diff --git a/utils/ec2import-image.pl b/utils/ec2import-image.pl
index 02a2d4be957aaee1c46a493094a342353adda9b4..12a4e8225bf3c304c3fd18bc55c675a2618e001c 100644
--- a/utils/ec2import-image.pl
+++ b/utils/ec2import-image.pl
@@ -116,7 +116,15 @@ if(system("echo \"mkdir -p ~/.emulab\" | ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null ".
     goto cleanup;
 }
 
-# Remotely execute the export script
+# Check if Ruby and unzip exist
+if(system("ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ".
+        "$remote 'which ruby unzip'")){
+    print STDERR "*** Could not find either ruby or unzip on remote machine!";
+    $error = 1;
+    goto cleanup;
+}
+
+# scp export scripts
 if(system("scp -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ".
         "$TB/sbin/export-template-remote.rb $remote:~/.emulab/export.rb")){
     print STDERR "*** Couldn't scp exporter script into $remote\n";
@@ -124,15 +132,14 @@ if(system("scp -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ".
     goto cleanup;
 }
 
-# Check if Ruby exists
-if(system("ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ".
-        "$remote 'which ruby unzip'")){
-    print STDERR "*** Could not find either ruby or unzip on remote machine!";
+if(system("scp -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ".
+        "$TB/sbin/GrubConf.rb $remote:~/.emulab/GrubConf.rb")){
+    print STDERR "*** Couldn't scp exporter-grubconf script into $remote\n";
     $error = 1;
     goto cleanup;
 }
 
-
+# Run it!
 if(system("ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ".
         "-t -t $remote 'sudo ruby -C ~/.emulab < ~/.emulab/export.rb'")){
     print STDERR "*** Remote image creation failed\n";