diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/import.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/import.rb
index 8c936a67f..f4b009303 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/import.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/import.rb
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ module Vagrant
         end
 
         def recover(env)
-          # Interrupted, destroy the VM
-          env["actions"].run(:destroy)
+          if env["vm"].created?
+            # Interrupted, destroy the VM
+            env["actions"].run(:destroy)
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/action/vm/import_test.rb b/test/vagrant/action/vm/import_test.rb
index a7ef57726..8c2caa785 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/action/vm/import_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/action/vm/import_test.rb
@@ -40,11 +40,15 @@ class ImportVMActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     }
   end
 
+  should "not run the destroy action on recover if VM is not created" do
+    @env.env.vm.stubs(:created?).returns(false)
+    @env.env.actions.expects(:run).never
+    @instance.recover(@env)
+  end
+
   should "run the destroy action on recover" do
-    env = mock("env")
-    destroy = mock("destory")
-    env.expects(:[]).with("actions").returns(destroy)
-    destroy.expects(:run).with(:destroy)
-    @instance.recover(env)
+    @env.env.vm.stubs(:created?).returns(true)
+    @env.env.actions.expects(:run).with(:destroy).once
+    @instance.recover(@env)
   end
 end