diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin.rb
index e5d852c20..c516cd22f 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin.rb
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ module Vagrant
         use VM::ClearSharedFolders
         use VM::Export
         use VM::PackageVagrantfile
-        use VM::Package
+        use General::Package
       end
 
       register :package, package
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/package.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/general/package.rb
similarity index 77%
rename from lib/vagrant/action/vm/package.rb
rename to lib/vagrant/action/general/package.rb
index 9c0c01e6a..3a2741a0f 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/package.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/general/package.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 module Vagrant
   class Action
-    module VM
+    module General
+      # A general packaging (tar) middleware. Given the following options,
+      # it will do the right thing:
+      #
+      #   * package.output - The filename of the outputted package.
+      #   * package.include - An array of files to include in the package.
+      #   * package.directory - The directory which contains the contents to
+      #       compress into the package.
+      #
+      # This middleware always produces the final file in the current working
+      # directory (FileUtils.pwd)
       class Package
         include Util
 
@@ -9,14 +19,13 @@ module Vagrant
           @env = env
           @env["package.output"] ||= env["config"].package.name
           @env["package.include"] ||= []
-
-          env.error!(:box_file_exists, :output_file => tar_path) if File.exist?(tar_path)
         end
 
         def call(env)
           @env = env
 
-          return env.error!(:package_requires_export) if !@env["package.directory"]
+          return env.error!(:package_output_exists) if File.exist?(tar_path)
+          return env.error!(:package_requires_directory) if !@env["package.directory"]
           return if !verify_included_files
           compress
 
diff --git a/templates/strings.yml b/templates/strings.yml
index 5d5176cbf..c21799047 100644
--- a/templates/strings.yml
+++ b/templates/strings.yml
@@ -176,6 +176,13 @@
   specific VM must be specified. This can be done by calling
   `vagrant package NAME` where NAME is a valid VM represented by
   your Vagrantfile.
+:package_output_exists: |-
+  The specified file to save the package as already exists. Please
+  remove this file or specify a different filename for outputting.
+:package_requires_directory: |-
+  A directory was not specified to package. This is an internal
+  issue. Please send the relevant stack trace (if any) and information
+  about this issue to the Vagrant team.
 :package_requires_export: |-
   Package must be used in conjunction with export.
 :provisioner_invalid_class: |-
diff --git a/test/vagrant/action/vm/package_test.rb b/test/vagrant/action/general/package_test.rb
similarity index 92%
rename from test/vagrant/action/vm/package_test.rb
rename to test/vagrant/action/general/package_test.rb
index 53d243b99..ee0344bc8 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/action/vm/package_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/action/general/package_test.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 require "test_helper"
 
-class PackageVMActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+class PackageGeneralActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   setup do
-    @klass = Vagrant::Action::VM::Package
+    @klass = Vagrant::Action::General::Package
     @app, @env = mock_action_data
 
     @vm = mock("vm")
     @env["vm"] = @vm
-
-    @internal_vm = mock("internal")
-    @vm.stubs(:vm).returns(@internal_vm)
   end
 
   context "initializing" do
@@ -24,13 +21,6 @@ class PackageVMActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert !@env.error?
     end
 
-    should "error the environment if the output file exists" do
-      File.stubs(:exist?).with(@tar_path).returns(true)
-      @klass.new(@app, @env)
-      assert @env.error?
-      assert_equal :box_file_exists, @env.error.first
-    end
-
     should "set the output path to configured by default" do
       @klass.new(@app, @env)
       assert_equal @env["config"].package.name, @env["package.output"]
@@ -81,13 +71,22 @@ class PackageVMActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         @instance.call(@env)
       end
 
-      should "halt the chain if export didn't run" do
+      should "halt the chain if the output file already exists" do
+        File.expects(:exist?).returns(true)
+        @app.expects(:call).never
+        @instance.call(@env)
+
+        assert @env.error?
+        assert_equal :package_output_exists, @env.error.first
+      end
+
+      should "halt the chain if directory isn't set" do
         @env["package.directory"] = nil
         @app.expects(:call).never
         @instance.call(@env)
 
         assert @env.error?
-        assert_equal :package_requires_export, @env.error.first
+        assert_equal :package_requires_directory, @env.error.first
       end
 
       should "run cleanup if environment errors" do