diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1902afb25..8eb0c6324 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ## 1.1.2 (unreleased)
 
+BUG FIXES:
 
+  - When not specifying a cookbooks_path for chef-solo, an error won't
+    be shown if "cookbooks" folder is missing.
 
 ## 1.1.1 (March 18, 2013)
 
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_solo.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_solo.rb
index 02e8837e9..3bc2c6c15 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_solo.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_solo.rb
@@ -22,11 +22,14 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           @encrypted_data_bag_secret = UNSET_VALUE
           @encrypted_data_bag_secret_key_path = UNSET_VALUE
           @nfs                       = UNSET_VALUE
+
+          @__defaulted_cookbooks_path = false
         end
 
         def finalize!
           if @cookbooks_path == UNSET_VALUE
             @cookbooks_path = [[:host, "cookbooks"], [:vm, "cookbooks"]]
+            @__defaulted_cookbooks_path = true
           end
 
           @data_bags_path = [] if @data_bags_path == UNSET_VALUE
@@ -52,13 +55,15 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           errors << I18n.t("vagrant.config.chef.run_list_empty") if \
             !run_list || run_list.empty?
 
-          @cookbooks_path.each do |type, path|
-            next if type != :host
-            expanded_path = File.expand_path(path, machine.env.root_path)
+          if !@__defaulted_cookbooks_path
+            @cookbooks_path.each do |type, path|
+              next if type != :host
+              expanded_path = File.expand_path(path, machine.env.root_path)
 
-            if !File.exist?(expanded_path)
-              errors << I18n.t("vagrant.config.chef.cookbooks_path_missing",
-                              :path => expanded_path)
+              if !File.exist?(expanded_path)
+                errors << I18n.t("vagrant.config.chef.cookbooks_path_missing",
+                                 :path => expanded_path)
+              end
             end
           end