diff --git a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
index a6468ccd6..91f28830e 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
@@ -206,11 +206,14 @@ module Vagrant
     # such as `vm`, `config`, etc. on this environment. The order this
     # method calls its other methods is very particular.
     def load!
-      @loaded = true
-      self.class.check_virtualbox!
-      load_config!
-      load_vm!
-      actions.run(:environment_load)
+      if !loaded?
+        @loaded = true
+        self.class.check_virtualbox!
+        load_config!
+        load_vm!
+        actions.run(:environment_load)
+      end
+
       self
     end
 
diff --git a/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb b/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb
index 9e10c4a4c..14c251cf0 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb
@@ -318,12 +318,13 @@ class EnvironmentTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     context "overall load method" do
       should "load! should call proper sequence and return itself" do
+        env = @klass.new(:cwd => vagrantfile)
         call_seq = sequence("call_sequence")
         @klass.expects(:check_virtualbox!).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
-        @env.expects(:load_config!).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
-        @env.expects(:load_vm!).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
-        @env.actions.expects(:run).with(:environment_load).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
-        assert_equal @env, @env.load!
+        env.expects(:load_config!).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
+        env.expects(:load_vm!).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
+        env.actions.expects(:run).with(:environment_load).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
+        assert_equal env, env.load!
       end
     end