diff --git a/packages/grid/vagrant/almalinux_9/arm_64/Vagrantfile b/packages/grid/vagrant/almalinux_9/arm_64/Vagrantfile
index 7de57f8127d..617003eb4f2 100644
--- a/packages/grid/vagrant/almalinux_9/arm_64/Vagrantfile
+++ b/packages/grid/vagrant/almalinux_9/arm_64/Vagrantfile
@@ -12,4 +12,27 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
         vd.cpus = "2"
     end
 
+    config.vm.box_check_update = false
+
+    config.vm.provision "shell", inline: <<-SHELL
+    #!/bin/bash
+    echo "Hello from the inline Bash script!"
+    # Flush existing rules
+    iptables-save > rules.v4.old
+    iptables -F
+
+    # Set the default policies to DROP
+    iptables -P INPUT DROP
+    iptables -P FORWARD DROP
+    iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
+
+    # Allow incoming SSH traffic
+    iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
+
+    # Save the rules so they persist across reboots
+    iptables-save > rules.v4.new
+    pwd
+
+    SHELL
+
   end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/grid/vagrant/almalinux_9/x86_64/Vagrantfile b/packages/grid/vagrant/almalinux_9/x86_64/Vagrantfile
index 08229ef8b5d..20fe9b8d652 100644
--- a/packages/grid/vagrant/almalinux_9/x86_64/Vagrantfile
+++ b/packages/grid/vagrant/almalinux_9/x86_64/Vagrantfile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
         vd.memory = "4096"
         vd.cpus = "2"
     end
-
+    config.vm.box_check_update = false
 
     config.vm.provision "shell", inline: <<-SHELL
     #!/bin/bash