diff --git a/lib/vagrant/communication/ssh.rb b/lib/vagrant/communication/ssh.rb
index d4176dde5..34623cef1 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/communication/ssh.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/communication/ssh.rb
@@ -87,6 +87,26 @@ module Vagrant
 
       # Opens an SSH connection and yields it to a block.
       def connect
+        if @connection && !@connection.closed?
+          # There is a chance that the socket is closed despite us checking
+          # 'closed?' above. To test this we need to send data through the
+          # socket.
+          begin
+            @connection.exec!("")
+          rescue IOError
+            @logger.info("Connection has been closed. Not re-using.")
+            @connection = nil
+          end
+
+          # If the @connection is still around, then it is valid,
+          # and we use it.
+          if @connection
+            @logger.info("Re-using SSH connection.")
+            return yield @connection if block_given?
+            return
+          end
+        end
+
         ssh_info = @vm.ssh.info
 
         # Build the options we'll use to initiate the connection via Net::SSH
@@ -104,12 +124,14 @@ module Vagrant
         @vm.ssh.check_key_permissions(ssh_info[:private_key_path])
 
         # Connect to SSH, giving it a few tries
-        @logger.debug("Connecting to SSH: #{ssh_info[:host]}:#{ssh_info[:port]}")
+        @logger.info("Connecting to SSH: #{ssh_info[:host]}:#{ssh_info[:port]}")
         exceptions = [Errno::ECONNREFUSED, Net::SSH::Disconnect]
         connection = retryable(:tries => @vm.config.ssh.max_tries, :on => exceptions) do
           Net::SSH.start(ssh_info[:host], ssh_info[:username], opts)
         end
 
+        @connection = connection
+
         # This is hacky but actually helps with some issues where
         # Net::SSH is simply not robust enough to handle... see
         # issue #391, #455, etc.
@@ -127,7 +149,7 @@ module Vagrant
         raise Errors::SSHConnectionRefused
       ensure
         # Be sure the connection is always closed
-        connection.close if connection && !connection.closed?
+        # connection.close if connection && !connection.closed?
       end
 
       # Executes the command on an SSH connection within a login shell.
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index cb2c0c3bc..d6dde5231 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ en:
         Vagrant assumes that this means the command failed!
 
         %{command}
-
-        The output of the command prior to failing is outputted below:
-
-        %{output}
       ssh_connection_refused: |-
         SSH connection was refused! This usually happens if the VM failed to
         boot properly. Some steps to try to fix this: First, try reloading your
diff --git a/vagrant.gemspec b/vagrant.gemspec
index 30e9be7d2..287f7f6a7 100644
--- a/vagrant.gemspec
+++ b/vagrant.gemspec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   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-ssh", "~> 2.2.2"
   s.add_dependency "net-scp", "~> 1.0.4"
   s.add_dependency "i18n", "~> 0.6.0"