diff --git a/plugins/commands/box/command/add.rb b/plugins/commands/box/command/add.rb
index 73511ea99..403dddb79 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/box/command/add.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/box/command/add.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 require 'optparse'
 
+require_relative "base"
+
 module VagrantPlugins
   module CommandBox
     module Command
-      class Add < Vagrant.plugin("2", :command)
+      class Add < Base
         def execute
           options = {}
 
@@ -34,13 +36,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           provider = nil
           provider = options[:provider].to_sym if options[:provider]
 
-          @env.action_runner.run(Vagrant::Action.action_box_add, {
+          action(Vagrant::Action.action_box_add, {
             :box_name     => argv[0],
             :box_provider => provider,
             :box_url      => argv[1],
             :box_force    => options[:force],
-            :box_download_insecure => options[:insecure],
-            :box_state_file => StateFile.new(@env.home_path.join('boxes.json'))
+            :box_download_insecure => options[:insecure]
           })
 
           # Success, exit status 0
diff --git a/plugins/commands/box/command/base.rb b/plugins/commands/box/command/base.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b80b2dcb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/commands/box/command/base.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module CommandBox
+    module Command
+      class Base < Vagrant.plugin("2", :command)
+        # This is a helper for executing an action sequence with the proper
+        # environment hash setup so that the plugin specific helpers are
+        # in.
+        #
+        # @param [Object] callable the Middleware callable
+        # @param [Hash] env Extra environment hash that is merged in.
+        def action(callable, env=nil)
+          env = {
+            :box_state_file => StateFile.new(@env.home_path.join("boxes.json"))
+          }.merge(env || {})
+
+          @env.action_runner.run(callable, env)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/commands/box/command/remove.rb b/plugins/commands/box/command/remove.rb
index bea7dd83b..6b52f023f 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/box/command/remove.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/box/command/remove.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 require 'optparse'
 
+require_relative "base"
+
 module VagrantPlugins
   module CommandBox
     module Command
-      class Remove < Vagrant.plugin("2", :command)
+      class Remove < Base
         def execute
           opts = OptionParser.new do |o|
             o.banner = "Usage: vagrant box remove <name> <provider>"
@@ -34,10 +36,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             argv[1] = providers[0] || ""
           end
 
-          @env.action_runner.run(Vagrant::Action.action_box_remove, {
+          action(Vagrant::Action.action_box_remove, {
             :box_name     => argv[0],
-            :box_provider => argv[1],
-            :box_state_file => StateFile.new(@env.home_path.join('boxes.json'))
+            :box_provider => argv[1]
           })
 
           # Success, exit status 0