diff --git a/config/default.rb b/config/default.rb
index fc380eb12..ed3e6d887 100644
--- a/config/default.rb
+++ b/config/default.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Vagrant::Config.run do |config|
   # default config goes here
+  config.vagrant.log_output = STDOUT
+
   config.ssh.username = "vagrant"
   config.ssh.password = "vagrant"
   config.ssh.host = "localhost"
diff --git a/lib/vagrant.rb b/lib/vagrant.rb
index 2959edf13..4db47b9e2 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,4 @@ require 'vagrant/config'
 require 'vagrant/env'
 require 'vagrant/provisioning'
 require 'vagrant/ssh'
-require 'vagrant/vm'
-
-# TODO: Make this configurable
-log_output = ENV['VAGRANT_ENV'] == 'test' ? nil : STDOUT
-VAGRANT_LOGGER = Vagrant::Logger.new(log_output)
+require 'vagrant/vm'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/config.rb b/lib/vagrant/config.rb
index ec68ed6e8..a86427890 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/config.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/config.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ module Vagrant
         config_runners.each do |block|
           block.call(config)
         end
+
+        config.loaded!
       end
     end
   end
@@ -74,16 +76,32 @@ module Vagrant
       attr_accessor :json
     end
 
+    class VagrantConfig < Base
+      attr_accessor :log_output
+    end
+
     class Top < Base
       attr_accessor :dotfile_name
       attr_reader :ssh
       attr_reader :vm
       attr_reader :chef
+      attr_reader :vagrant
 
       def initialize
         @ssh = SSHConfig.new
         @vm = VMConfig.new
         @chef = ChefConfig.new
+        @vagrant = VagrantConfig.new
+
+        @loaded = false
+      end
+
+      def loaded?
+        @loaded
+      end
+
+      def loaded!
+        @loaded = true
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/env.rb b/lib/vagrant/env.rb
index 5a17ef85c..19a917f4d 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/env.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/env.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module Vagrant
         ]
 
         load_paths.each do |path|
-          VAGRANT_LOGGER.info "Loading config from #{path}..."
+          logger.info "Loading config from #{path}..."
           load path if File.exist?(path)
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/util.rb b/lib/vagrant/util.rb
index 12f619237..c36197d8b 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/util.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/util.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ error
     end
 
     def logger
-      VAGRANT_LOGGER
+      # TODO: Buffer messages until config is loaded, then output them?
+      if Vagrant.config.loaded?
+        @logger ||= Vagrant::Logger.new(Vagrant.config.vagrant.log_output)
+      else
+        Vagrant::Logger.new(nil)
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
index 8d6cedebb..615f734e8 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ error
       end
     end
 
-    def start
+    def start(sleep_interval = 5)
       logger.info "Booting VM..."
       @vm.start(:headless, true)
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ error
           return true
         end
 
-        sleep 5 unless ENV['VAGRANT_ENV'] == 'test'
+        sleep sleep_interval
       end
 
       logger.info "Failed to connect to VM! Failed to boot?"
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 525cb4cdf..ffe38f2fe 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ rescue LoadError
   Bundler.setup
 end
 
-# This silences logger output
-ENV['VAGRANT_ENV'] = 'test'
-
 # ruby-debug, not necessary, but useful if we have it
 begin
   require 'ruby-debug'
diff --git a/test/vagrant/config_test.rb b/test/vagrant/config_test.rb
index 508649dfc..a43b44cc9 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/config_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/config_test.rb
@@ -35,12 +35,19 @@ class ConfigTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     should "run the blocks with the same config object" do
-      config = mock("config")
-      config.expects(:foo).twice
-      Vagrant::Config.stubs(:config).returns(config)
-      Vagrant::Config.run { |config| config.foo }
-      Vagrant::Config.run { |config| config.foo }
+      Vagrant::Config.run { |config| assert config }
+      Vagrant::Config.run { |config| assert config }
       Vagrant::Config.execute!
     end
+
+    should "not be loaded, initially" do
+      assert !Vagrant::Config.config.loaded?
+    end
+
+    should "be loaded after running" do
+      Vagrant::Config.run {}
+      Vagrant::Config.execute!
+      assert Vagrant::Config.config.loaded?
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb b/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
index 82ba383c3..7d4b43e2a 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
@@ -82,19 +82,19 @@ class VMTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       should "start the VM in headless mode" do
         @mock_vm.expects(:start).with(:headless, true).once
         Vagrant::SSH.expects(:up?).once.returns(true)
-        @vm.start
+        @vm.start(0)
       end
 
       should "repeatedly ping the SSH port and return false with no response" do
         seq = sequence('pings')
         Vagrant::SSH.expects(:up?).times(Vagrant.config[:ssh][:max_tries].to_i - 1).returns(false).in_sequence(seq)
         Vagrant::SSH.expects(:up?).once.returns(true).in_sequence(seq)
-        assert @vm.start
+        assert @vm.start(0)
       end
 
       should "ping the max number of times then just return" do
         Vagrant::SSH.expects(:up?).times(Vagrant.config[:ssh][:max_tries].to_i).returns(false)
-        assert !@vm.start
+        assert !@vm.start(0)
       end
     end