diff --git a/lib/vagrant/commands/up.rb b/lib/vagrant/commands/up.rb
index 41336ece7..b71cf95fd 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/commands/up.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/commands/up.rb
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ module Vagrant
         end
 
         if vm.created?
-          logger.info "VM '#{name}' already created. Booting if its not already running..."
+          vm.env.logger.info "VM '#{name}' already created. Booting if its not already running..."
           vm.start
         else
           vm.env.require_box
 
-          logger.info "Creating VM '#{name}'"
+          vm.env.logger.info "Creating VM '#{name}'"
           vm.up
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/base.rb b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/base.rb
index 79b675576..f393e2152 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/base.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/base.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ module Vagrant
         @vm.env
       end
 
+      # This method returns the environment's logger as a convenience
+      # method.
+      def logger
+        env.logger
+      end
+
       # This is the method called to "prepare" the provisioner. This is called
       # before any actions are run by the action runner (see {Vagrant::Actions::Runner}).
       # This can be used to setup shared folders, forward ports, etc. Whatever is
@@ -34,4 +40,4 @@ module Vagrant
       def provision!; end
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end