diff --git a/internal/core/basis.go b/internal/core/basis.go
index 1dea0e8c3..58e303b40 100644
--- a/internal/core/basis.go
+++ b/internal/core/basis.go
@@ -257,13 +257,12 @@ func (b *Basis) Host() (host core.Host, err error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to detect host plugin for current platform")
 	}
 
-	if bg, ok := result.(component.Host); ok {
-		err := bg.Seed(b.statebag)
-		if err != nil {
+	if s, ok := result.(core.Seeder); ok {
+		if err = s.Seed(b.statebag); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("host plugin does not support argument seeding")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("host plugin does not support seeder interface")
 	}
 
 	b.logger.Info("host detection complete",
diff --git a/internal/core/machine.go b/internal/core/machine.go
index 0f39c526e..cafd96799 100644
--- a/internal/core/machine.go
+++ b/internal/core/machine.go
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ func (m *Machine) Guest() (g core.Guest, err error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to detect guest plugin for current platform")
 	}
 
+	if s, ok := result.(core.Seeder); ok {
+		if err = s.Seed(m); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("guest plugin does not support seeder interface")
+	}
+
 	m.logger.Info("guest detection complete",
 		"name", result_name)