diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/handle_box.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/handle_box.rb
index d4100748e..0b137459d 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/handle_box.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/handle_box.rb
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ module Vagrant
 
           if box_updated
             # Reload the environment and set the VM to be the new loaded VM.
-            old_machine   = env[:machine]
-            env[:machine] = machine.vagrantfile.machine(
+            new_machine = machine.vagrantfile.machine(
               machine.name, machine.provider_name,
               machine.env.boxes, machine.data_dir, machine.env)
-            env[:machine].ui = old_machine.ui
+            env[:machine].box = new_machine.box
+            env[:machine].config = new_machine.config
+            env[:machine].provider_config = new_machine.provider_config
           end
 
           @app.call(env)
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/machine.rb b/lib/vagrant/machine.rb
index 9238ce40b..3ca3b4e23 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/machine.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/machine.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module Vagrant
     # Configuration for the machine.
     #
     # @return [Object]
-    attr_reader :config
+    attr_accessor :config
 
     # Directory where machine-specific data can be stored.
     #
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Vagrant
     # The provider-specific configuration for this machine.
     #
     # @return [Object]
-    attr_reader :provider_config
+    attr_accessor :provider_config
 
     # The name of the provider.
     #