diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a2e16723a..d9e25daa5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## 0.7.6 (unreleased)
 
+  - Run Chef commands in a single command. [GH-390]
   - Add `nfs` option for Chef to mount Chef folders via NFS. [GH-378]
   - Add translation for `aborted` state in VM. [GH-371]
   - Use full paths with the Chef provisioner so that restart cookbook will
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server.rb b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server.rb
index 606ffaa7c..50e41a547 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server.rb
@@ -79,14 +79,13 @@ module Vagrant
 
       def run_chef_client
         command_env = config.binary_env ? "#{config.binary_env} " : ""
-        commands = ["cd #{config.provisioning_path}",
-                    "#{command_env}#{chef_binary_path("chef-client")} -c client.rb -j dna.json"]
+        command = "#{command_env}#{chef_binary_path("chef-client")} -c #{config.provisioning_path}/client.rb -j #{config.provisioning_path}/dna.json"
 
         env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.chef.running_client")
         vm.ssh.execute do |ssh|
-          ssh.sudo!(commands) do |channel, type, data|
+          ssh.sudo!(command) do |channel, type, data|
             if type == :exit_status
-              ssh.check_exit_status(data, commands)
+              ssh.check_exit_status(data, command)
             else
               env.ui.info("#{data}: #{type}")
             end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo.rb b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo.rb
index 54aa22bba..60f383ae7 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo.rb
@@ -73,14 +73,13 @@ module Vagrant
 
       def run_chef_solo
         command_env = config.binary_env ? "#{config.binary_env} " : ""
-        commands = ["cd #{config.provisioning_path}",
-                    "#{command_env}#{chef_binary_path("chef-solo")} -c #{config.provisioning_path}/solo.rb -j #{config.provisioning_path}/dna.json"]
+        command = "#{command_env}#{chef_binary_path("chef-solo")} -c #{config.provisioning_path}/solo.rb -j #{config.provisioning_path}/dna.json"
 
         env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.chef.running_solo")
         vm.ssh.execute do |ssh|
-          ssh.sudo!(commands) do |channel, type, data|
+          ssh.sudo!(command) do |channel, type, data|
             if type == :exit_status
-              ssh.check_exit_status(data, commands)
+              ssh.check_exit_status(data, command)
             else
               env.ui.info("#{data}: #{type}")
             end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server_test.rb b/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server_test.rb
index 0c47b99d6..cafcb91b2 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server_test.rb
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ class ChefServerProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       @vm.ssh.stubs(:execute).yields(@ssh)
     end
 
-    should "cd into the provisioning directory and run chef client" do
-      @ssh.expects(:sudo!).with(["cd #{@config.provisioning_path}", "chef-client -c client.rb -j dna.json"]).once
+    should "run chef client" do
+      @ssh.expects(:sudo!).with("chef-client -c #{@config.provisioning_path}/client.rb -j #{@config.provisioning_path}/dna.json").once
       @action.run_chef_client
     end
 
diff --git a/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo_test.rb b/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo_test.rb
index dcf532f30..9995a34a4 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo_test.rb
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ class ChefSoloProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       @vm.ssh.stubs(:execute).yields(@ssh)
     end
 
-    should "cd into the provisioning directory and run chef solo" do
-      @ssh.expects(:sudo!).with(["cd #{@config.provisioning_path}", "chef-solo -c #{@config.provisioning_path}/solo.rb -j #{@config.provisioning_path}/dna.json"]).once
+    should "run chef solo" do
+      @ssh.expects(:sudo!).with("chef-solo -c #{@config.provisioning_path}/solo.rb -j #{@config.provisioning_path}/dna.json").once
       @action.run_chef_solo
     end