diff --git a/machines/cherry/configuration.nix b/machines/cherry/configuration.nix
index 703684b..982cc32 100644
--- a/machines/cherry/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/cherry/configuration.nix
@@ -128,10 +128,11 @@
     docker.enable = true;
     podman.enable = true;
     virtualbox = {
-      host.enable = false;
-      guest.enable = false;
+      host.enable = true;
+      guest.enable = true;
     };
   };
+  users.extraGroups.vboxusers.members = [ config.users.users.mainUser.name ];
 
   # for congress and streaming
   hardware.graphics.enable = true;
diff --git a/machines/cream/configuration.nix b/machines/cream/configuration.nix
index 0a3cfc9..56b77d6 100644
--- a/machines/cream/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/cream/configuration.nix
@@ -115,10 +115,12 @@
     docker.enable = true;
     podman.enable = true;
     virtualbox = {
-      host.enable = false;
-      guest.enable = false;
+      host.enable = true;
+      guest.enable = true;
     };
   };
+  users.extraGroups.vboxusers.members = [ config.users.users.mainUser.name ];
+
 
   samba-share = {
     enable = false;