diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/provision.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/provision.rb
index 1c3bdf873..8de288d8c 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/provision.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/provision.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module Vagrant
           @env["config"].vm.provisioners.each do |provisioner|
             @env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.provision.enabled", :provisioner => provisioner.shortcut)
 
-            instance = provisioner.provisioner.new(@env)
+            instance = provisioner.provisioner.new(@env, provisioner.config)
             instance.prepare
             @provisioners << instance
           end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/base.rb b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/base.rb
index 40641ed86..d45f54b42 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/base.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/base.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ module Vagrant
       # {Vagrant::Action::Environment}
       attr_reader :action_env
 
+      # The configuration for this provisioner. This will be an instance of
+      # the `Config` class which is part of the provisioner.
+      attr_reader :config
+
       # Registers a provisioner with a given shortcut. This allows that provisioner
       # to be referenced with the shortcut.
       #
@@ -24,8 +28,9 @@ module Vagrant
         @@registered ||= {}
       end
 
-      def initialize(env)
+      def initialize(env, config)
         @action_env = env
+        @config = config
       end
 
       # Returns the actual {Vagrant::Environment} which this provisioner
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef.rb b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef.rb
index 217e2c9d7..8cf5f7cf4 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef.rb
@@ -18,24 +18,24 @@ module Vagrant
 
       def chown_provisioning_folder
         vm.ssh.execute do |ssh|
-          ssh.exec!("sudo mkdir -p #{env.config.chef.provisioning_path}")
-          ssh.exec!("sudo chown #{env.config.ssh.username} #{env.config.chef.provisioning_path}")
+          ssh.exec!("sudo mkdir -p #{config.provisioning_path}")
+          ssh.exec!("sudo chown #{env.config.ssh.username} #{config.provisioning_path}")
         end
       end
 
       def setup_config(template, filename, template_vars)
         config_file = TemplateRenderer.render(template, {
-          :log_level => env.config.chef.log_level.to_sym,
-          :http_proxy => env.config.chef.http_proxy,
-          :http_proxy_user => env.config.chef.http_proxy_user,
-          :http_proxy_pass => env.config.chef.http_proxy_pass,
-          :https_proxy => env.config.chef.https_proxy,
-          :https_proxy_user => env.config.chef.https_proxy_user,
-          :https_proxy_pass => env.config.chef.https_proxy_pass,
-          :no_proxy => env.config.chef.no_proxy
+          :log_level => config.log_level.to_sym,
+          :http_proxy => config.http_proxy,
+          :http_proxy_user => config.http_proxy_user,
+          :http_proxy_pass => config.http_proxy_pass,
+          :https_proxy => config.https_proxy,
+          :https_proxy_user => config.https_proxy_user,
+          :https_proxy_pass => config.https_proxy_pass,
+          :no_proxy => config.no_proxy
         }.merge(template_vars))
 
-        vm.ssh.upload!(StringIO.new(config_file), File.join(env.config.chef.provisioning_path, filename))
+        vm.ssh.upload!(StringIO.new(config_file), File.join(config.provisioning_path, filename))
       end
 
       def setup_json
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ module Vagrant
 
         # Merge with the "extra data" which isn't put under the
         # vagrant namespace by default
-        data.merge!(env.config.chef.json)
+        data.merge!(config.json)
 
         json = data.to_json
 
-        vm.ssh.upload!(StringIO.new(json), File.join(env.config.chef.provisioning_path, "dna.json"))
+        vm.ssh.upload!(StringIO.new(json), File.join(config.provisioning_path, "dna.json"))
       end
     end
 
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ module Vagrant
       # This is the configuration which is available through `config.chef`
       class Config < Vagrant::Config::Base
         # Shared config
+        attr_accessor :node_name
         attr_accessor :provisioning_path
         attr_accessor :log_level
         attr_accessor :json
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server.rb b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server.rb
index 9361c5414..7502f60be 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ module Vagrant
         attr_accessor :validation_key_path
         attr_accessor :validation_client_name
         attr_accessor :client_key_path
-        attr_accessor :node_name
 
         def initialize
           super
@@ -31,9 +30,9 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       def prepare
-        raise ChefError, :server_validation_key_required if env.config.chef.validation_key_path.nil?
+        raise ChefError, :server_validation_key_required if config.validation_key_path.nil?
         raise ChefError, :server_validation_key_doesnt_exist if !File.file?(validation_key_path)
-        raise ChefError, :server_url_required if env.config.chef.chef_server_url.nil?
+        raise ChefError, :server_url_required if config.chef_server_url.nil?
       end
 
       def provision!
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
       def create_client_key_folder
         env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.chef.client_key_folder")
-        path = Pathname.new(env.config.chef.client_key_path)
+        path = Pathname.new(config.client_key_path)
 
         vm.ssh.execute do |ssh|
           ssh.exec!("sudo mkdir -p #{path.dirname}")
@@ -62,16 +61,16 @@ module Vagrant
 
       def setup_server_config
         setup_config("chef_server_client", "client.rb", {
-          :node_name => env.config.chef.node_name,
-          :chef_server_url => env.config.chef.chef_server_url,
-          :validation_client_name => env.config.chef.validation_client_name,
+          :node_name => config.node_name,
+          :chef_server_url => config.chef_server_url,
+          :validation_client_name => config.validation_client_name,
           :validation_key => guest_validation_key_path,
-          :client_key => env.config.chef.client_key_path
+          :client_key => config.client_key_path
         })
       end
 
       def run_chef_client
-        command = "cd #{env.config.chef.provisioning_path} && sudo -E chef-client -c client.rb -j dna.json"
+        command = "cd #{config.provisioning_path} && sudo -E chef-client -c client.rb -j dna.json"
 
         env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.chef.running_client")
         vm.ssh.execute do |ssh|
@@ -86,11 +85,11 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       def validation_key_path
-        File.expand_path(env.config.chef.validation_key_path, env.root_path)
+        File.expand_path(config.validation_key_path, env.root_path)
       end
 
       def guest_validation_key_path
-        File.join(env.config.chef.provisioning_path, "validation.pem")
+        File.join(config.provisioning_path, "validation.pem")
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo.rb b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo.rb
index 4284c42d1..b0bae130d 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo.rb
@@ -51,16 +51,16 @@ module Vagrant
 
       def setup_solo_config
         setup_config("chef_solo_solo", "solo.rb", {
-          :node_name => env.config.chef.node_name,
-          :provisioning_path => env.config.chef.provisioning_path,
+          :node_name => config.node_name,
+          :provisioning_path => config.provisioning_path,
           :cookbooks_path => cookbooks_path,
-          :recipe_url => env.config.chef.recipe_url,
+          :recipe_url => config.recipe_url,
           :roles_path => roles_path,
         })
       end
 
       def run_chef_solo
-        command = "cd #{env.config.chef.provisioning_path} && sudo -E chef-solo -c solo.rb -j dna.json"
+        command = "cd #{config.provisioning_path} && sudo -E chef-solo -c solo.rb -j dna.json"
 
         env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.chef.running_solo")
         vm.ssh.execute do |ssh|
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       def folder_path(*args)
-        File.join(env.config.chef.provisioning_path, args.join("-"))
+        File.join(config.provisioning_path, args.join("-"))
       end
 
       def folders_path(folders, folder)
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       def host_cookbook_paths
-        host_folder_paths(env.config.chef.cookbooks_path)
+        host_folder_paths(config.cookbooks_path)
       end
 
       def host_role_paths
-        host_folder_paths(env.config.chef.roles_path)
+        host_folder_paths(config.roles_path)
       end
 
       def cookbook_path(i)
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       def cookbooks_path
-        folders_path(env.config.chef.cookbooks_path, "cookbooks").to_json
+        folders_path(config.cookbooks_path, "cookbooks").to_json
       end
 
       def roles_path
-        folders_path(env.config.chef.roles_path, "roles").to_json
+        folders_path(config.roles_path, "roles").to_json
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/puppet.rb b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/puppet.rb
index cfcc0cb90..33b85cfce 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/puppet.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/puppet.rb
@@ -4,25 +4,23 @@ module Vagrant
       error_namespace("vagrant.provisioners.puppet")
     end
 
-    class PuppetConfig < Vagrant::Config::Base
-      # configures :puppet
-
-      attr_accessor :manifest_file
-      attr_accessor :manifests_path
-      attr_accessor :pp_path
-      attr_accessor :options
-
-      def initialize
-        @manifest_file = ""
-        @manifests_path = "manifests"
-        @pp_path = "/tmp/vagrant-puppet"
-        @options = []
-      end
-    end
-
     class Puppet < Base
       register :puppet
 
+      class Config < Vagrant::Config::Base
+        attr_accessor :manifest_file
+        attr_accessor :manifests_path
+        attr_accessor :pp_path
+        attr_accessor :options
+
+        def initialize
+          @manifest_file = ""
+          @manifests_path = "manifests"
+          @pp_path = "/tmp/vagrant-puppet"
+          @options = []
+        end
+      end
+
       def prepare
         check_manifest_dir
         share_manifests
@@ -36,11 +34,11 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       def check_manifest_dir
-        Dir.mkdir(env.config.puppet.manifests_path) unless File.directory?(env.config.puppet.manifests_path)
+        Dir.mkdir(config.manifests_path) unless File.directory?(config.manifests_path)
       end
 
       def share_manifests
-        env.config.vm.share_folder("manifests", env.config.puppet.pp_path, env.config.puppet.manifests_path)
+        env.config.vm.share_folder("manifests", config.pp_path, config.manifests_path)
       end
 
       def verify_binary(binary)
@@ -51,15 +49,15 @@ module Vagrant
 
       def create_pp_path
         vm.ssh.execute do |ssh|
-          ssh.exec!("sudo mkdir -p #{env.config.puppet.pp_path}")
-          ssh.exec!("sudo chown #{env.config.ssh.username} #{env.config.puppet.pp_path}")
+          ssh.exec!("sudo mkdir -p #{config.pp_path}")
+          ssh.exec!("sudo chown #{env.config.ssh.username} #{config.pp_path}")
         end
       end
 
       def set_manifest
-        @manifest = !env.config.puppet.manifest_file.empty? ? env.config.puppet.manifest_file : "#{env.config.vm.box}.pp"
+        @manifest = !config.manifest_file.empty? ? config.manifest_file : "#{env.config.vm.box}.pp"
 
-        if File.exists?("#{env.config.puppet.manifests_path}/#{@manifest}")
+        if File.exists?("#{config.manifests_path}/#{@manifest}")
           env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.puppet.manifest_to_run", :manifest => @manifest)
           return @manifest
         else
@@ -68,9 +66,9 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       def run_puppet_client
-        options = env.config.puppet.options
+        options = config.options
         options = options.join(" ") if options.is_a?(Array)
-        command = "cd #{env.config.puppet.pp_path} && sudo -E puppet #{options} #{@manifest}"
+        command = "cd #{config.pp_path} && sudo -E puppet #{options} #{@manifest}"
 
         env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.puppet.running_puppet")
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_server.rb b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_server.rb
index a0b699768..aa569c5aa 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_server.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_server.rb
@@ -4,23 +4,21 @@ module Vagrant
       error_namespace("vagrant.provisioners.puppet_server")
     end
 
-    class PuppetServerConfig < Vagrant::Config::Base
-      # configures :puppet_server
-
-      attr_accessor :puppet_server
-      attr_accessor :puppet_node
-      attr_accessor :options
-
-      def initialize
-        @puppet_server = "puppet"
-        @puppet_node = "puppet_node"
-        @options = []
-      end
-    end
-
     class PuppetServer < Base
       register :puppet_server
 
+      class Config < Vagrant::Config::Base
+        attr_accessor :puppet_server
+        attr_accessor :puppet_node
+        attr_accessor :options
+
+        def initialize
+          @puppet_server = "puppet"
+          @puppet_node = "puppet_node"
+          @options = []
+        end
+      end
+
       def provision!
         verify_binary("puppetd")
         run_puppetd_client
@@ -35,15 +33,15 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       def run_puppetd_client
-        options = env.config.puppet_server.options
+        options = config.options
         options = options.join(" ") if options.is_a?(Array)
-        if env.config.puppet_server.puppet_node
-          cn = env.config.puppet_server.puppet_node
+        if config.puppet_node
+          cn = config.puppet_node
         else
           cn = env.config.vm.box
         end
 
-        command = "sudo -E puppetd #{options} --server #{env.config.puppet_server.puppet_server} --certname #{cn}"
+        command = "sudo -E puppetd #{options} --server #{config.puppet_server} --certname #{cn}"
 
         env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.puppet_server.running_puppetd")
 
diff --git a/test/vagrant/action/vm/provision_test.rb b/test/vagrant/action/vm/provision_test.rb
index c71d870bc..9df61fc53 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/action/vm/provision_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/action/vm/provision_test.rb
@@ -46,14 +46,27 @@ class ProvisionVMActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     context "loading a provisioner" do
+      setup do
+        Vagrant::Provisioners::ChefSolo.any_instance.expects(:prepare).at_least(0)
+      end
+
       should "instantiate and prepare each provisioner" do
-        Vagrant::Provisioners::ChefSolo.any_instance.expects(:prepare).times(2)
         @env["config"].vm.provision :chef_solo
         @env["config"].vm.provision :chef_solo
         @instance.load_provisioners
 
         assert_equal 2, @instance.provisioners.length
       end
+
+      should "set the config for each provisioner" do
+        @env["config"].vm.provision :chef_solo do |chef|
+          chef.cookbooks_path = "foo"
+        end
+
+        @instance.load_provisioners
+
+        assert_equal "foo", @instance.provisioners.first.config.cookbooks_path
+      end
     end
 
     context "calling" do
diff --git a/test/vagrant/provisioners/base_test.rb b/test/vagrant/provisioners/base_test.rb
index 65fff9c93..6dbe51986 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/provisioners/base_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/provisioners/base_test.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class BaseProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   context "base instance" do
     setup do
       @env = Vagrant::Action::Environment.new(vagrant_env)
-      @base = Vagrant::Provisioners::Base.new(@env)
+      @config = mock("config")
+      @base = Vagrant::Provisioners::Base.new(@env, @config)
     end
 
     should "set the environment" do
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@ class BaseProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert_equal @env.env.vm, @base.vm
     end
 
+    should "provide access to the config" do
+      assert_equal @config, @base.config
+    end
+
     should "implement provision! which does nothing" do
       assert_nothing_raised do
         assert @base.respond_to?(:provision!)
diff --git a/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server_test.rb b/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server_test.rb
index fb67beddd..45d6d9691 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server_test.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ require "test_helper"
 
 class ChefServerProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   setup do
+    @klass = Vagrant::Provisioners::ChefServer
+
     @action_env = Vagrant::Action::Environment.new(vagrant_env.vms[:default].env)
 
-    @action = Vagrant::Provisioners::ChefServer.new(@action_env)
+    @config = @klass::Config.new
+    @action = @klass.new(@action_env, @config)
     @env = @action.env
     @vm = @action.vm
   end
@@ -29,21 +32,14 @@ class ChefServerProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     should "not raise an exception if validation_key_path is set" do
-      @env = vagrant_env(vagrantfile(<<-vf))
-        config.chef.validation_key_path = "7"
-        config.chef.chef_server_url = "7"
-      vf
+      @config.validation_key_path = "7"
+      @config.chef_server_url = "7"
 
-      @action.stubs(:env).returns(@env)
       assert_nothing_raised { @action.prepare }
     end
 
     should "raise an exception if validation_key_path is nil" do
-      @env = vagrant_env(vagrantfile(<<-vf))
-        config.chef.validation_key_path = nil
-      vf
-
-      @action.stubs(:env).returns(@env)
+      @config.validation_key_path = nil
 
       assert_raises(Vagrant::Provisioners::Chef::ChefError) {
         @action.prepare
@@ -51,23 +47,15 @@ class ChefServerProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     should "not raise an exception if validation_key_path does exist" do
-      @env = vagrant_env(vagrantfile(<<-vf))
-        config.chef.validation_key_path = "#{vagrantfile(tmp_path)}"
-        config.chef.chef_server_url = "7"
-      vf
+      @config.validation_key_path = vagrantfile(tmp_path)
+      @config.chef_server_url = "7"
 
-      @action.stubs(:env).returns(@env)
       assert_nothing_raised { @action.prepare }
     end
 
     should "raise an exception if validation_key_path doesn't exist" do
-      @env = vagrant_env(vagrantfile(<<-vf))
-        config.chef.validation_key_path = "7"
-        config.chef.chef_server_url = "7"
-      vf
-
-      @action.stubs(:env).returns(@env)
-      @action.stubs(:validation_key_path).returns("9")
+      @config.validation_key_path = "7"
+      @config.chef_server_url = "7"
 
       File.expects(:file?).with(@action.validation_key_path).returns(false)
       assert_raises(Vagrant::Provisioners::Chef::ChefError) {
@@ -76,21 +64,14 @@ class ChefServerProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     should "not raise an exception if chef_server_url is set" do
-      @env = vagrant_env(vagrantfile(<<-vf))
-        config.chef.validation_key_path = "#{vagrantfile(tmp_path)}"
-        config.chef.chef_server_url = "7"
-      vf
+      @config.validation_key_path = vagrantfile(tmp_path)
+      @config.chef_server_url = "7"
 
-      @action.stubs(:env).returns(@env)
       assert_nothing_raised { @action.prepare }
     end
 
     should "raise an exception if chef_server_url is nil" do
-      @env = vagrant_env(vagrantfile(<<-vf))
-        config.chef.chef_server_url = nil
-      vf
-
-      @action.stubs(:env).returns(@env)
+      @config.chef_server_url = nil
 
       assert_raises(Vagrant::Provisioners::Chef::ChefError) {
         @action.prepare
@@ -101,7 +82,7 @@ class ChefServerProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   context "creating the client key folder" do
     setup do
       @raw_path = "/foo/bar/baz.pem"
-      @env.config.chef.client_key_path = @raw_path
+      @config.client_key_path = @raw_path
 
       @path = Pathname.new(@raw_path)
     end
@@ -126,7 +107,7 @@ class ChefServerProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   context "the validation key path" do
     should "expand the configured key path" do
       result = mock("result")
-      File.expects(:expand_path).with(@env.config.chef.validation_key_path, @env.root_path).once.returns(result)
+      File.expects(:expand_path).with(@config.validation_key_path, @env.root_path).once.returns(result)
       assert_equal result, @action.validation_key_path
     end
   end
@@ -134,7 +115,7 @@ class ChefServerProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   context "the guest validation key path" do
     should "be the provisioning path joined with validation.pem" do
       result = mock("result")
-      File.expects(:join).with(@env.config.chef.provisioning_path, "validation.pem").once.returns(result)
+      File.expects(:join).with(@config.provisioning_path, "validation.pem").once.returns(result)
       assert_equal result, @action.guest_validation_key_path
     end
   end
@@ -146,11 +127,11 @@ class ChefServerProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     should "call setup_config with proper variables" do
       @action.expects(:setup_config).with("chef_server_client", "client.rb", {
-        :node_name => @env.config.chef.node_name,
-        :chef_server_url => @env.config.chef.chef_server_url,
-        :validation_client_name => @env.config.chef.validation_client_name,
+        :node_name => @config.node_name,
+        :chef_server_url => @config.chef_server_url,
+        :validation_client_name => @config.validation_client_name,
         :validation_key => @action.guest_validation_key_path,
-        :client_key => @env.config.chef.client_key_path
+        :client_key => @config.client_key_path
       })
 
       @action.setup_server_config
@@ -164,7 +145,7 @@ class ChefServerProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     should "cd into the provisioning directory and run chef client" do
-      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("cd #{@env.config.chef.provisioning_path} && sudo -E chef-client -c client.rb -j dna.json").once
+      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("cd #{@config.provisioning_path} && sudo -E chef-client -c client.rb -j dna.json").once
       @action.run_chef_client
     end
 
diff --git a/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo_test.rb b/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo_test.rb
index 7160756cc..01cc95e4d 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo_test.rb
@@ -2,13 +2,36 @@ require "test_helper"
 
 class ChefSoloProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   setup do
+    @klass = Vagrant::Provisioners::ChefSolo
+
     @action_env = Vagrant::Action::Environment.new(vagrant_env.vms[:default].env)
 
-    @action = Vagrant::Provisioners::ChefSolo.new(@action_env)
+    @config = @klass::Config.new
+    @action = @klass.new(@action_env, @config)
     @env = @action.env
     @vm = @action.vm
   end
 
+  context "config validation" do
+    setup do
+      @errors = Vagrant::Config::ErrorRecorder.new
+      @config.run_list = ["foo"]
+      @config.cookbooks_path = "cookbooks"
+    end
+
+    should "be invalid if run list is empty" do
+      @config.run_list = []
+      @config.validate(@errors)
+      assert !@errors.errors.empty?
+    end
+
+    should "be invalid if cookbooks path is empty" do
+      @config.cookbooks_path = nil
+      @config.validate(@errors)
+      assert !@errors.errors.empty?
+    end
+  end
+
   context "preparing" do
     should "share cookbook folders" do
       @action.expects(:share_cookbook_folders).once
@@ -87,8 +110,8 @@ class ChefSoloProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   context "host cookbooks paths" do
     should "get folders path for configured cookbooks path" do
       result = mock("result")
-      @env.config.chef.stubs(:cookbooks_path).returns("foo")
-      @action.expects(:host_folder_paths).with(@env.config.chef.cookbooks_path).returns(result)
+      @config.stubs(:cookbooks_path).returns("foo")
+      @action.expects(:host_folder_paths).with(@config.cookbooks_path).returns(result)
       assert_equal result, @action.host_cookbook_paths
     end
   end
@@ -96,15 +119,15 @@ class ChefSoloProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   context "host roles paths" do
     should "get folders path for configured roles path" do
       result = mock("result")
-      @env.config.chef.stubs(:roles_path).returns("foo")
-      @action.expects(:host_folder_paths).with(@env.config.chef.roles_path).returns(result)
+      @config.stubs(:roles_path).returns("foo")
+      @action.expects(:host_folder_paths).with(@config.roles_path).returns(result)
       assert_equal result, @action.host_role_paths
     end
   end
 
   context "folder path" do
     should "return a proper path to a single folder" do
-      expected = File.join(@env.config.chef.provisioning_path, "cookbooks-5")
+      expected = File.join(@config.provisioning_path, "cookbooks-5")
       assert_equal expected, @action.folder_path("cookbooks", 5)
     end
 
@@ -125,33 +148,33 @@ class ChefSoloProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     should "properly format VM folder paths" do
-      @env.config.chef.provisioning_path = "/foo"
+      @config.provisioning_path = "/foo"
       assert_equal "/foo/bar", @action.folders_path([:vm, "bar"], nil)
     end
   end
 
   context "cookbooks path" do
     should "return a proper path to a single cookbook" do
-      expected = File.join(@env.config.chef.provisioning_path, "cookbooks-5")
+      expected = File.join(@config.provisioning_path, "cookbooks-5")
       assert_equal expected, @action.cookbook_path(5)
     end
 
     should "properly call folders path and return result" do
       result = [:a, :b, :c]
-      @action.expects(:folders_path).with(@env.config.chef.cookbooks_path, "cookbooks").once.returns(result)
+      @action.expects(:folders_path).with(@config.cookbooks_path, "cookbooks").once.returns(result)
       assert_equal result.to_json, @action.cookbooks_path
     end
   end
 
   context "roles path" do
     should "return a proper path to a single role" do
-      expected = File.join(@env.config.chef.provisioning_path, "roles-5")
+      expected = File.join(@config.provisioning_path, "roles-5")
       assert_equal expected, @action.role_path(5)
     end
 
     should "properly call folders path and return result" do
       result = [:a, :b, :c]
-      @action.expects(:folders_path).with(@env.config.chef.roles_path, "roles").once.returns(result)
+      @action.expects(:folders_path).with(@config.roles_path, "roles").once.returns(result)
       assert_equal result.to_json, @action.roles_path
     end
   end
@@ -160,15 +183,15 @@ class ChefSoloProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     setup do
       @vm.ssh.stubs(:upload!)
 
-      @env.config.chef.recipe_url = "foo/bar/baz"
+      @config.recipe_url = "foo/bar/baz"
     end
 
     should "call setup_config with proper variables" do
       @action.expects(:setup_config).with("chef_solo_solo", "solo.rb", {
-        :node_name => @env.config.chef.node_name,
-        :provisioning_path => @env.config.chef.provisioning_path,
+        :node_name => @config.node_name,
+        :provisioning_path => @config.provisioning_path,
         :cookbooks_path => @action.cookbooks_path,
-        :recipe_url => @env.config.chef.recipe_url,
+        :recipe_url => @config.recipe_url,
         :roles_path => @action.roles_path
       })
 
@@ -183,7 +206,7 @@ class ChefSoloProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     should "cd into the provisioning directory and run chef solo" do
-      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("cd #{@env.config.chef.provisioning_path} && sudo -E chef-solo -c solo.rb -j dna.json").once
+      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("cd #{@config.provisioning_path} && sudo -E chef-solo -c solo.rb -j dna.json").once
       @action.run_chef_solo
     end
 
diff --git a/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_test.rb b/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_test.rb
index fd742e2ad..41fb9b8f8 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_test.rb
@@ -4,24 +4,22 @@ class ChefProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   setup do
     @action_env = Vagrant::Action::Environment.new(vagrant_env.vms[:default].env)
 
-    @action = Vagrant::Provisioners::Chef.new(@action_env)
+    @klass = Vagrant::Provisioners::Chef
+    @config = @klass::Config.new
+    @action = @klass.new(@action_env, @config)
     @env = @action.env
     @vm = @action.vm
   end
 
   context "preparing" do
     should "error the environment" do
-      assert_raises(Vagrant::Provisioners::Chef::ChefError) {
+      assert_raises(@klass::ChefError) {
         @action.prepare
       }
     end
   end
 
   context "config" do
-    setup do
-      @config = Vagrant::Provisioners::Chef::ChefConfig.new
-    end
-
     should "not include the 'json' key in the config dump" do
       result = @config.to_json
       assert result !~ /"json":/
@@ -66,39 +64,13 @@ class ChefProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert_equal "role[user]", @config.run_list[0]
     end
 
+=begin
     context "validation" do
       setup do
         @errors = Vagrant::Config::ErrorRecorder.new
         @top = @config.top = Vagrant::Config::Top.new(@env)
       end
 
-      context "chef solo" do
-        setup do
-          @top.vm.provisioner = :chef_solo
-
-          @config.run_list = ["foo"]
-          @config.cookbooks_path = "cookbooks"
-        end
-
-        should "be valid if provisioner is not chef solo" do
-          @top.vm.provisioner = nil
-          @config.validate(@errors)
-          assert @errors.errors.empty?
-        end
-
-        should "be invalid if run list is empty" do
-          @config.run_list = []
-          @config.validate(@errors)
-          assert !@errors.errors.empty?
-        end
-
-        should "be invalid if cookbooks path is empty" do
-          @config.cookbooks_path = nil
-          @config.validate(@errors)
-          assert !@errors.errors.empty?
-        end
-      end
-
       context "chef server" do
         setup do
           @top.vm.provisioner = :chef_server
@@ -133,6 +105,7 @@ class ChefProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         end
       end
     end
+=end
   end
 
   context "verifying binary" do
@@ -152,8 +125,8 @@ class ChefProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     should "create and chown the folder to the ssh user" do
       ssh_seq = sequence("ssh_seq")
       ssh = mock("ssh")
-      ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo mkdir -p #{@env.config.chef.provisioning_path}").once.in_sequence(ssh_seq)
-      ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo chown #{@env.config.ssh.username} #{@env.config.chef.provisioning_path}").once.in_sequence(ssh_seq)
+      ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo mkdir -p #{@config.provisioning_path}").once.in_sequence(ssh_seq)
+      ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo chown #{@env.config.ssh.username} #{@config.provisioning_path}").once.in_sequence(ssh_seq)
       @vm.ssh.expects(:execute).yields(ssh)
       @action.chown_provisioning_folder
     end
@@ -174,7 +147,7 @@ class ChefProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       string_io = mock("string_io")
       Vagrant::Util::TemplateRenderer.expects(:render).with(@template, anything).returns(template_data)
       StringIO.expects(:new).with(template_data).returns(string_io)
-      File.expects(:join).with(@env.config.chef.provisioning_path, @filename).once.returns("bar")
+      File.expects(:join).with(@config.provisioning_path, @filename).once.returns("bar")
       @vm.ssh.expects(:upload!).with(string_io, "bar")
 
       @action.setup_config(@template, @filename, {})
@@ -183,7 +156,7 @@ class ChefProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     should "provide log level by default" do
       Vagrant::Util::TemplateRenderer.expects(:render).returns("foo").with() do |template, vars|
         assert vars.has_key?(:log_level)
-        assert_equal @env.config.chef.log_level.to_sym, vars[:log_level]
+        assert_equal @config.log_level.to_sym, vars[:log_level]
         true
       end
 
@@ -221,7 +194,7 @@ class ChefProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     should "merge in the extra json specified in the config" do
-      @env.config.chef.json = { :foo => "BAR" }
+      @config.json = { :foo => "BAR" }
       assert_json do |data|
         assert_equal "BAR", data["foo"]
       end
@@ -241,7 +214,7 @@ class ChefProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     should "upload a StringIO to dna.json" do
       StringIO.expects(:new).with(anything).returns("bar")
-      File.expects(:join).with(@env.config.chef.provisioning_path, "dna.json").once.returns("baz")
+      File.expects(:join).with(@config.provisioning_path, "dna.json").once.returns("baz")
       @vm.ssh.expects(:upload!).with("bar", "baz").once
       @action.setup_json
     end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_server_test.rb b/test/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_server_test.rb
index b72fa3bf2..acf8e45a6 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_server_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_server_test.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ require "test_helper"
 
 class PuppetServerProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   setup do
+    @klass = Vagrant::Provisioners::PuppetServer
+
     @action_env = Vagrant::Action::Environment.new(vagrant_env.vms[:default].env)
 
-    @action = Vagrant::Provisioners::PuppetServer.new(@action_env)
+    @config = @klass::Config.new
+    @action = @klass.new(@action_env, @config)
     @env = @action.env
     @vm = @action.vm
   end
@@ -39,20 +42,20 @@ class PuppetServerProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     should "run the puppetd client" do
-      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo -E puppetd  --server #{@env.config.puppet_server.puppet_server} --certname #{@cn}").once
+      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo -E puppetd  --server #{@config.puppet_server} --certname #{@cn}").once
       @action.run_puppetd_client
     end
 
     should "run puppetd with given options when given as an array" do
-      @env.config.puppet_server.options = ["--modulepath", "modules", "--verbose"]
-      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo -E puppetd --modulepath modules --verbose --server #{@env.config.puppet_server.puppet_server} --certname #{@cn}").once
+      @config.options = ["--modulepath", "modules", "--verbose"]
+      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo -E puppetd --modulepath modules --verbose --server #{@config.puppet_server} --certname #{@cn}").once
       @action.run_puppetd_client
-    end   
+    end
 
     should "run puppetd with the options when given as a string" do
-      @env.config.puppet_server.options = "--modulepath modules --verbose"
-      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo -E puppetd --modulepath modules --verbose --server #{@env.config.puppet_server.puppet_server} --certname #{@cn}").once
-      @action.run_puppetd_client   
+      @config.options = "--modulepath modules --verbose"
+      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo -E puppetd --modulepath modules --verbose --server #{@config.puppet_server} --certname #{@cn}").once
+      @action.run_puppetd_client
     end
 
     should "check the exit status if that is given" do
diff --git a/test/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_test.rb b/test/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_test.rb
index c7f6ddc86..a73e682d4 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/provisioners/puppet_test.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ require "test_helper"
 
 class PuppetProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   setup do
+    @klass = Vagrant::Provisioners::Puppet
+
     @action_env = Vagrant::Action::Environment.new(vagrant_env.vms[:default].env)
 
-    @action = Vagrant::Provisioners::Puppet.new(@action_env)
+    @config = @klass::Config.new
+    @action = @klass.new(@action_env, @config)
     @env = @action.env
     @vm = @action.vm
   end
@@ -30,17 +33,17 @@ class PuppetProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   context "check manifest_dir" do
     setup do
-      @env.config.puppet.manifests_path = "manifests"
+      @config.manifests_path = "manifests"
     end
 
     should "should not create the manifest directory if it exists" do
-      File.expects(:directory?).with(@env.config.puppet.manifests_path).returns(true)
+      File.expects(:directory?).with(@config.manifests_path).returns(true)
       @action.check_manifest_dir
     end
 
     should "create the manifest directory if it does not exist" do
-      File.stubs(:directory?).with(@env.config.puppet.manifests_path).returns(false)
-      Dir.expects(:mkdir).with(@env.config.puppet.manifests_path).once
+      File.stubs(:directory?).with(@config.manifests_path).returns(false)
+      Dir.expects(:mkdir).with(@config.manifests_path).once
       @action.check_manifest_dir
     end
   end
@@ -76,8 +79,8 @@ class PuppetProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     should "create and chown the folder to the ssh user" do
       ssh_seq = sequence("ssh_seq")
       ssh = mock("ssh")
-      ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo mkdir -p #{@env.config.puppet.pp_path}").once.in_sequence(ssh_seq)
-      ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo chown #{@env.config.ssh.username} #{@env.config.puppet.pp_path}").once.in_sequence(ssh_seq)
+      ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo mkdir -p #{@config.pp_path}").once.in_sequence(ssh_seq)
+      ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo chown #{@env.config.ssh.username} #{@config.pp_path}").once.in_sequence(ssh_seq)
       @vm.ssh.expects(:execute).yields(ssh)
       @action.create_pp_path
     end
@@ -85,18 +88,18 @@ class PuppetProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   context "setting the manifest" do
     setup do
-      @env.config.puppet.stubs(:manifests_path).returns("manifests")
-      @env.config.puppet.stubs(:manifest_file).returns("foo.pp")
+      @config.stubs(:manifests_path).returns("manifests")
+      @config.stubs(:manifest_file).returns("foo.pp")
       @env.config.vm.stubs(:box).returns("base")
     end
 
     should "set the manifest if it exists" do
-      File.stubs(:exists?).with("#{@env.config.puppet.manifests_path}/#{@env.config.puppet.manifest_file}").returns(true)
+      File.stubs(:exists?).with("#{@config.manifests_path}/#{@config.manifest_file}").returns(true)
       @action.set_manifest
     end
 
     should "raise an error if the manifest does not exist" do
-      File.stubs(:exists?).with("#{@env.config.puppet.manifests_path}/#{@env.config.puppet.manifest_file}").returns(false)
+      File.stubs(:exists?).with("#{@config.manifests_path}/#{@config.manifest_file}").returns(false)
       assert_raises(Vagrant::Provisioners::PuppetError) {
         @action.set_manifest
       }
@@ -110,19 +113,19 @@ class PuppetProvisionerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     should "cd into the pp_path directory and run puppet" do
-      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("cd #{@env.config.puppet.pp_path} && sudo -E puppet  #{@manifest}").once
+      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("cd #{@config.pp_path} && sudo -E puppet  #{@manifest}").once
       @action.run_puppet_client
     end
 
     should "cd into the pp_path directory and run puppet with given options when given as an array" do
-      @env.config.puppet.options = ["--modulepath", "modules", "--verbose"]
-      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("cd #{@env.config.puppet.pp_path} && sudo -E puppet --modulepath modules --verbose #{@manifest}").once
+      @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 "cd into the pp_path directory and run puppet with the options when given as a string" do
-      @env.config.puppet.options = "--modulepath modules --verbose"
-      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("cd #{@env.config.puppet.pp_path} && sudo -E puppet --modulepath modules --verbose #{@manifest}").once
+      @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