diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/boot.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/boot.rb
index 383913e8b..40d1cc2f9 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/boot.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/boot.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ module Vagrant
         end
 
         def call(env)
+          # Do nothing if the environment is erroneous
+          return if env.error?
+
           @env = env
 
           # Start up the VM and wait for it to boot.
diff --git a/test/vagrant/action/vm/boot_test.rb b/test/vagrant/action/vm/boot_test.rb
index dddcd3c83..a486fa6df 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/action/vm/boot_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/action/vm/boot_test.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ class BootVMActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   end
 
   context "calling" do
+    should "do nothing if environment is erroneous" do
+      @env.error!(:foo)
+      @instance.expects(:boot).never
+      @app.expects(:call).never
+
+      @instance.call(@env)
+    end
+
     should "run the proper methods on success" do
       boot_seq = sequence("boot_seq")
       @instance.expects(:boot).in_sequence(boot_seq)