diff --git a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
index db0bd036f..8236f67b8 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
@@ -167,21 +167,18 @@ module Vagrant
 
       # Initialize localized plugins
       plugins = Vagrant::Plugin::Manager.instance.localize!(self)
+      # Load any environment local plugins
+      Vagrant::Plugin::Manager.instance.load_plugins(plugins)
+
+      # Initialize globalize plugins
+      plugins = Vagrant::Plugin::Manager.instance.globalize!
+      # Load any global plugins
+      Vagrant::Plugin::Manager.instance.load_plugins(plugins)
 
       if !vagrantfile.config.vagrant.plugins.empty?
         plugins = process_configured_plugins
       end
 
-      # Load any environment local plugins
-      Vagrant::Plugin::Manager.instance.load_plugins(plugins)
-
-      plugins = Vagrant::Plugin::Manager.instance.globalize!
-      Vagrant::Plugin::Manager.instance.load_plugins(plugins)
-
-      # Reset so Vagrantfile will be reloaded with expected support for
-      # any new plugins provided
-      post_plugins_reset!
-
       # Call the hooks that does not require configurations to be loaded
       # by using a "clean" action runner
       hook(:environment_plugins_loaded, runner: Action::Runner.new(env: self))
@@ -917,18 +914,6 @@ module Vagrant
 
     protected
 
-    # Unsets the internal vagrantfile and config_loader
-    # to force them to be regenerated. This is used after
-    # plugins have been loaded so that newly discovered
-    # plugin configurations are properly available
-    #
-    # @return [nil]
-    def post_plugins_reset!
-      @vagrantfile = nil
-      @config_loader = nil
-      nil
-    end
-
     # Check for any local plugins defined within the Vagrantfile. If
     # found, validate they are available. If they are not available,
     # request to install them, or raise an exception
@@ -982,7 +967,10 @@ module Vagrant
             name: spec.name, version: spec.version.to_s))
         end
         ui.info("\n")
-        Vagrant::Plugin::Manager.instance.localize!(self)
+        # Force halt after installation and require command to be run again. This
+        # will proper load any new locally installed plugins which are now available.
+        ui.warn(I18n.t("vagrant.plugins.local.install_rerun_command"))
+        exit(-1)
       end
       Vagrant::Plugin::Manager.instance.local_file.installed_plugins
     end
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 167f7f7a1..b4f9ea139 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -419,6 +419,9 @@ en:
             %{plugins}
         request_plugin_install: |-
           Install local plugins (Y/N)
+        install_rerun_command: |-
+          Vagrant has completed installing local plugins for the current Vagrant
+          project directory. Please run the requested command again.
 
         install_all: |-
           Vagrant will now install the following plugins to the local project
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/environment_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/environment_test.rb
index 435db6ab3..215d61ae8 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/environment_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/environment_test.rb
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ describe Vagrant::Environment do
   let(:instance)  { env.create_vagrant_env }
   subject { instance }
 
-  describe "#initialize" do
-    it "should do an internal reset after plugin loading" do
-      expect_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:post_plugins_reset!)
-      instance
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "#can_install_provider?" do
     let(:plugin_hosts) { {} }
     let(:plugin_host_caps) { {} }
@@ -1495,6 +1488,8 @@ VF
 
       context "without plugin installed" do
 
+        before { allow(instance).to receive(:exit) }
+
         it "should prompt user before installation" do
           expect(instance.ui).to receive(:ask).and_return("n")
           expect(plugin_manager).to receive(:installed_plugins).and_return({})
@@ -1507,6 +1502,14 @@ VF
           expect(plugin_manager).to receive(:install_plugin).and_return(double("spec", "name" => "vagrant", "version" => "1"))
           instance.send(:process_configured_plugins)
         end
+
+        it "should exit after install" do
+          expect(instance.ui).to receive(:ask).and_return("y")
+          expect(plugin_manager).to receive(:installed_plugins).and_return({})
+          expect(plugin_manager).to receive(:install_plugin).and_return(double("spec", "name" => "vagrant", "version" => "1"))
+          expect(instance).to receive(:exit)
+          instance.send(:process_configured_plugins)
+        end
       end
     end
   end