diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/service/proto/gen/plugin/core_pb.rb b/lib/proto/gen/plugin/core_pb.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/commands/serve/service/proto/gen/plugin/core_pb.rb
rename to lib/proto/gen/plugin/core_pb.rb
diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/service/proto/gen/plugin/core_services_pb.rb b/lib/proto/gen/plugin/core_services_pb.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/commands/serve/service/proto/gen/plugin/core_services_pb.rb
rename to lib/proto/gen/plugin/core_services_pb.rb
diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/service/proto/gen/plugin/plugin_pb.rb b/lib/proto/gen/plugin/plugin_pb.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/commands/serve/service/proto/gen/plugin/plugin_pb.rb
rename to lib/proto/gen/plugin/plugin_pb.rb
diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/service/proto/gen/plugin/plugin_services_pb.rb b/lib/proto/gen/plugin/plugin_services_pb.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/commands/serve/service/proto/gen/plugin/plugin_services_pb.rb
rename to lib/proto/gen/plugin/plugin_services_pb.rb
diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/service/proto/gen/plugin/protostructure_pb.rb b/lib/proto/gen/plugin/protostructure_pb.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/commands/serve/service/proto/gen/plugin/protostructure_pb.rb
rename to lib/proto/gen/plugin/protostructure_pb.rb
diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/service/proto/gen/ruby-server_pb.rb b/lib/proto/gen/ruby-server_pb.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/commands/serve/service/proto/gen/ruby-server_pb.rb
rename to lib/proto/gen/ruby-server_pb.rb
diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/service/proto/gen/ruby-server_services_pb.rb b/lib/proto/gen/ruby-server_services_pb.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/commands/serve/service/proto/gen/ruby-server_services_pb.rb
rename to lib/proto/gen/ruby-server_services_pb.rb
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/machine.rb b/lib/vagrant/machine.rb
index f18ae318a..c49114acf 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/machine.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/machine.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 require_relative "util/ssh"
 require_relative "action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders"
 
+require 'proto/gen/plugin/core_pb'
+
 require "digest/md5"
 require "thread"
 
diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/service/plugin_service.rb b/plugins/commands/serve/service/plugin_service.rb
index f6309e366..d05818715 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/serve/service/plugin_service.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/serve/service/plugin_service.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require "vagrant/plugin/v2/plugin"
 
-require_relative 'proto/gen/ruby-server_pb'
-require_relative 'proto/gen/ruby-server_services_pb'
+require 'proto/gen/ruby-server_pb'
+require 'proto/gen/ruby-server_services_pb'
 
 module VagrantPlugins
   module CommandServe
diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/service/provider_service.rb b/plugins/commands/serve/service/provider_service.rb
index 3af46c439..63b69d816 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/serve/service/provider_service.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/serve/service/provider_service.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
-require_relative 'proto/gen/plugin/plugin_pb'
-require_relative 'proto/gen/plugin/plugin_services_pb'
+require 'proto/gen/plugin/plugin_pb'
+require 'proto/gen/plugin/plugin_services_pb'
 require 'logger'
 
 module VagrantPlugins
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         end
 
         def machine_arg_to_machine(req)
-          
+
         end
 
         def action_up_spec(req, _unused_call)