diff --git a/lib/vagrant/box_collection.rb b/lib/vagrant/box_collection.rb
index 46e90fac5..3d29a67f8 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/box_collection.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/box_collection.rb
@@ -220,39 +220,43 @@ module Vagrant
     # Find a box in the collection with the given name and provider.
     #
     # @param [String] name Name of the box (logical name).
-    # @Param [String] provider Provider that the box implements.
+    # @param [String] provider Provider that the box implements.
     # @return [Box] The box found, or `nil` if not found.
-    def find(name, provider)
-      with_collection_lock do
-        # First look directly for the box we're asking for.
-        box_directory = @directory.join(name, provider.to_s, "metadata.json")
-        @logger.info("Searching for box: #{name} (#{provider}) in #{box_directory}")
-        if box_directory.file?
-          @logger.info("Box found: #{name} (#{provider})")
-          return Box.new(name, provider, box_directory.dirname)
-        end
+    def find(name, providers)
+      providers = [providers].flatten
 
-        # If we're looking for a VirtualBox box, then we check if there is
-        # a V1 box.
-        if provider.to_sym == :virtualbox
-          # Check if a V1 version of this box exists, and if so, raise an
-          # exception notifying the caller that the box exists but needs
-          # to be upgraded. We don't do the upgrade here because it can be
-          # a fairly intensive activity and don't want to immediately degrade
-          # user performance on a find.
-          #
-          # To determine if it is a V1 box we just do a simple heuristic
-          # based approach.
-          @logger.info("Searching for V1 box: #{name}")
-          if v1_box?(@directory.join(name))
-            @logger.warn("V1 box found: #{name}")
-            raise Errors::BoxUpgradeRequired, :name => name
+      with_collection_lock do
+        providers.each do |provider|
+          # First look directly for the box we're asking for.
+          box_directory = @directory.join(name, provider.to_s, "metadata.json")
+          @logger.info("Searching for box: #{name} (#{provider}) in #{box_directory}")
+          if box_directory.file?
+            @logger.info("Box found: #{name} (#{provider})")
+            return Box.new(name, provider, box_directory.dirname)
+          end
+
+          # If we're looking for a VirtualBox box, then we check if there is
+          # a V1 box.
+          if provider.to_sym == :virtualbox
+            # Check if a V1 version of this box exists, and if so, raise an
+            # exception notifying the caller that the box exists but needs
+            # to be upgraded. We don't do the upgrade here because it can be
+            # a fairly intensive activity and don't want to immediately degrade
+            # user performance on a find.
+            #
+            # To determine if it is a V1 box we just do a simple heuristic
+            # based approach.
+            @logger.info("Searching for V1 box: #{name}")
+            if v1_box?(@directory.join(name))
+              @logger.warn("V1 box found: #{name}")
+              raise Errors::BoxUpgradeRequired, :name => name
+            end
           end
         end
       end
 
       # Didn't find it, return nil
-      @logger.info("Box not found: #{name} (#{provider})")
+      @logger.info("Box not found: #{name} (#{providers.join(", ")})")
       nil
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
index 56b808dd6..327e68c27 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
@@ -339,7 +339,17 @@ module Vagrant
       box_changed  = false
 
       load_box_and_overrides = lambda do
-        box = find_box(config.vm.box, box_formats) if config.vm.box
+        box = nil
+        if config.vm.box
+          begin
+            box = boxes.find(config.vm.box, box_formats)
+          rescue Errors::BoxUpgradeRequired
+            # Upgrade the box if we must
+            @logger.info("Upgrading box during config load: #{config.vm.box}")
+            boxes.upgrade(config.vm.box)
+            retry
+          end
+        end
 
         # If a box was found, then we attempt to load the Vagrantfile for
         # that box. We don't require a box since we allow providers to download
@@ -694,39 +704,6 @@ module Vagrant
       Pathname.new(path)
     end
 
-    # This finds a box for the given name and formats, or returns nil
-    # if the box isn't found.
-    #
-    # @param [String] name Name of the box
-    # @param [Array<Symbol>] formats The formats to search for the box.
-    # @return [Box]
-    def find_box(name, formats)
-      # Determine the box formats we support
-      formats = [formats] if !formats.is_a?(Array)
-
-      @logger.info("Provider-supported box formats: #{formats.inspect}")
-      formats.each do |format|
-        box = nil
-
-        begin
-          box = boxes.find(name, format.to_s)
-        rescue Errors::BoxUpgradeRequired
-          # Upgrade the box if we must
-          @logger.info("Upgrading box during config load: #{name}")
-          boxes.upgrade(name)
-          retry
-        end
-
-        # If a box was found, we exit
-        if box
-          @logger.info("Box found with format: #{format}")
-          return box
-        end
-      end
-
-      nil
-    end
-
     # Finds the Vagrantfile in the given directory.
     #
     # @param [Pathname] path Path to search in.