diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/up.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/up.rb
index 4b33933e6..96102b81f 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/up.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/up.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module Vagrant
   module Command
     class Up < Base
       def execute
-        options = {}
+        options = { :provision => true }
 
         opts = OptionParser.new do |opts|
           opts.banner = "Usage: vagrant up [vm-name] [--[no-]provision] [-h]"