diff --git a/plugins/commands/box/command/update.rb b/plugins/commands/box/command/update.rb
index 5b2cc9acb..e8d4da5b8 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/box/command/update.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/box/command/update.rb
@@ -128,7 +128,13 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             if download_options[:insecure].nil?
               download_options[:insecure] = machine.config.vm.box_download_insecure
             end
-            box_update(box, version, machine.ui, download_options, force)
+
+            begin
+              box_update(box, version, machine.ui, download_options, force)
+            rescue Vagrant::Errors::BoxUpdateNoMetadata => e
+              machine.ui.warn(e)
+              next
+            end
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/commands/box/command/update_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/commands/box/command/update_test.rb
index 0c930b40e..8e8a1beae 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/commands/box/command/update_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/commands/box/command/update_test.rb
@@ -405,6 +405,24 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::CommandBox::Command::Update do
             end
           end
 
+          context "ignoring boxes with no metadata" do
+            before do
+              allow(subject).to receive(:with_target_vms) { |&block| block.call machine }
+            end
+
+            let(:box) do
+              box_dir = test_iso_env.box3("foo", "1.0", :virtualbox)
+              box = Vagrant::Box.new(
+                "foo", :virtualbox, "1.0", box_dir, metadata_url: "foo")
+              allow(box).to receive(:has_update?).and_raise(Vagrant::Errors::BoxUpdateNoMetadata, name: "foo")
+              box
+            end
+
+            it "continues to update the rest of the boxes in the environment" do
+              subject.execute
+            end
+          end
+
           context "force flag is specified on the command line" do
             let(:argv) { ["--force"].concat(download_options) }