diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index fceb365b..02be9484 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Request for contributions
-We are always looking for contributions to OSEM. Read this guide on how to do that. 
+We are always looking for contributions to OSEM. Read this guide on how to do that.
 
 In particular, this community seeks the following types of contributions:
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ In particular, this community seeks the following types of contributions:
 ### Runing OSEM for development
 We are using [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/) to create our development environments.
 
-1. Install [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/downloads.html) and [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads). Both tools support Linux, MacOS and Windows.
+1. Install [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/downloads.html) and [VirtualBox 5.0.10](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds_5_0). Both tools support Linux, MacOS and Windows.
 
 2. Install [vagrant-exec](https://github.com/p0deje/vagrant-exec):
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ We are using [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/) to create our development env
 5. Start your OSEM rails app:
 
     ```
-    vagrant exec rails server -b 0.0.0.0
+    vagrant exec /vagrant/bin/rails server -b 0.0.0.0
     ```
 
 6. Check out your OSEM rails app:
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 827cb8ed..e2faad9d 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@ Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
   # argument is a set of non-required options.
   # config.vm.synced_folder "../data", "/vagrant_data"
 
+  # When using the default settings, we will attempt to mount this share
+  # as the vagrant user and the vagrant group. Alas, box opensuse/openSUSE-42.1-x86_64
+  # does not have the vagrant group created, so this share fails and
+  # requires manual mounting for the vagrant setup to continue. Setting
+  # to the hardcoded numbers will allow the mount to successfully
+  # mount without working about the group mismatch
+  VAGRANT_UID = 1000 # User vagrant
+  VAGRANT_GID = 100  # Group users
+  config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant",
+    owner: VAGRANT_UID, group: VAGRANT_GID
+
   # Provider-specific configuration so you can fine-tune various
   # backing providers for Vagrant. These expose provider-specific options.
   # Example for VirtualBox:
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 9bebd04d..42766366 100644
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ if [ ! -f /vagrant/config/database.yml ] && [ -f /vagrant/config/database.yml.ex
   else
     echo -e "\n\nWARNING: You have already have a development/test database."
     echo -e "WARNING: Please make sure this database works in this vagrant box!\n\n"
-  fi 
+  fi
 else
-  echo -e "\nnWARNING: You have already configured your database in config/database.yml." 
-  echo -e "WARNING: Please make sure this configuration works in this vagrant box!\n\n" 
+  echo -e "\nnWARNING: You have already configured your database in config/database.yml."
+  echo -e "WARNING: Please make sure this configuration works in this vagrant box!\n\n"
 fi
 
 echo -e "\nProvisioning of your OSEM rails app done!"
-echo -e "To start your development OSEM run: vagrant exec rails server -b 0.0.0.0\n"
+echo -e "To start your development OSEM run: vagrant exec /vagrant/bin/rails server -b 0.0.0.0\n"
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index 3a8a4f31..2151d2f0 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Osem::Application.configure do
   # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/application.rb
 
+  # Allow the web console from the vagrant host ip
+  config.web_console.whitelisted_ips = '10.0.2.2'
+
   # Use letter_opener_web for Vagrant (launchy won't work)
   config.action_mailer.delivery_method = ENV['USER'] == 'vagrant' ? :letter_opener_web : :letter_opener