diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/box/download.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/box/download.rb
index 19b8751ca..e9d5c2d43 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/box/download.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/box/download.rb
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ module Vagrant
         def call(env)
           @env = env
 
-          catch_action_exception(env) do
-            download if instantiate_downloader
-          end
-
+          download if instantiate_downloader
           return if env.error?
+
           @app.call(@env)
 
           cleanup
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/downloaders/file.rb b/lib/vagrant/downloaders/file.rb
index e0adf2ee9..38ba7bf34 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/downloaders/file.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/downloaders/file.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
       def prepare(source_url)
         if !::File.file?(source_url)
-          raise Action::ActionException.new(:downloader_file_doesnt_exist, :source_url => source_url)
+          return env.error!(:downloader_file_doesnt_exist, :source_url => source_url)
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/test/vagrant/downloaders/file_test.rb b/test/vagrant/downloaders/file_test.rb
index 3512b9818..eb979034e 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/downloaders/file_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/downloaders/file_test.rb
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ class FileDownloaderTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   context "preparing" do
     should "raise an exception if the file does not exist" do
       File.expects(:file?).with(@uri).returns(false)
-      assert_raises(Vagrant::Action::ActionException) {
-        @downloader.prepare(@uri)
-      }
+      @downloader.prepare(@uri)
+      assert @downloader.env.error?
+      assert_equal :downloader_file_doesnt_exist, @downloader.env.error.first
     end
   end