diff --git a/dev-tools/vagrant_scripts/winProvision.ps1 b/dev-tools/vagrant_scripts/winProvision.ps1
index 62b40c34970..1916a1471b7 100644
--- a/dev-tools/vagrant_scripts/winProvision.ps1
+++ b/dev-tools/vagrant_scripts/winProvision.ps1
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if (-Not (Test-Path $gopath_beats)) {
     echo 'Creating github.com\\elastic in the GOPATH'
     New-Item -itemtype directory -path "C:\\Gopath\\src\\github.com\\elastic" -force
     echo "Symlinking C:\\Vagrant to C:\\Gopath\\src\\github.com\\elastic"
-    cmd /c mklink /d $gopath_beats \\\\vboxsvr\\vagrant
+    cmd /c mklink /d $gopath_beats \\vboxsvr\vagrant
 }
 
 if (-Not (Get-Command "gvm" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ if (-Not (Get-Command "gcc" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
 }
 
 echo "Setting PYTHON_ENV in VM to point to C:\\beats-python-env."
-[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PYTHON_ENV", "C:\\beats-python-env", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)
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+[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PYTHON_ENV", "C:\\beats-python-env", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)