diff --git a/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/default_unix_cap.rb b/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/default_unix_cap.rb
index dd37d73c1..1bad2d0a3 100644
--- a/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/default_unix_cap.rb
+++ b/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/default_unix_cap.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
       def build_rsync_chown(opts)
         guest_path = Shellwords.escape(opts[:guestpath])
-        if(opts[:exclude])
+        if(opts[:exclude] && !Array(opts[:exclude]).empty?)
           exclude_base = Pathname.new(opts[:guestpath])
           exclusions = Array(opts[:exclude]).map do |ex_path|
             ex_path = ex_path.slice(1, ex_path.size) if ex_path.start_with?(File::SEPARATOR)
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/default_unix_cap_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/default_unix_cap_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64335e9e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/default_unix_cap_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+require_relative "../../../base"
+
+require Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/synced_folders/rsync/default_unix_cap")
+
+describe VagrantPlugins::SyncedFolderRSync::DefaultUnixCap do
+  include_context "unit"
+
+  let(:iso_env) do
+    # We have to create a Vagrantfile so there is a root path
+    env = isolated_environment
+    env.vagrantfile("")
+    env.create_vagrant_env
+  end
+
+  let(:guest)   { double("guest") }
+  let(:machine) { iso_env.machine(iso_env.machine_names[0], :dummy) }
+
+  let(:subject) { Class.new { extend VagrantPlugins::SyncedFolderRSync::DefaultUnixCap } }
+
+  describe "#rsync_installed" do
+    it "tests if rsync is on the path" do
+      expect(machine.communicate).to receive(:test).with("which rsync").
+        and_return(true)
+
+      subject.rsync_installed(machine)
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  describe "#rsync_command" do
+    it "returns the rsync command" do
+      expect( subject.rsync_command(machine) ).to eq("sudo rsync")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#rsync_post" do
+    let(:opts) {{:type=>:rsync,
+                 :guestpath=>"/vagrant",
+                 :hostpath=>"/home/user/syncfolder",
+                 :disabled=>false,
+                 :__vagrantfile=>true,
+                 :exclude=>[".vagrant"],
+                 :owner=>"vagrant",
+                 :group=>"vagrant"}}
+
+    let(:cmd) { "find /vagrant -path /vagrant/.vagrant -prune -o '!' -type l -a '(' ! -user vagrant -or ! -group vagrant ')' -exec chown vagrant:vagrant '{}' +" }
+
+    it "executes the rsync post command" do
+      expect(machine.communicate).to receive(:sudo).
+        with(cmd)
+      subject.rsync_post(machine, opts)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#build_rsync_chown" do
+    let(:opts) {{:type=>:rsync,
+                 :guestpath=>"/vagrant",
+                 :hostpath=>"/home/user/syncfolder",
+                 :disabled=>false,
+                 :__vagrantfile=>true,
+                 :exclude=>[".vagrant"],
+                 :owner=>"vagrant",
+                 :group=>"vagrant"}}
+
+    let(:cmd) { "find /vagrant -path /vagrant/.vagrant -prune -o '!' -type l -a '(' ! -user vagrant -or ! -group vagrant ')' -exec chown vagrant:vagrant '{}' +" }
+    let(:no_exclude_cmd) { "find /vagrant '!' -type l -a '(' ! -user vagrant -or ! -group vagrant ')' -exec chown vagrant:vagrant '{}' +" }
+
+    let(:empty_opts) {{:type=>:rsync,
+                 :guestpath=>"/vagrant",
+                 :hostpath=>"/home/user/syncfolder",
+                 :disabled=>false,
+                 :__vagrantfile=>true,
+                 :exclude=>[],
+                 :owner=>"vagrant",
+                 :group=>"vagrant"}}
+
+    it "builds up a command to properly chown folders" do
+      command = subject.build_rsync_chown(opts)
+      expect(command).to eq(cmd)
+    end
+
+    it "does not include any excludes if the array is empty" do
+      command = subject.build_rsync_chown(empty_opts)
+      expect(command).to eq(no_exclude_cmd)
+    end
+  end
+end