diff --git a/tasks/test.rake b/tasks/test.rake
index c47aac691..6fae3cd49 100644
--- a/tasks/test.rake
+++ b/tasks/test.rake
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@ require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
 namespace :test do
   RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:unit) do |t|
     t.pattern = "test/unit/**/*_test.rb"
-    t.rspec_opts = "--color --format documentation"
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/base.rb b/test/unit/base.rb
index 3a9e3984e..2f9485182 100644
--- a/test/unit/base.rb
+++ b/test/unit/base.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ VAGRANT_TEST_CWD = Dir.mktmpdir("vagrant-test-cwd")
 
 # Configure RSpec
 RSpec.configure do |c|
-  #c.formatter = :progress
+  c.formatter = :progress
   c.color_mode = :on
 
   if Vagrant::Util::Platform.windows?