diff --git a/vagrantSandbox/initFreeBSDScript.sh b/vagrantSandbox/initFreeBSDScript.sh
index a5c0514ec..40a4acc48 100755
--- a/vagrantSandbox/initFreeBSDScript.sh
+++ b/vagrantSandbox/initFreeBSDScript.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ for p in ${bonusPackages[@]}; do
     pkg install -y $p
 done
 
+echo
+echo "Upgrading all to get working packages"
+echo
+pkg upgrade -y
+
 echo
 echo "FreeBSD-specific ended. Now doing general stuff"
 echo