diff --git a/lib/vagrant/machine.rb b/lib/vagrant/machine.rb
index fefbbc376..5a3f4a3d0 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/machine.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/machine.rb
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ module Vagrant
       @ui              = Vagrant::UI::Prefixed.new(@env.ui, @name)
       @ui_mutex        = Mutex.new
       @state_mutex     = Mutex.new
+      @triggers        = Vagrant::Plugin::V2::Trigger.new(@env, @config.trigger, self)
 
       # Read the ID, which is usually in local storage
       @id = nil
@@ -149,8 +150,6 @@ module Vagrant
       # Output a bunch of information about this machine in
       # machine-readable format in case someone is listening.
       @ui.machine("metadata", "provider", provider_name)
-
-      @triggers = Vagrant::Plugin::V2::Trigger.new(@env, @config.trigger, self)
     end
 
     # This calls an action on the provider. The provider may or may not
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/machine_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/machine_test.rb
index d6411bd16..feeb8176d 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/machine_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/machine_test.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ describe Vagrant::Machine do
 
   def new_provider_mock
     double("provider").tap do |obj|
-      allow(obj).to receive(:_initialize).and_return(nil)
+      allow(obj).to receive(:_initialize)
+        .with(provider_name, anything).and_return(nil)
       allow(obj).to receive(:machine_id_changed).and_return(nil)
       allow(obj).to receive(:state).and_return(Vagrant::MachineState.new(
         :created, "", ""))
@@ -76,6 +77,24 @@ describe Vagrant::Machine do
       expect(subject.id).to be_nil
     end
 
+    context "setting up triggers" do
+      before do
+        expect(provider).to receive(:_initialize) do |*args|
+          machine = args.last
+          @trigger_instance = machine.instance_variable_get(:@triggers)
+          true
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "should initialize the trigger object" do
+        subject = new_instance
+        expect(subject.instance_variable_get(:@triggers))
+          .to be_a(Vagrant::Plugin::V2::Trigger)
+        expect(subject.instance_variable_get(:@triggers))
+          .to eq(@trigger_instance)
+      end
+    end
+
     describe "as a base" do
       let(:base) { true}