diff --git a/mocha-suv/provision b/mocha-suv/provision
index 9b30e41..cdebc1f 100755
--- a/mocha-suv/provision
+++ b/mocha-suv/provision
@@ -96,8 +96,17 @@ if [ "$USE_VAGRANT" == "true" ]; then
 
 else
 
+	# create a new Host-Only Network Interface
+	HOIFNAME=$(VBoxManage hostonlyif create | grep -o -P "(?<=').*(?=')" )
+	echo "Creating Host-Only Network IF '$HOIFNAME' with IP address $SUV_IP"
+	VBoxManage hostonlyif ipconfig $HOIFNAME --ip=$SUV_IP
+
+	# create the VM
 	VBoxManage clonevm mochasuv-base --mode=machine --name=mochasuv-$SUV_NAME --register
 
+	# assign the newly-created Host-Only Network Interface to the newly-created VM
+	VBoxManage modifyvm mochasuv-$SUV_NAME --nic2=hostonly --host-only-adapter2=$HOIFNAME
+
 fi
 
 if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then