diff --git a/lib/vagrant/ui.rb b/lib/vagrant/ui.rb
index e87f1ed50..e7ef405b3 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/ui.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/ui.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require "log4r"
+
 module Vagrant
   module UI
     # Vagrant UIs handle communication with the outside world (typically
@@ -11,13 +13,14 @@ module Vagrant
       attr_accessor :env
 
       def initialize(env)
-        @env = env
+        @env    = env
+        @logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::ui::interface")
       end
 
       [:warn, :error, :info, :success].each do |method|
         define_method(method) do |message, *opts|
           # Log normal console messages
-          env.logger.info("ui") { message }
+          @logger.info { "#{method}: #{message}" }
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/vagrant.gemspec b/vagrant.gemspec
index 83ab7310a..3ab1e7142 100644
--- a/vagrant.gemspec
+++ b/vagrant.gemspec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency "archive-tar-minitar", "= 0.5.2"
   s.add_dependency "erubis", "~> 2.7.0"
   s.add_dependency "json", "~> 1.5.1"
+  s.add_dependency "log4r", "~> 1.1.9"
   s.add_dependency "net-ssh", "~> 2.1.4"
   s.add_dependency "net-scp", "~> 1.0.4"
   s.add_dependency "i18n", "~> 0.6.0"
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_development_dependency "rake"
   s.add_development_dependency "contest", ">= 0.1.2"
-  s.add_development_dependency "log4r", "~> 1.1.9"
   s.add_development_dependency "minitest", "~> 2.5.1"
   s.add_development_dependency "mocha"
   s.add_development_dependency "childprocess", "~> 0.2.3"