diff --git a/src/Robo/Commands/Vm/VmCommand.php b/src/Robo/Commands/Vm/VmCommand.php
index 5c01ec9e9..ad3b99de7 100644
--- a/src/Robo/Commands/Vm/VmCommand.php
+++ b/src/Robo/Commands/Vm/VmCommand.php
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ protected function localInitialize() {
     $yaml = Yaml::dump($contents, 3, 2);
     file_put_contents($filename, $yaml);
 
-    $this->say("$filename was modified.");
+    $this->say("<comment>$filename</comment> was modified.");
     $this->say("BLT will now use <comment>@{$contents['drush']['default_alias']}</comment> as the default drush alias for all commands.");
   }
 
diff --git a/src/Robo/Inspector/Inspector.php b/src/Robo/Inspector/Inspector.php
index c9f68a071..5b97a5b70 100644
--- a/src/Robo/Inspector/Inspector.php
+++ b/src/Robo/Inspector/Inspector.php
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public function isDrupalVmBooted() {
       ->run();
     $output = $result->getOutputData();
 
-    return !strstr($output, "poweroff");
+    return strstr($output, "running");
   }
 
   /**