diff --git a/lib/vagrant/actions/up.rb b/lib/vagrant/actions/up.rb
index be9da7d17..fb29fa320 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/actions/up.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/actions/up.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Vagrant
         # Up is a "meta-action" so it really just queues up a bunch
         # of other actions in its place:
         [Import, ForwardPorts, SharedFolders, Start].each do |action_klass|
-          @vm.actions << action_klass
+          @vm.add_action(action_klass)
         end
 
         # TODO: Move hard drive
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/commands.rb b/lib/vagrant/commands.rb
index c264cec68..9473629cd 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/commands.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/commands.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ run `vagrant down` first.
 error
         end
 
-        VM.up
+        VM.execute!(Actions::Up)
       end
 
       # Tear down a vagrant instance. This not only shuts down the instance
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
index 6b08893de..f7e054686 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Vagrant
       # Executes a specific action
       def execute!(action_klass)
         vm = new
-        vm.actions << action_klass
+        vm.add_action(action_klass)
         vm.execute!
       end
 
@@ -32,14 +32,11 @@ module Vagrant
       @actions = []
     end
 
-    def execute!
-      # Initialize each action. Prepare is not done together with
-      # this since initialization is a time which guarantees that
-      # prepare has not been called for any other action yet.
-      @actions.collect! do |action_class|
-        action_class.new(self)
-      end
+    def add_action(action_klass)
+      @actions << action_klass.new(self)
+    end
 
+    def execute!
       # Call the prepare method on each once its
       # initialized, then call the execute! method
       [:prepare, :execute!].each do |method|
diff --git a/test/vagrant/commands_test.rb b/test/vagrant/commands_test.rb
index e99cc516e..1785b1197 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/commands_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/commands_test.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class CommandsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   context "up" do
     setup do
       Vagrant::Env.stubs(:persisted_vm).returns(nil)
-      Vagrant::VM.stubs(:up)
+      Vagrant::VM.stubs(:execute!)
     end
 
     should "require load the environment" do
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ class CommandsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       Vagrant::Commands.up
     end
 
-    should "call up on VM" do
-      Vagrant::VM.expects(:up).once
+    should "call the up action on VM" do
+      Vagrant::VM.expects(:execute!).with(Vagrant::Actions::Up).once
       Vagrant::Commands.up
     end
   end
@@ -149,13 +149,13 @@ class CommandsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       @persisted_vm.expects(:package).never
       Vagrant::Commands.package
     end
-    
+
     should "package the vm with the default name and the current directory" do
       @persisted_vm.expects(:package).with(Vagrant.config[:package][:name], FileUtils.pwd).once
       Vagrant::Commands.package
     end
 
-    should "package the vm with the specified name" do      
+    should "package the vm with the specified name" do
       @persisted_vm.expects(:package).with('foo', FileUtils.pwd).once
       Vagrant::Commands.package('foo')
     end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb b/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
index f372cac81..2f2a38e8e 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ class VMTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert @vm.actions.empty?
     end
 
-    should "be able to add actions" do
-      assert_nothing_raised do
-        @vm.actions << "Foo"
-        @vm.actions << "Bar"
-        assert_equal 2, @vm.actions.length
-      end
+    should "initialize the action when added" do
+      action_klass = mock("action_class")
+      action_inst = mock("action_inst")
+      action_klass.expects(:new).once.returns(action_inst)
+      @vm.add_action(action_klass)
+      assert_equal 1, @vm.actions.length
     end
 
     should "run #prepare on all actions, then #execute!" do
@@ -71,11 +71,8 @@ class VMTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       actions = []
       5.times do |i|
         action = mock("action#{i}")
-        action_class = mock("action_class#{i}")
 
-        action_class.expects(:new).once.returns(action).in_sequence(action_seq)
-
-        @vm.actions << action_class
+        @vm.actions << action
         actions << action
       end
 
@@ -90,11 +87,9 @@ class VMTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     should "run actions on class method execute!" do
       vm = mock("vm")
-      actions = mock("actions")
       execute_seq = sequence("execute_seq")
       Vagrant::VM.expects(:new).returns(vm).in_sequence(execute_seq)
-      vm.expects(:actions).returns(actions).in_sequence(execute_seq)
-      actions.expects(:<<).with("foo").once.in_sequence(execute_seq)
+      vm.expects(:add_action).with("foo").in_sequence(execute_seq)
       vm.expects(:execute!).once.in_sequence(execute_seq)
 
       Vagrant::VM.execute!("foo")