diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/commands/push/command_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/commands/push/command_test.rb
index 0f649c6c4..06995d51d 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/commands/push/command_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/commands/push/command_test.rb
@@ -6,14 +6,11 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::CommandPush::Command do
   include_context "unit"
   include_context "command plugin helpers"
 
-  let(:iso_env) { isolated_environment }
   let(:env) do
-    iso_env.vagrantfile(<<-VF)
-Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
-  config.vm.box = "nope"
-end
-VF
-    iso_env.create_vagrant_env
+    isolated_environment.tap do |env|
+      env.vagrantfile("")
+      env.create_vagrant_env
+    end
   end
 
   let(:argv)   { [] }
@@ -38,17 +35,6 @@ VF
       subject.execute
     end
 
-    it "validates the configuration" do
-      iso_env.vagrantfile("")
-
-      subject = described_class.new(argv, iso_env.create_vagrant_env)
-      allow(subject).to receive(:validate_pushes!)
-        .and_return(:noop)
-
-      expect { subject.execute }.to raise_error(
-        Vagrant::Errors::ConfigInvalid)
-    end
-
     it "delegates to Environment#push" do
       expect(env).to receive(:push).once
       subject.execute
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/environment_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/environment_test.rb
index 02effd7db..84d7975d7 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/environment_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/environment_test.rb
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ VF
         end
 
         def push
-          !!self.class.class_variable_set(:@@pushed, true)
+          self.class.class_variable_set(:@@pushed, true)
         end
       end
     end
@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@ VF
       environment = isolated_environment do |env|
         env.vagrantfile(<<-VF.gsub(/^ {10}/, ''))
           Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+            config.vm.box = "hashicorp/precise64"
             config.push.define "lolwatbacon"
           end
         VF
@@ -1015,6 +1016,58 @@ VF
         .to raise_error(Vagrant::Errors::PushStrategyNotLoaded)
     end
 
+    it "runs global config validation" do
+      environment = isolated_environment do |env|
+        env.vagrantfile(<<-VF.gsub(/^ {10}/, ''))
+          Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+            config.push.define "noop"
+          end
+        VF
+      end
+
+      env = environment.create_vagrant_env
+      expect { env.push("noop") }
+        .to raise_error(Vagrant::Errors::ConfigInvalid)
+    end
+
+    it "runs push config validations" do
+      config_class = Class.new(Vagrant.plugin("2", :config)) do
+        def self.validated?
+          !!class_variable_get(:@@validated)
+        end
+
+        def validate(machine)
+          self.class.class_variable_set(:@@validated, true)
+          {}
+        end
+      end
+
+      register_plugin("2") do |plugin|
+        plugin.name "foo"
+
+        plugin.config(:foo, :push) do
+          config_class
+        end
+
+        plugin.push(:foo) do
+          push_class
+        end
+      end
+
+      environment = isolated_environment do |env|
+        env.vagrantfile(<<-VF.gsub(/^ {10}/, ''))
+          Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+            config.vm.box = "hashicorp/precise64"
+            config.push.define "foo"
+          end
+        VF
+      end
+
+      env = environment.create_vagrant_env
+      env.push("foo")
+      expect(config_class.validated?).to be(true)
+    end
+
     it "executes the push action" do
       register_plugin("2") do |plugin|
         plugin.name "foo"
@@ -1027,6 +1080,7 @@ VF
       environment = isolated_environment do |env|
         env.vagrantfile(<<-VF.gsub(/^ {10}/, ''))
           Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+            config.vm.box = "hashicorp/precise64"
             config.push.define "foo"
           end
         VF