diff --git a/vagrantSandbox/initOpenSUSEScript.sh b/vagrantSandbox/initOpenSUSEScript.sh
index 89d5fb7b8..48bcc0cff 100755
--- a/vagrantSandbox/initOpenSUSEScript.sh
+++ b/vagrantSandbox/initOpenSUSEScript.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ zypper -n remove patterns-openSUSE-minimal_base-conflicts
 
 # patterns-openSUSE-devel_python
 
-neededPackages=(gcc-c++ mercurial git flex bison make ccache zlib-devel rpm-build binutils-devel)
+neededPackages=(gcc-c++ mercurial git flex bison make ccache zlib-devel rpm-build binutils-devel cmake)
 bonusPackages=(emacs csh tcsh zsh)
 
 for p in ${neededPackages[@]}; do
diff --git a/vagrantSandbox/skel/bootstrapFoam.sh b/vagrantSandbox/skel/bootstrapFoam.sh
index ce3aaf55f..b85238396 100755
--- a/vagrantSandbox/skel/bootstrapFoam.sh
+++ b/vagrantSandbox/skel/bootstrapFoam.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
 ./AllMake.stage0  2>&1 | tee $BOOTSTRAPLOG
 ./AllMake.stage1  2>&1 | tee --append $BOOTSTRAPLOG
 ./AllMake.stage2  2>&1 | tee --append $BOOTSTRAPLOG
+source $WM_PROJECT_DIR/etc/bashrc
+if [ ! -e $MPI_ARCH_PATH/lib ]
+then 
+    # OpenSUSE needs this
+    ln -s $MPI_ARCH_PATH/lib64 $MPI_ARCH_PATH/lib
+fi
 ./AllMake.stage3  2>&1 | tee --append $BOOTSTRAPLOG
 
 cd $WM_PROJECT_DIR