diff --git a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
index 78a7c454b..b9967de74 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ module Vagrant
       output = nil
       if ENV["VAGRANT_LOG"] == "STDOUT"
         output = STDOUT
+      elsif ENV["VAGRANT_LOG"] == "NULL"
+        output = nil
       elsif ENV["VAGRANT_LOG"]
         output = ENV["VAGRANT_LOG"]
       else
@@ -431,9 +433,23 @@ module Vagrant
       @config_loader.set(:default, File.expand_path("config/default.rb", Vagrant.source_root))
 
       vagrantfile_name.each do |rootfile|
-        @config_loader.set(:box, File.join(box.directory, rootfile)) if !first_run && vm && box
-        @config_loader.set(:home, File.join(home_path, rootfile)) if !first_run && home_path
-        @config_loader.set(:root, File.join(root_path, rootfile)) if root_path
+        if !first_run && vm && box
+          # We load the box Vagrantfile
+          box_vagrantfile = box.directory.join(rootfile)
+          @config_loader.set(:box, box_vagrantfile) if box_vagrantfile.exist?
+        end
+
+        if !first_run && home_path
+          # Load the home Vagrantfile
+          home_vagrantfile = home_path.join(rootfile)
+          @config_loader.set(:home, home_vagrantfile) if home_vagrantfile.exist?
+        end
+
+        if root_path
+          # Load the Vagrantfile in this directory
+          root_vagrantfile = root_path.join(rootfile)
+          @config_loader.set(:root, File.join(root_path, rootfile)) if root_vagrantfile.exist?
+        end
       end
 
       # If this environment is representing a sub-VM, then we push that
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 93bb8fc62..fcfdaf9d5 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ end
 # Set the home directory to some temporary directory
 ENV["HOME"] = Vagrant.source_root.join("test", "tmp", "home").to_s
 
+# Set the log output to nothing
+ENV["VAGRANT_LOG"] = "NULL"
+
 # Add the I18n locale for tests
 I18n.load_path << File.expand_path("../locales/en.yml", __FILE__)
 
diff --git a/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb b/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb
index 89d4c3337..a309b52a7 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb
@@ -525,11 +525,6 @@ class EnvironmentTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         assert_equal "set", @env.vms[:web].env.config.vm.base_mac
       end
 
-      should "reload the logger after executing" do
-        @env.load_config!
-        assert @env.instance_variable_get(:@logger).nil?
-      end
-
       should "be able to reload config" do
         vagrantfile(@env.root_path, "config.vm.box = 'box'")