warnf("Found a new host-only adapter: %q", hostOnlyAdapter.Name)
 	}
 
+	// It can take some time for an adapter to appear. Let's poll.
+	hostOnlyAdapter, err = waitForNewHostOnlyNetwork(nets, vbox)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Sometimes, Vbox says it created it but then it cannot be found...
+		return nil, errNewHostOnlyAdapterNotVisible
+	}
+
+	log.Warnf("Found a new host-only adapter: %q", hostOnlyAdapter.Name)
+
 	hostOnlyAdapter.IPv4.IP = hostIP
 	hostOnlyAdapter.IPv4.Mask = netmask
 	if err := hostOnlyAdapter.Save(vbox); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Check that the adapter still exists.
-	// Sometimes, Vbox says it created it but then it cannot be found...
-	nets, err = listHostOnlyAdapters(vbox)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	found := getHostOnlyAdapter(nets, hostIP, netmask)
-	if found == nil {
-		return nil, errNewHostOnlyAdapterNotVisible
-	}
-
 	return hostOnlyAdapter, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_test.go b/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_test.go
index ff5999740c..7e4044a066 100644
--- a/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_test.go
+++ b/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox_test.go
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
 			{"vbm showvminfo default --machinereadable", `VMState="poweroff"`, nil},
 			{"vbm list hostonlyifs", "", nil},
 			{"vbm hostonlyif create", "Interface 'VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter' was successfully created", nil},
-			{"vbm hostonlyif ipconfig VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter --ip 192.168.99.1 --netmask 255.255.255.0", "", nil},
 			{"vbm list hostonlyifs", `
 Name:            VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter
 GUID:            786f6276-656e-4074-8000-0a0027000000
@@ -358,6 +357,7 @@ HardwareAddress: 0a:00:27:00:00:00
 MediumType:      Ethernet
 Status:          Up
 VBoxNetworkName: HostInterfaceNetworking-VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter`, nil},
+			{"vbm hostonlyif ipconfig VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter --ip 192.168.99.1 --netmask 255.255.255.0", "", nil},
 			{"vbm list dhcpservers", "", nil},
 			{"vbm list dhcpservers", "", nil},
 			{"vbm dhcpserver add --netname HostInterfaceNetworking-VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter --ip 192.168.99.6 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --lowerip 192.168.99.100 --upperip 192.168.99.254 --enable", "", nil},
@@ -419,18 +419,6 @@ MediumType:      Ethernet
 Status:          Up
 VBoxNetworkName: HostInterfaceNetworking-VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter`, nil},
 			{"vbm hostonlyif ipconfig VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter --ip 192.168.99.1 --netmask 255.255.255.0", "", nil},
-			{"vbm list hostonlyifs", `
-Name:            VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter
-GUID:            786f6276-656e-4074-8000-0a0027000000
-DHCP:            Disabled
-IPAddress:       192.168.99.1
-NetworkMask:     255.255.255.0
-IPV6Address:
-IPV6NetworkMaskPrefixLength: 0
-HardwareAddress: 0a:00:27:00:00:00
-MediumType:      Ethernet
-Status:          Up
-VBoxNetworkName: HostInterfaceNetworking-VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter`, nil},
 			{"vbm list dhcpservers", "", nil},
 			{"vbm list dhcpservers", "", nil},
 			{"vbm dhcpserver add --netname HostInterfaceNetworking-VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter --ip 192.168.99.6 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --lowerip 192.168.99.100 --upperip 192.168.99.254 --enable", "", nil},