diff --git a/commands/create.go b/commands/create.go
index 648159ae69..d527132d9f 100644
--- a/commands/create.go
+++ b/commands/create.go
@@ -451,7 +451,8 @@ func updateUserdataFile(driverOpts *rpcdriver.RPCFlags, machineName, hostname, u
 // on how hostnames are set in cloud-config (userdata)
 func writeCloudConfig(machineName, encodedData, machineOS, hostname string, cf map[interface{}]interface{}, newUserDataFile *os.File) error {
 	command := "sh"
-	path := "/usr/local/custom_script/install.sh"
+	// allow the script to work on distros with read-only /usr partitions
+	path := "/var/run/install.sh"
 	key := "hostname"
 	if strings.Contains(machineOS, "windows") {
 		// the writeFile path should ideally be C:\usr\local\custom_script\install.ps1