diff --git a/test/acceptance/base.rb b/test/acceptance/base.rb
index 68e3dfe2b..23f704258 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/base.rb
+++ b/test/acceptance/base.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ require "rubygems"
 require "contest"
 require "log4r"
 
-require File.expand_path("../helpers/isolated_environment", __FILE__)
 require File.expand_path("../helpers/config.rb", __FILE__)
+require File.expand_path("../helpers/isolated_environment", __FILE__)
+require File.expand_path("../helpers/output.rb", __FILE__)
 
 # Enable logging if requested
 if ENV["ACCEPTANCE_LOGGING"]
@@ -39,6 +40,13 @@ class AcceptanceTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     @environment.execute(*args)
   end
 
+  # This is a shortcut method to instantiate an Output matcher.
+  #
+  # @return [Acceptance::Output]
+  def output(text)
+    Acceptance::Output.new(text)
+  end
+
   setup do
     # Setup the environment so that we have an isolated area
     # to run Vagrant. We do some configuration here as well in order
diff --git a/test/acceptance/box_test.rb b/test/acceptance/box_test.rb
index 27fd30dec..41bac64c4 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/box_test.rb
+++ b/test/acceptance/box_test.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ class BoxTest < AcceptanceTest
 
   should "have no boxes by default" do
     result = execute("vagrant", "box", "list")
-    assert result.stdout =~ /There are no installed boxes!/
+    assert(output(result.stdout).no_boxes,
+           "output should say there are no installed boxes")
   end
 
   should "add a box from a file" do
@@ -21,14 +22,15 @@ class BoxTest < AcceptanceTest
 
     # Verify that the box now shows up in the list of available boxes
     results = execute("vagrant", "box", "list")
-    assert(results.stdout =~ /^foo$/, "Box should exist after it is added")
+    assert(output(results.stdout).box_installed("foo"),
+           "foo box should exist after it is added")
   end
 
   should "give an error if the file doesn't exist" do
     results = execute("vagrant", "box", "add", "foo", "/tmp/nope/nope/nope/nonono.box")
     assert(!results.success?, "Box add should fail.")
-    assert(results.stdout =~ /^The specified path to a file doesn't exist.$/,
-           "This should show an error message about the file not existing.")
+    assert(output(results.stdout).box_path_doesnt_exist,
+           "Should show an error message about the file not existing.")
   end
 
   should "give an error if the file is not a valid box" do
@@ -39,8 +41,8 @@ class BoxTest < AcceptanceTest
 
     results = execute("vagrant", "box", "add", "foo", invalid.to_s)
     assert(!results.success?, "Box add should fail.")
-    assert(results.stdout =~ /^The box file you're attempting to add is invalid./,
-           "should show an error message")
+    assert(output(results.stdout).box_invalid,
+           "should say the box is invalid")
   end
 
   should "add a box from an HTTP server" do
@@ -57,8 +59,8 @@ class BoxTest < AcceptanceTest
     execute("vagrant", "box", "remove", "foo")
     results = execute("vagrant", "box", "list")
     assert(results.success?, "box list should succeed")
-    assert(results.stdout =~ /^There are no installed boxes!/,
-           "box list should be empty")
+    assert(output(results.stdout).no_boxes,
+           "No boxes should be installed")
   end
 
   should "repackage a box" do
diff --git a/test/acceptance/helpers/output.rb b/test/acceptance/helpers/output.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..426331fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/acceptance/helpers/output.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module Acceptance
+  # This class helps with matching against output so that every
+  # test isn't inherently tied to the output format of Vagrant.
+  class Output
+    def initialize(text)
+      @text = text
+    end
+
+    def box_invalid
+      @text =~ /^The box file you're attempting to add is invalid./
+    end
+
+    def box_path_doesnt_exist
+      @text =~ /^The specified path to a file doesn't exist.$/
+    end
+
+    def box_installed(name)
+      @text =~ /^foo$/
+    end
+
+    def no_boxes
+      @text =~ /There are no installed boxes!/
+    end
+
+    def is_version?(version)
+      @text =~ /^Vagrant version #{version}$/
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/acceptance/version_test.rb b/test/acceptance/version_test.rb
index 02717fc40..5c03bf319 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/version_test.rb
+++ b/test/acceptance/version_test.rb
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@ require File.expand_path("../base", __FILE__)
 class VersionTest < AcceptanceTest
   should "print the version to stdout" do
     result = execute("vagrant", "version")
-    assert(result.stdout =~ /^Vagrant version #{config.vagrant_version}$/,
-           "output should contain Vagrant version")
+    assert(output(result.stdout).is_version?(config.vagrant_version),
+           "output should be version")
   end
 
   should "print the version with '-v'" do
     result = execute("vagrant", "-v")
-    assert(result.stdout =~ /^Vagrant version #{config.vagrant_version}$/,
-           "output should contain Vagrant version")
+    assert(output(result.stdout).is_version?(config.vagrant_version),
+           "output should be version")
   end
 
   should "print the version with '--version'" do
     result = execute("vagrant", "--version")
-    assert(result.stdout =~ /^Vagrant version #{config.vagrant_version}$/,
-           "output should contain Vagrant version")
+    assert(output(result.stdout).is_version?(config.vagrant_version),
+           "output should be version")
   end
 end