diff --git a/drivers/virtualbox/network.go b/drivers/virtualbox/network.go
index 7aec22aba9..5b9dd44e64 100644
--- a/drivers/virtualbox/network.go
+++ b/drivers/virtualbox/network.go
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ func listHostOnlyNetworks(vbox VBoxManager) (map[string]*hostOnlyNetwork, error)
 	for s.Scan() {
 		line := s.Text()
 		if line == "" {
-			m[n.NetworkName] = n
-			n = &hostOnlyNetwork{}
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -123,6 +121,8 @@ func listHostOnlyNetworks(vbox VBoxManager) (map[string]*hostOnlyNetwork, error)
 			n.Status = val
 		case "VBoxNetworkName":
 			n.NetworkName = val
+			m[val] = n
+			n = &hostOnlyNetwork{}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/virtualbox/network_test.go b/drivers/virtualbox/network_test.go
index 18312195ce..f805f74b29 100644
--- a/drivers/virtualbox/network_test.go
+++ b/drivers/virtualbox/network_test.go
@@ -172,3 +172,26 @@ VBoxNetworkName: HostInterfaceNetworking-vboxnet1
 	assert.Equal(t, "Up", net.Status)
 	assert.Equal(t, "HostInterfaceNetworking-vboxnet1", net.NetworkName)
 }
+
+func TestListHostOnlyNetworksDontRelyOnEmptyLinesForParsing(t *testing.T) {
+	vbox := &VBoxManagerMock{
+		args: "list hostonlyifs",
+		stdOut: `Name:            vboxnet0
+VBoxNetworkName: HostInterfaceNetworking-vboxnet0
+Name:            vboxnet1
+VBoxNetworkName: HostInterfaceNetworking-vboxnet1`,
+	}
+
+	nets, err := listHostOnlyNetworks(vbox)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(nets))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	net, present := nets["HostInterfaceNetworking-vboxnet1"]
+	assert.True(t, present)
+	assert.Equal(t, "vboxnet1", net.Name)
+
+	net, present = nets["HostInterfaceNetworking-vboxnet0"]
+	assert.True(t, present)
+	assert.Equal(t, "vboxnet0", net.Name)
+}