diff --git a/scripts/fuse-nbd b/scripts/fuse-nbd
index 3fc79b6b..b1e51b1d 100644
--- a/scripts/fuse-nbd
+++ b/scripts/fuse-nbd
@@ -70,5 +70,6 @@ qemu-nbd --socket="$(pwd)"/qemu-img.sock \
     --format="${IMG_FMT}" \
     --shared=10 \
     "${PACKER_OUTPUT}" &
+sleep 5
 
 mkdir -p "${TMP_DIR}/root"
diff --git a/scripts/fuse-tar-root b/scripts/fuse-tar-root
index 6f469170..b06437b6 100644
--- a/scripts/fuse-tar-root
+++ b/scripts/fuse-tar-root
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if [ -d curtin ] || [ -d "$CURTIN_HOOKS" ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "Creating MAAS image ${OUTPUT}..."
-tar -Sczpf "${OUTPUT}" --acls --selinux --xattrs --exclude='agent.*' --exclude='*.socket' -C "$ROOT_MOUNT" .
+tar -Sczpf "${OUTPUT}" --acls --selinux --xattrs -C "$ROOT_MOUNT" .
 
 if [ -n "$MANIFEST" ]; then
     echo "Creating manifest..."