diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4fff29d84..70426ceae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
   - Use numeric uid/gid in mounting shared folders to increase portability. [GH-252]
   - HTTP downloading follows redirects. [GH-163]
+  - Downloaders have clearer output to note what they're doing.
 
 ## 0.7.0.beta (December 24, 2010)
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/box/download.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/box/download.rb
index 0e03f3648..32b008bc9 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/box/download.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/box/download.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ module Vagrant
         end
 
         def download_to(f)
-          @env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.box.download.copying")
           @downloader.download!(@env["box"].uri, f)
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/downloaders/file.rb b/lib/vagrant/downloaders/file.rb
index 1b7f47568..e527dcec5 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/downloaders/file.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/downloaders/file.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       def download!(source_url, destination_file)
+        env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.downloaders.file.download")
         FileUtils.cp(source_url, destination_file.path)
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/downloaders/http.rb b/lib/vagrant/downloaders/http.rb
index 1463de34e..0cd042fec 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/downloaders/http.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/downloaders/http.rb
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ module Vagrant
         end
 
         http.start do |h|
+          env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.downloaders.http.download", :url => source_url)
+
           h.request_get(uri.request_uri) do |response|
             if response.is_a?(Net::HTTPRedirection)
               # Follow the HTTP redirect.
               # TODO: Error on some redirect limit
-              env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.downloaders.http.follow_redirect", :url => response["Location"])
               download!(response["Location"], destination_file)
               return
             end
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index d5a10fd0a..6c0e13e5f 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ en:
         download:
           with: "Downloading with %{class}..."
           cleaning: "Cleaning up downloaded box..."
-          copying: "Copying box to temporary location..."
           unknown_type: "Unknown or unsupported URI type given for box download."
         unpackage:
           extracting: "Extracting box..."
@@ -401,9 +400,10 @@ en:
 
     downloaders:
       file:
+        download: "Copying box to temporary location..."
         file_missing: "The specified path to a file doesn't exist."
       http:
-        follow_redirect: "Download following redirect: %{url}"
+        download: "Downloading box: %{url}"
         socket_error: |-
           An error occurred while trying to download the specified box. This most
           often happens if there is no internet connection or the address is