diff --git a/internal/core/box.go b/internal/core/box.go
index b41695529..79b79f4f9 100644
--- a/internal/core/box.go
+++ b/internal/core/box.go
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func (b *Box) HasUpdate(version string) (updateAvailable bool, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (b *Box) UpdateInfo(version string) (updateAvailable bool, meta core.BoxMetadataMap, newVersion string, newProvider string, err error) {
+func (b *Box) UpdateInfo(version string) (updateAvailable bool, meta core.BoxMetadata, newVersion string, newProvider string, err error) {
 	metadata, err := b.loadMetadata()
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, nil, "", "", err
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func (b *Box) UpdateInfo(version string) (updateAvailable bool, meta core.BoxMet
 	if result == nil {
 		return false, nil, "", "", nil
 	}
-	return true, metadata.ToMap(), result.Version, b.box.Provider, nil
+	return true, metadata, result.Version, b.box.Provider, nil
 }
 
 // Checks if this box is in use according to the given machine
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/box/remote.rb b/lib/vagrant/box/remote.rb
index b31eafef5..e511f459a 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/box/remote.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/box/remote.rb
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ module Vagrant
         metadata = update_info[0]
         new_version = update_info[1]
         new_provider = update_info[2]
-        m = downcase_stringify_keys(metadata)
+        # m = downcase_stringify_keys(metadata)
         [
-          BoxMetadata.new(nil, m),
-          BoxMetadata::Version.new({"version" => new_version}), 
-          BoxMetadata::Provider.new({"name" => new_provider}),
+          BoxMetadata.new(nil, client: metadata),
+          BoxMetadata::Version.new({"version" => new_version}, ver: new_version, client: metadata), 
+          BoxMetadata::Provider.new({"name" => new_provider}, client: metadata),
         ]
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/box_metadata.rb b/lib/vagrant/box_metadata.rb
index ba0e796f3..0f74f4da1 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/box_metadata.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/box_metadata.rb
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ module Vagrant
       # @return [String]
       attr_accessor :version
 
-      def initialize(raw=nil)
+      def initialize(raw=nil, **_)
         return if !raw
 
         @version = raw["version"]
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ module Vagrant
       # @return [String]
       attr_accessor :checksum_type
 
-      def initialize(raw)
+      def initialize(raw, **_)
         @name = raw["name"]
         @url  = raw["url"]
         @checksum = raw["checksum"]
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/box_metadata/remote.rb b/lib/vagrant/box_metadata/remote.rb
index 6bb8f0682..208772138 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/box_metadata/remote.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/box_metadata/remote.rb
@@ -15,15 +15,21 @@ module Vagrant
       attr_accessor :description
 
       # @param [IO] io An IO object to read the metadata from.
-      def initialize(io, url: nil)
+      def initialize(io, url: nil, client: nil)
         @logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::box")
 
-        if url.nil?
-          raise ArgumentError,
-            "Metadata URL is required for `#{self.class.name}'"
+        if !client.nil? 
+          # Use client if available
+          @client = client
+        else
+          # If client is not available, then try to load from url
+          if url.nil?
+            raise ArgumentError,
+              "Metadata URL is required for `#{self.class.name}' if a client is not provided"
+          end
+          @client = Vagrant.plugin("2").remote_manager.core_plugin_manager.get_plugin("boxmetadata")
+          @client.load_metadata(url)
         end
-        @client = Vagrant.plugin("2").remote_manager.core_plugin_manager.get_plugin("boxmetadata")
-        @client.load_metadata(url)
         @name = @client.name
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/protobufs/proto/vagrant_plugin_sdk/plugin_pb.rb b/lib/vagrant/protobufs/proto/vagrant_plugin_sdk/plugin_pb.rb
index 2809099dd..072c684af 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/protobufs/proto/vagrant_plugin_sdk/plugin_pb.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/protobufs/proto/vagrant_plugin_sdk/plugin_pb.rb
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.generated_pool.build do
     end
     add_message "hashicorp.vagrant.sdk.Box.UpdateInfoResponse" do
       optional :has_update, :bool, 1
-      optional :metadata, :message, 2, "hashicorp.vagrant.sdk.Args.Hash"
+      optional :metadata, :message, 2, "hashicorp.vagrant.sdk.Args.BoxMetadata"
       optional :new_version, :string, 3
       optional :new_provider, :string, 4
     end
diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/client/box.rb b/plugins/commands/serve/client/box.rb
index a2187f44e..0b140a500 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/serve/client/box.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/serve/client/box.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             version: version
           ))
           if res.has_update
-            meta = mapper.map(res.metadata, to: Hash)
+            meta = mapper.map(res.metadata, to: Client::BoxMetadata)
             return [meta, res.new_version, res.new_provider]
           else
             nil