diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/export.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/export.rb
index 24485cbc3..15fc96f40 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/export.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/export.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module Vagrant
           @env = env
 
           return env.error!(:vm_power_off_to_package) if !@env["vm"].vm.powered_off?
+          return if env.error?
 
           setup_temp_dir
           export
diff --git a/test/vagrant/action/vm/export_test.rb b/test/vagrant/action/vm/export_test.rb
index b9c90c4f4..a486e224c 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/action/vm/export_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/action/vm/export_test.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ class ExportVMActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert @env.error?
       assert_equal :vm_power_off_to_package, @env.error.first
     end
+
+    should "halt the chain if env error" do
+      @internal_vm.stubs(:powered_off?).returns(true)
+      @instance.expects(:setup_temp_dir).never
+      @instance.expects(:export).never
+      @app.expects(:call).with(@env).never
+      @instance.expects(:cleanup).never
+
+      @env.error!(:interrupt)
+      @instance.call(@env)
+    end
   end
 
   context "cleaning up" do
diff --git a/vagrant.gemspec b/vagrant.gemspec
index 00bbe6619..edac0ccea 100644
--- a/vagrant.gemspec
+++ b/vagrant.gemspec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new("> 1.3.1") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Mitchell Hashimoto", "John Bender"]
-  s.date = %q{2010-07-21}
+  s.date = %q{2010-07-22}
   s.default_executable = %q{vagrant}
   s.description = %q{Vagrant is a tool for building and distributing virtualized development environments.}
   s.email = ["mitchell.hashimoto@gmail.com", "john.m.bender@gmail.com"]