diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/base.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/base.rb
index 80abb4a4a..acc4417c1 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/base.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/base.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         def chown_provisioning_folder
           @machine.communicate.tap do |comm|
             comm.sudo("mkdir -p #{@config.provisioning_path}")
-            comm.sudo("chown #{@machine.config.ssh.username} #{@config.provisioning_path}")
+            comm.sudo("chown -R #{@machine.ssh_info[:username]} #{@config.provisioning_path}")
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/shell/provisioner.rb b/plugins/provisioners/shell/provisioner.rb
index dfc1567a3..af4980830 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/shell/provisioner.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/shell/provisioner.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         with_script_file do |path|
           # Upload the script to the machine
           @machine.communicate.tap do |comm|
+            # Reset upload path permissions for the current ssh user
+            user = @machine.ssh_info[:username]
+            comm.sudo("chown -R #{user} #{config.upload_path}",
+                      :error_check => false)
+
             comm.upload(path.to_s, config.upload_path)
 
             if config.path