diff --git a/test/acceptance/helpers/isolated_environment.rb b/test/acceptance/helpers/isolated_environment.rb
index 9a61569f3..4ee1372b3 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/helpers/isolated_environment.rb
+++ b/test/acceptance/helpers/isolated_environment.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require "fileutils"
+require "pathname"
 
 require "log4r"
 require "posix-spawn"
@@ -34,25 +35,25 @@ module Acceptance
       @logger.info("Initialize isolated environment: #{@tempdir.path}")
 
       # Setup the home and working directories
-      @homedir = File.join(@tempdir.path, "home")
-      @workdir = File.join(@tempdir.path, "work")
+      @homedir = Pathname.new(File.join(@tempdir.path, "home"))
+      @workdir = Pathname.new(File.join(@tempdir.path, "work"))
 
-      FileUtils.mkdir(@homedir)
-      FileUtils.mkdir(@workdir)
+      @homedir.mkdir
+      @workdir.mkdir
 
-      @env["HOME"] = @homedir
+      @env["HOME"] = @homedir.to_s
     end
 
     # Executes a command in the context of this isolated environment.
     # Any command executed will therefore see our temporary directory
     # as the home directory.
     def execute(command, *argN)
-      command = @apps[command] if @apps.has_key?(command)
+      command = replace_command(command)
 
       # Execute in a separate process, wait for it to complete, and
       # return the IO streams.
       @logger.info("Executing: #{command} #{argN.inspect}")
-      pid, stdin, stdout, stderr = popen4(@env, command, *argN, :chdir => @workdir)
+      pid, stdin, stdout, stderr = popen4(@env, command, *argN, :chdir => @workdir.to_s)
       _pid, status = Process.waitpid2(pid)
       @logger.info("Exit status: #{status.exitstatus}")
 
@@ -64,6 +65,16 @@ module Acceptance
       # Delete the temporary directory
       FileUtils.rm_rf(@tempdir.path)
     end
+
+    private
+
+    # This replaces a command with a replacement defined when this
+    # isolated environment was initialized. If nothing was defined,
+    # then the command itself is returned.
+    def replace_command(command)
+      return @apps[command] if @apps.has_key?(command)
+      return command
+    end
   end
 
   # This class represents a process which has run via the IsolatedEnvironment.
diff --git a/test/acceptance/vagrant_test.rb b/test/acceptance/vagrant_test.rb
index 419d82cb4..04c688332 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/vagrant_test.rb
+++ b/test/acceptance/vagrant_test.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,50 @@
 require File.expand_path("../base", __FILE__)
 
-class VagrantTest < AcceptanceTest
+# NOTE: Many tests in this test suite require the `expect`
+# tool to be installed, because `expect` will launch with a
+# PTY.
+class VagrantTestColorOutput < AcceptanceTest
+  def has_expect?
+    `which expect`
+    $?.success?
+  end
+
+  should "output color if there is a TTY" do
+    skip("Test requires `expect`") if !has_expect?
+
+    @environment.workdir.join("color.exp").open("w+") do |f|
+      f.write(<<-SCRIPT)
+catch {spawn vagrant status} reason
+expect {
+    "\e[31m" { exit }
+    default { exit 1 }
+}
+SCRIPT
+    end
+
+    results = execute("expect", "color.exp")
+    assert_equal(0, results.exit_status)
+  end
+
+  should "not output color if there is a TTY but --no-color is present" do
+    skip("Test requires `expect`") if !has_expect?
+
+    @environment.workdir.join("color.exp").open("w+") do |f|
+      f.write(<<-SCRIPT)
+catch {spawn vagrant status --no-color} reason
+expect {
+    "\e[31m" { exit 1 }
+    default { exit }
+}
+SCRIPT
+    end
+
+    results = execute("expect", "color.exp")
+    assert_equal(0, results.exit_status)
+  end
+
   should "not output color in the absense of a TTY" do
-    # This should always output an erorr, which on a TTY would
+    # This should always output an error, which on a TTY would
     # output color. We check that this doesn't output color.
     # If `vagrant status` itself is broken, another acceptance test
     # should catch that. We just assume it works here.