diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/manager/VmwareStorageManagerImpl.java b/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/manager/VmwareStorageManagerImpl.java
index 02f444ec78e..b699cbc31e7 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/manager/VmwareStorageManagerImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/manager/VmwareStorageManagerImpl.java
@@ -560,12 +560,15 @@ public class VmwareStorageManagerImpl implements VmwareStorageManager {
             }
             
             // untar OVA file at template directory
-            command = new Script("tar", 0, s_logger);
+            command = new Script("tar", 0, s_logger);
+            command.add("--no-same-owner");
             command.add("-xf", installFullName);
             command.setWorkDir(installFullPath);
-            result = command.execute();
+            s_logger.info("Executing command: " + command.toString());
+            result = command.execute();
             if(result != null) {
-                String msg = "unable to copy snapshot " + snapshotFullName + " to " + installFullPath; 
+                String msg = "unable to untar snapshot " + snapshotFullName + " to " 
+                    + installFullPath; 
                 s_logger.error(msg);
                 throw new Exception(msg);
             }
@@ -643,8 +646,10 @@ public class VmwareStorageManagerImpl implements VmwareStorageManager {
         String srcFileName = getOVFFilePath(srcOVAFileName);
         if(srcFileName == null) {
             Script command = new Script("tar", 0, s_logger);
+            command.add("--no-same-owner");
             command.add("-xf", srcOVAFileName);
-            command.setWorkDir(secondaryMountPoint + "/" +  secStorageDir);
+            command.setWorkDir(secondaryMountPoint + "/" +  secStorageDir);
+            s_logger.info("Executing command: " + command.toString());
             String result = command.execute();
             if(result != null) {
                 String msg = "Unable to unpack snapshot OVA file at: " + srcOVAFileName;
diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/VmdkProcessor.java b/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/VmdkProcessor.java
index bd354642fdd..f3dbbda3fea 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/VmdkProcessor.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/VmdkProcessor.java
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ public class VmdkProcessor implements Processor {
         String templateFileFullPath = templatePath + templateName + "." + ImageFormat.OVA.getFileExtension();
         File templateFile = new File(templateFileFullPath);
         
-        Script command = new Script("tar", 0, s_logger);
+        Script command = new Script("tar", 0, s_logger);
+        command.add("--no-same-owner", templateFileFullPath);
         command.add("-xf", templateFileFullPath);
         command.setWorkDir(templateFile.getParent());
         String result = command.execute();