diff --git a/lib/vagrant/actions/vm/customize.rb b/lib/vagrant/actions/vm/customize.rb
index 84496ac87..c3e5fe816 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/actions/vm/customize.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/actions/vm/customize.rb
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@ module Vagrant
     module VM
       class Customize < Base
         def execute!
-          logger.info "Running any VM customizations..."
+          if !runner.env.config.vm.proc_stack.empty?
+            logger.info "Running any VM customizations..."
 
-          # Run the customization procs over the VM
-          @runner.env.config.vm.run_procs!(@runner.vm)
+            # Run the customization procs over the VM
+            runner.env.config.vm.run_procs!(@runner.vm)
 
-          # Save the vm
-          @runner.vm.save
+            # Save the vm
+            runner.vm.save
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/actions/vm/customize_test.rb b/test/vagrant/actions/vm/customize_test.rb
index 21589e6d0..dfddc29e8 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/actions/vm/customize_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/actions/vm/customize_test.rb
@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@ class CustomizeActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   context "executing" do
     should "run the VM customization procs then save the VM" do
+      @runner.env.config.vm.customize { |vm| }
       @runner.env.config.vm.expects(:run_procs!).with(@vm)
       @vm.expects(:save).once
       @action.execute!
     end
+
+    should "not run anything if no customize blocks exist" do
+      @vm.expects(:save).never
+      @action.execute!
+    end
   end
 end