diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb9490ec7..84e69bf21 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## 0.5.2 (unreleased)
 
-
+  - Added ability to specify box url in `init`, which populates the
+    Vagrantfile with the proper `config.vm.box_url`.
 
 ## 0.5.1 (July 31, 2010)
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/commands/init.rb b/lib/vagrant/commands/init.rb
index acfeb9ff2..e689e57e9 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/commands/init.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/commands/init.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@ module Vagrant
       description "Initializes current folder for Vagrant usage"
 
       def execute(args)
-        if args.empty?
-          create_vagrantfile
-        else
-          create_vagrantfile(:default_box => args[0] , :default_box_url => args[1])
-        end 
-          
+        create_vagrantfile(:default_box => args[0] , :default_box_url => args[1])
       end
 
       def options_spec(opts)
@@ -30,10 +25,10 @@ module Vagrant
         error_and_exit(:rootfile_already_exists) if File.exist?(rootfile_path)
 
         # Write the rootfile
-        default_opts = { :default_box => "base", :default_box_url => nil}.merge(opts)          
+        opts = { :default_box => "base", :default_box_url => nil}.merge(opts)
 
         File.open(rootfile_path, 'w+') do |f|
-          f.write(TemplateRenderer.render(Environment::ROOTFILE_NAME, :default_box => default_opts[:default_box], :default_box_url => default_opts[:default_box_url]))
+          f.write(TemplateRenderer.render(Environment::ROOTFILE_NAME, opts))
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/commands/init_test.rb b/test/vagrant/commands/init_test.rb
index b04a65233..b972b114b 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/commands/init_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/commands/init_test.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ class CommandsInitTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   context "execute" do
     should "create a vagrant file without any args" do
       args = []
-      @instance.expects(:create_vagrantfile).with(nil)
+      @instance.expects(:create_vagrantfile).with(:default_box => nil, :default_box_url => nil)
       @instance.execute(args)
-    end 
+    end
     context "when any arg is provided" do
       should "create the vagrant file using the first arg as default_box and the second as default_box_url" do
         args = []
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class CommandsInitTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         @instance.expects(:create_vagrantfile).with(:default_box => "foo", :default_box_url => "foo.box")
         @instance.execute(args)
       end
-    end 
+    end
   end
 
   context "creating the vagrantfile" do
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ class CommandsInitTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     should "use the box_url if given" do
-      box_url = "fubar.box" 
+      box_url = "fubar.box"
       Vagrant::Util::TemplateRenderer.expects(:render).with(Vagrant::Environment::ROOTFILE_NAME, :default_box => "base", :default_box_url => "fubar.box")
       @instance.create_vagrantfile :default_box_url => box_url
-    end 
+    end
 
     should "use the default `base` if no box is given" do
       Vagrant::Util::TemplateRenderer.expects(:render).with(Vagrant::Environment::ROOTFILE_NAME, :default_box => "base", :default_box_url => nil)