diff --git a/plugins/commands/plugin/command/base.rb b/plugins/commands/plugin/command/base.rb
index 7c98b38b6..5180dfd5d 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/plugin/command/base.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/plugin/command/base.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         def action(callable, env=nil)
           env = {
             :gem_helper => GemHelper.new(@env.gems_path),
-            :plugin_state_file => StateFile.new(@env.data_dir.join("plugins.json"))
+            :plugin_state_file => StateFile.new(@env.home_path.join("plugins.json"))
           }.merge(env || {})
 
           @env.action_runner.run(callable, env)