diff --git a/create-arista-veos-image/create-arista-veos-image.sh b/create-arista-veos-image/create-arista-veos-image.sh
index 01698957bc0b321c649de3fe8e4aed8755d079fe..4695205ab724aaa4009b30ed390a8c834784126c 100644
--- a/create-arista-veos-image/create-arista-veos-image.sh
+++ b/create-arista-veos-image/create-arista-veos-image.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ VEOS_VMDK_BASENAME=$(basename -s .vmdk $2)
 GLANCE_IMAGE_NAME=$3
 GLANCE_IMAGE_RELEASE=$VEOS_VMDK_BASENAME-$ABOOT_SERIAL_ISO_BASENAME
 TMP_NAME="vEOS-$GLANCE_IMAGE_RELEASE"
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)
 
 echo
 echo "Creating vEOS image..."
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ echo "==========================================================="
 # convert vmdk to raw and extract two partitions in it
 qemu-img convert -O raw $2 $VEOS_VMDK_BASENAME.raw
 kpartx -av $VEOS_VMDK_BASENAME.raw
-dd if=/dev/loop0p1 of=$VEOS_VMDK_BASENAME-p1.raw
-dd if=/dev/loop0p2 of=$VEOS_VMDK_BASENAME-p2.raw
+dd if=/dev/mapper/loop0p1 of=$VEOS_VMDK_BASENAME-p1.raw
+dd if=/dev/mapper/loop0p2 of=$VEOS_VMDK_BASENAME-p2.raw
 kpartx -d $VEOS_VMDK_BASENAME.raw
 
 echo
@@ -50,9 +51,9 @@ echo "Injecting rc.eos startup script to get switch config..."
 echo "==========================================================="
 
 # inject rc.eos script in first partition of the image, to get switch config defined in VM Maestro (config-drive)
-mkdir swi
-mount -o loop $VEOS_VMDK_BASENAME-p1.raw swi
-cd swi
+mkdir swi-$TIMESTAMP
+mount -o loop $VEOS_VMDK_BASENAME-p1.raw swi-$TIMESTAMP
+cd swi-$TIMESTAMP
 cat << EOF > rc.eos
 #!/bin/sh
 #
@@ -80,8 +81,8 @@ cp /mnt/flash/startup-config.tmp /mnt/flash/startup-config
 EOF
 chmod 755 rc.eos
 cd ..
-umount swi
-rmdir swi
+umount swi-$TIMESTAMP
+rm -rf swi-$TIMESTAMP
 
 echo
 echo "Injecting new partitions from vEOS vmdk in Aboot image..."
@@ -117,10 +118,10 @@ t
 12
 w" | fdisk $TMP_NAME.raw >/dev/null
 
-# copy the partitions from vEOS vmdk to new image 
+# copy the partitions from vEOS vmdk to new image
 kpartx -av $TMP_NAME.raw
-dd if=$VEOS_VMDK_BASENAME-p1.raw of=/dev/loop0p2
-dd if=$VEOS_VMDK_BASENAME-p2.raw of=/dev/loop0p3
+dd if=$VEOS_VMDK_BASENAME-p1.raw of=/dev/mapper/loop0p2
+dd if=$VEOS_VMDK_BASENAME-p2.raw of=/dev/mapper/loop0p3
 kpartx -d $TMP_NAME.raw
 
 echo