diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 45910d147..462bf8890 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ BUG FIXES:
   - commands/box: the update command supports CA settings [GH-4473]
   - commands/box: removing all versions and providers of a box will properly
       clean all directories in `~/.vagrant.d/boxes` [GH-3570]
+  - commands/box: outdated global won't halt on metadata download failure [GH-6453]
   - commands/package: when re-packaging a packaged box, preserve the
       generated SSH key [GH-5780]
   - commands/rdp: prefer `xfreerdp` if it is available on Linux [GH-6475]
diff --git a/plugins/commands/box/command/outdated.rb b/plugins/commands/box/command/outdated.rb
index cde932e1a..4fd6e5cf3 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/box/command/outdated.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/box/command/outdated.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             md = nil
             begin
               md = box.load_metadata(download_options)
-            rescue Vagrant::Errors::DownloaderError => e
+            rescue Vagrant::Errors::BoxMetadataDownloadError => e
               @env.ui.error(I18n.t(
                 "vagrant.box_outdated_metadata_error",
                 name: box.name,