diff --git a/plugins/commands/status/command.rb b/plugins/commands/status/command.rb
index 0cc45ceb0..460dd73d2 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/status/command.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/status/command.rb
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         state = nil
         results = []
         with_target_vms(argv) do |machine|
-          state = machine.state.to_s if !state
-          results << "#{machine.name.to_s.ljust(25)}#{machine.state.to_s.gsub("_", " ")}"
+          state = machine.state if !state
+          results << "#{machine.name.to_s.ljust(25)}#{machine.state.short_description}"
         end
 
         state = results.length == 1 ? state : "listing"
 
         @env.ui.info(I18n.t("vagrant.commands.status.output",
                             :states => results.join("\n"),
-                            :message => I18n.t("vagrant.commands.status.#{state}")),
+                            :message => state.long_description),
                      :prefix => false)
 
         # Success, exit status 0
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/provider.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/provider.rb
index c955af910..1e4bdce45 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/provider.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/provider.rb
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         state_id = :unknown if !state_id
 
         # Translate into short/long descriptions
-        short = state_id.to_s
-        long  = I18n.t("vagrant.commands.state.#{state_id}")
+        short = state_id.to_s.gsub("_", " ")
+        long  = I18n.t("vagrant.commands.status.#{state_id}")
 
         # Return the state
         Vagrant::MachineState.new(state_id, short, long)