diff --git a/lib/vagrant/machine/remote.rb b/lib/vagrant/machine/remote.rb
index 7ee67b642..a9acfd8b1 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/machine/remote.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/machine/remote.rb
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       def provider_name
-        client.provider_name
+        client.provider_name.to_sym
       end
 
       def provider_options