diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/provider.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/provider.rb
index 9d9d5c9c8..2854a7d9c 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/provider.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/provider.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
+require "log4r"
+
 module VagrantPlugins
   module ProviderVirtualBox
     class Provider < Vagrant.plugin("1", :provider)
       attr_reader :driver
 
       def initialize(machine)
+        @logger  = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::provider::virtualbox")
         @machine = machine
-        @driver  = Driver::Meta.new(@machine.id)
+
+        begin
+          @logger.debug("Instantiating the driver for machine ID: #{@machine.id.inspect}")
+          @driver  = Driver::Meta.new(@machine.id)
+        rescue Driver::Meta::VMNotFound
+          # The virtual machine doesn't exist, so we probably have a stale
+          # ID. Just clear the id out of the machine and reload it.
+          @logger.debug("VM not found! Clearing saved machine ID and reloading.")
+          @machine.id = nil
+          retry
+        end
       end
 
       # @see Vagrant::Plugin::V1::Provider#action
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/machine_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/machine_test.rb
index d32fed62d..20661d55e 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/machine_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/machine_test.rb
@@ -283,6 +283,17 @@ describe Vagrant::Machine do
       instance.id = "foo"
       new_instance.id.should == "foo"
     end
+
+    it "should delete the ID" do
+      instance.id = "foo"
+
+      second = new_instance
+      second.id.should == "foo"
+      second.id = nil
+
+      third = new_instance
+      third.id.should be_nil
+    end
   end
 
   describe "ssh info" do