diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu-snp.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu-snp.toml.in
index b309110b0f..447fabb289 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu-snp.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu-snp.toml.in
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ debug_console_enabled = false
 
 # Agent connection dialing timeout value in seconds
 # (default: 90)
-dial_timeout = 90
+dial_timeout = 1200
 
 [runtime]
 # If enabled, the runtime will log additional debug messages to the
diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu-tdx.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu-tdx.toml.in
index b59ac85b96..86a5bc3df9 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu-tdx.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu-tdx.toml.in
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ debug_console_enabled = false
 
 # Agent connection dialing timeout value in seconds
 # (default: 90)
-dial_timeout = 90
+dial_timeout = 1200
 
 [runtime]
 # If enabled, the runtime will log additional debug messages to the
diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu.toml.in
index 6a5931f2a2..339decc089 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu.toml.in
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ debug_console_enabled = false
 
 # Agent connection dialing timeout value in seconds
 # (default: 90)
-dial_timeout = 90
+dial_timeout = 1200
 
 [runtime]
 # If enabled, the runtime will log additional debug messages to the
diff --git a/tools/osbuilder/rootfs-builder/nvidia/nvidia_rootfs.sh b/tools/osbuilder/rootfs-builder/nvidia/nvidia_rootfs.sh
index d02c6b7a88..da4e13c89b 100644
--- a/tools/osbuilder/rootfs-builder/nvidia/nvidia_rootfs.sh
+++ b/tools/osbuilder/rootfs-builder/nvidia/nvidia_rootfs.sh
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ chisseled_init() {
 
 	ln -sf ../run var/run
 	ln -sf ../run var/log
+	ln -sf ../run var/cache
 
 	# Needed for various RUST static builds with LIBC=gnu
 	libdir=lib/"${machine_arch}"-linux-gnu