diff --git a/lib/vagrant/util/error_helper.rb b/lib/vagrant/util/error_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..235217611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/util/error_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module Vagrant
+  module Util
+    module ErrorHelper
+      def error_and_exit(key, data = {})
+        abort <<-error
+=====================================================================
+Vagrant experienced an error!
+
+#{Translator.t(key, data).chomp}
+=====================================================================
+error
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/util/output_helper.rb b/lib/vagrant/util/output_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffdca3678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/util/output_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module Vagrant
+  module Util
+    module OutputHelper
+      def wrap_output
+        puts "====================================================================="
+        yield
+        puts "====================================================================="
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/util/error_helper_test.rb b/test/vagrant/util/error_helper_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b8fc525a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vagrant/util/error_helper_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'test_helper')
+
+class ErrorHelperUtilTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  # TODO
+end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/util/output_helper_test.rb b/test/vagrant/util/output_helper_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06f6ee9dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vagrant/util/output_helper_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'test_helper')
+
+class OutputHelperUtilTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  # TODO
+end