diff --git a/.ci/load-ci.sh b/.ci/load-ci.sh
index 68330b8e2..e88f36574 100644
--- a/.ci/load-ci.sh
+++ b/.ci/load-ci.sh
@@ -1,86 +1,23 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
 echo "🤖 Loading VagrantCI 🤖"
 
-ldir="$(realpath ./.ci-utility-files)"
-
-# Disable IMDS lookup
-export AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED=true
-
-# If utility files have not yet been pulled, fetch them
-if [ ! -e "${ldir}/.complete" ]; then
-
-    # Validate that we have the AWS CLI available
-    if ! command -v aws > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo "⚠ ERROR: Missing required aws executable ⚠"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    # Validate that we have the jq tool available
-    if ! command -v jq > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo "⚠ ERROR: Missing required jq executable ⚠"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    # If we have a role defined, assume it so we can get access to files
-    if [ "${AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN}" != "" ] && [ "${AWS_SESSION_TOKEN}" = "" ]; then
-        if output="$(aws sts assume-role --role-arn "${AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN}" --role-session-name "CI-initializer")"; then
-            export CORE_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}"
-            export CORE_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}"
-            id="$(printf '%s' "${output}" | jq -r .Credentials.AccessKeyId)" || failed=1
-            key="$(printf '%s' "${output}" | jq -r .Credentials.SecretAccessKey)" || failed=1
-            token="$(printf '%s' "${output}" | jq -r .Credentials.SessionToken)" || failed=1
-            expire="$(printf '%s' "${output}" | jq -r .Credentials.Expiration)" || failed=1
-            if [ "${failed}" = "1" ]; then
-                echo "🛑 ERROR: Failed to extract role credentials 🛑"
-                exit 1
-            fi
-            unset output
-            export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="${id}"
-            export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="${key}"
-            export AWS_SESSION_TOKEN="${token}"
-            export AWS_SESSION_EXPIRATION="${expire}"
-        else
-            echo "⛔ ERROR: Failed to assume configured AWS role ⛔"
-            exit 1
-        fi
-    fi
-
-
-    # Create a local directory to stash our stuff in
-    if ! mkdir -p "${ldir}"; then
-        echo "⛔ ERROR: Failed to create utility file directory ⛔"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    # Jump into local directory and grab files
-    if ! pushd "${ldir}"; then
-        echo "⁉ ERROR: Unexpected error, failed to relocate to expected directory ⁉"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    if ! aws s3 sync "${VAGRANT_CI_LOADER_BUCKET}/ci-files/" ./; then
-        echo "🛑 ERROR: Failed to retrieve utility files 🛑"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    if ! chmod a+x ./*; then
-        echo "⛔ ERROR: Failed to set permissions on CI files ⛔"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    # Mark that we have pulled files
-    touch .complete || echo "WARNING: Failed to mark CI files as fetched"
-
-    # Time to load and configure
-    if ! popd; then
-        echo "⁉ ERROR: Unexpected error, failed to relocate to expected directory ⁉"
-        exit 1
-    fi
+csource="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+while [ -h "$csource" ] ; do csource="$(readlink "$csource")"; done
+if ! root="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$csource" )/../" && pwd )"; then
+    echo "⛔ ERROR: Failed to determine root local directory ⛔"
+    exit 1
 fi
 
-source "${ldir}/common.sh"
-export PATH="${PATH}:${ldir}"
+export root
+export ci_bin_dir="${root}/.ci/.ci-utility-files"
+
+if ! source "${ci_bin_dir}/common.sh"; then
+    echo "⛔ ERROR: Failed to source Vagrant CI common file ⛔"
+    exit 1
+fi
+export PATH="${PATH}:${ci_bin_dir}"
 
 # And we are done!
 echo "🎉 VagrantCI Loaded! 🎉"