diff --git a/QUICK_START.md b/QUICK_START.md
index 60daba574..6be377db3 100644
--- a/QUICK_START.md
+++ b/QUICK_START.md
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ See [doc/keymap.md](tmk_core/doc/keymap.md).
 ## Flashing the firmware
 
 The "easy" way to flash the firmware is using a tool from your host OS like the Teensy programming app. [ErgoDox EZ](keyboard/ergodox_ez/README.md) gives a great example.
+
+If you want to program via the command line you can uncomment the ['modifyvm'] lines in the Vagrantfile to enable the USB passthrough into Linux and then program using the command line tools like dfu-util/dfu-programmer or you can install the Teensy CLI version.
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 4544386d0..1abe8ff3b 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -30,13 +30,15 @@ Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
   config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
     # Hide the VirtualBox GUI when booting the machine
     vb.gui = false
-    vb.customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--usb', 'on']
-    vb.customize ['usbfilter', 'add', '0',
-		  '--target', :id,
-		  '--name', 'teensy',
-		  '--vendorid', '0x16c0',
-		  '--productid','0x0478'
-    		 ] 
+    # Uncomment the below lines if you want to program
+    # your Teensy via the VM rather than your host OS
+    #vb.customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--usb', 'on']
+    #vb.customize ['usbfilter', 'add', '0',
+    #    	  '--target', :id,
+    #    	  '--name', 'teensy',
+    #    	  '--vendorid', '0x16c0',
+    #    	  '--productid','0x0478'
+    #		 ] 
     # Customize the amount of memory on the VM:
     vb.memory = "512"
   end