diff --git a/kvm/Dockerfile b/kvm/Dockerfile
index 1d1b917..bd6acb4 100644
--- a/kvm/Dockerfile
+++ b/kvm/Dockerfile
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ LABEL maintainer "Jessie Frazelle <jess@linux.com>"
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 	dnsmasq \
+	gir1.2-spiceclientgtk-3.0 \
 	iproute2 \
 	iptables \
 	libgl1-mesa-dri \
 	libgl1-mesa-glx \
 	libvirt-daemon-system \
+	procps \
 	python-gi \
 	python-ipaddr \
 	qemu-kvm \
@@ -28,4 +30,4 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 COPY ./start.sh /start.sh
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/start.sh"]
-CMD ["libvirtd"]
+CMD ["virt-manager", "--no-fork"]
diff --git a/kvm/start.sh b/kvm/start.sh
index e864718..4f587f7 100755
--- a/kvm/start.sh
+++ b/kvm/start.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ set -e
 set -o pipefail
 
 # add the correct user perms
+echo "Adding the user groups..."
 gpasswd -a root libvirt
 gpasswd -a root kvm
 chown root:kvm /dev/kvm
 
+# allow root user to use qemu
+echo 'user = "root"' >> /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf
+echo 'group = "root"' >> /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf
+
 # create the bridge for networking
+echo "Creating the bridge for networking..."
 ip link add name virt0 type bridge
 ip link set dev virt0 up
 bridge link
@@ -15,10 +21,28 @@ ip addr add dev virt0 172.20.0.1/16
 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 172.20.0.1/16 -j MASQUERADE
 
 # start the virtlogd daemon
-exec virtlogd --daemon &
+echo "Starting virtlogd..."
+virtlogd &
+
+# start libvirtd
+echo "Starting libvirtd..."
+libvirtd &
+
+# put in a sleep for services to start
+echo "Sleeping while services start..."
+sleep 5
 
 # start the default networking
-virsh net-start default || true
+echo "Creating the default networking..."
+virsh net-start default
 
+# import existing vms
+echo "Importing any existing VMs..."
+for f in /root/kvm/*.xml; do
+	echo "Importing $(basename $f)..."
+	virsh define "$f"
+done
+
+echo "Starting virt-manager..."
 # shellcheck disable=SC2068
 exec $@