diff --git a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/puppet.rb b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/puppet.rb
index 33b85cfce..a1aa02383 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/puppet.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/puppet.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ module Vagrant
 
       def verify_binary(binary)
         vm.ssh.execute do |ssh|
-          ssh.exec!("which #{binary}", :error_class => PuppetError, :_key => :puppet_not_detected, :binary => binary)
+          ssh.shell do |sh|
+            sh.execute("which #{binary}", :error_class => PuppetError, :_key => :puppet_not_detected, :binary => binary)
+          end
         end
       end
 
@@ -66,16 +68,19 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       def run_puppet_client
-        options = config.options
-        options = options.join(" ") if options.is_a?(Array)
-        command = "cd #{config.pp_path} && sudo -E puppet #{options} #{@manifest}"
+        options = [config.options].flatten
+        options << @manifest
+        options = options.join(" ")
 
         env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.puppet.running_puppet")
 
         vm.ssh.execute do |ssh|
-          ssh.exec!(command) do |channel, type, data|
-            ssh.check_exit_status(data, command) if type == :exit_status
-            env.ui.info("#{data}: #{type}") if type != :exit_status
+          ssh.shell do |sh|
+            sh.execute "sudo -i 'cd #{config.pp_path}; puppet #{options}'" do |process|
+              process.on_output do |p, data|
+                env.ui.info(data)
+              end
+            end
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_test.rb b/test/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_test.rb
index a73e682d4..27d9b2fed 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_test.rb
@@ -64,13 +64,15 @@ class PuppetProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   context "verifying binary" do
     setup do
+      @shell = mock("shell")
       @ssh = mock("ssh")
+      @ssh.stubs(:shell).yields(@shell)
       @vm.ssh.stubs(:execute).yields(@ssh)
     end
 
     should "verify binary exists" do
       binary = "foo"
-      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("which #{binary}", anything)
+      @shell.expects(:execute).with("which #{binary}", anything)
       @action.verify_binary(binary)
     end
   end
@@ -109,29 +111,29 @@ class PuppetProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   context "running puppet client" do
     setup do
       @ssh = mock("ssh")
+      @shell = mock("shell")
+      @ssh.stubs(:shell).yields(@shell)
       @vm.ssh.stubs(:execute).yields(@ssh)
     end
 
+    def expect_puppet_command(command)
+      @shell.expects(:execute).with("sudo -i 'cd #{@config.pp_path}; #{command}'")
+    end
+
     should "cd into the pp_path directory and run puppet" do
-      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("cd #{@config.pp_path} && sudo -E puppet  #{@manifest}").once
+      expect_puppet_command("puppet #{@manifest}")
       @action.run_puppet_client
     end
 
     should "cd into the pp_path directory and run puppet with given options when given as an array" do
       @config.options = ["--modulepath", "modules", "--verbose"]
-      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("cd #{@config.pp_path} && sudo -E puppet --modulepath modules --verbose #{@manifest}").once
+      expect_puppet_command("puppet --modulepath modules --verbose #{@manifest}")
       @action.run_puppet_client
     end
 
     should "cd into the pp_path directory and run puppet with the options when given as a string" do
       @config.options = "--modulepath modules --verbose"
-      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("cd #{@config.pp_path} && sudo -E puppet --modulepath modules --verbose #{@manifest}").once
-      @action.run_puppet_client
-    end
-
-    should "check the exit status if that is given" do
-      @ssh.stubs(:exec!).yields(nil, :exit_status, :foo)
-      @ssh.expects(:check_exit_status).with(:foo, anything).once
+      expect_puppet_command("puppet --modulepath modules --verbose #{@manifest}")
       @action.run_puppet_client
     end
   end