diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/provision.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/provision.rb
index 1d711646e..09b10f269 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/provision.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/provision.rb
@@ -9,11 +9,16 @@ module Vagrant
         end
 
         def call(env)
+          # Instantiate and prepare the provisioners. Preparation must happen here
+          # so that shared folders and such can properly take effect.
+          provisioners = enabled_provisioners
+          provisioners.map { |p| p.prepare }
+
           @app.call(env)
 
-          enabled_provisioners.each do |instance|
+          # Take prepared provisioners and run the provisioning
+          provisioners.each do |instance|
             @env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.provision.beginning", :provisioner => instance.class)
-            instance.prepare
             instance.provision!
           end
         end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/action/vm/provision_test.rb b/test/vagrant/action/vm/provision_test.rb
index b9dfcf7f8..446160500 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/action/vm/provision_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/action/vm/provision_test.rb
@@ -46,10 +46,15 @@ class ProvisionVMActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       should "provision and continue chain" do
         provisioners = [mock("one"), mock("two")]
         seq = sequence("seq")
-        @app.expects(:call).with(@env).in_sequence(seq)
         @instance.stubs(:enabled_provisioners).returns(provisioners)
+
         provisioners.each do |prov|
           prov.expects(:prepare).in_sequence(seq)
+        end
+
+        @app.expects(:call).with(@env).in_sequence(seq)
+
+        provisioners.each do |prov|
           prov.expects(:provision!).in_sequence(seq)
         end