diff --git a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
index af779b769..f54b0d018 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ module Vagrant
       @home_path        = opts[:home_path]
       @lock_path        = opts[:lock_path]
       @vagrantfile_name = opts[:vagrantfile_name]
-      @ui               = opts[:ui_class].new("vagrant")
+      @ui               = opts[:ui_class].new
 
       @lock_acquired = false
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/ui.rb b/lib/vagrant/ui.rb
index 8693b85b1..6266b53d3 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/ui.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/ui.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module Vagrant
     class Interface
       attr_accessor :resource
 
-      def initialize(resource)
+      def initialize(resource=nil)
         @logger   = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::ui::interface")
         @resource = resource
       end
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ module Vagrant
       def clear_line
         reset = "\r"
         reset += "\e[0K" unless Util::Platform.windows?
-        reset
 
         info(reset, :new_line => false)
       end
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ module Vagrant
       # This is called by `say` to format the message for output.
       def format_message(type, message, opts=nil)
         opts ||= {}
-        message = "[#{@resource}] #{message}" if opts[:prefix]
+        message = "[#{@resource}] #{message}" if @resource && opts[:prefix]
         message
       end
     end