diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index bcaddc2495..43f8750699 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -8912,3 +8912,11 @@ Rom    9 Dec 2011
     samples/vboxwrapper/
         vbox.cpp, .h
         vboxwrapper.cpp
+
+Rom    9 Dec 2011
+    - VBOX: Remove the guru meditation state, apparently that is when the vbox host
+      process for the vm crashes.
+      
+    samples/vboxwrapper/
+        vbox.cpp, .h
+        vboxwrapper.cpp
diff --git a/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp b/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp
index 69cb82b4b3..1f934dc5f6 100644
--- a/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp
+++ b/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ bool VBOX_VM::is_running() {
             //
             if (vmstate == "running") return true;
             if (vmstate == "paused") return true;
-            if (vmstate == "gurumeditation") return true;
             if (vmstate == "livesnapshotting") return true;
             if (vmstate == "teleporting") return true;
             if (vmstate == "starting") return true;