diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_guest_additions.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_guest_additions.rb
index 045d91a39..fb96a5e65 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_guest_additions.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_guest_additions.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module Vagrant
         def call(env)
           # Use the raw interface for now, while the virtualbox gem
           # doesn't support guest properties (due to cross platform issues)
-          version = env[:vm].driver.guest_additions_version(env[:vm].uuid)
+          version = env[:vm].driver.read_guest_additions_version
           if !version
             env[:ui].warn I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.check_guest_additions.not_detected")
           else
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/destroy.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/destroy.rb
index 271e1451d..2af9b0a18 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/destroy.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/destroy.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
         def call(env)
           env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.destroy.destroying")
-          env[:vm].driver.delete(env[:vm].uuid)
+          env[:vm].driver.delete
           env[:vm].uuid = nil
 
           @app.call(env)
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/match_mac_address.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/match_mac_address.rb
index ad316620a..70da6b2a4 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/match_mac_address.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/match_mac_address.rb
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
           # Create the proc which we want to use to modify the virtual machine
           env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.match_mac.matching")
-          env[:vm].driver.set_mac_address(env[:vm].uuid,
-                                          env[:vm].config.vm.base_mac)
+          env[:vm].driver.set_mac_address(env[:vm].config.vm.base_mac)
 
           @app.call(env)
         end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox.rb b/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox.rb
index 71e618676..7313197e2 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ module Vagrant
       # The version of virtualbox that is running.
       attr_reader :version
 
-      def initialize
+      def initialize(uuid)
+        @uuid = uuid
+
         # Read and assign the version of VirtualBox we know which
         # specific driver to instantiate.
         begin
@@ -35,21 +37,21 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       # This deletes the VM with the given name.
-      def delete(uuid)
-        execute("unregistervm", uuid, "--delete")
+      def delete
+        execute("unregistervm", @uuid, "--delete")
       end
 
       # This reads the guest additions version for a VM.
-      def guest_additions_version(uuid)
-        output = execute("guestproperty", "get", uuid, "/VirtualBox/GuestAdd/Version")
+      def read_guest_additions_version
+        output = execute("guestproperty", "get", @uuid, "/VirtualBox/GuestAdd/Version")
         return $1.to_s if output =~ /^Value: (.+?)$/
         return nil
       end
 
       # This reads the state for the given UUID. The state of the VM
       # will be returned as a symbol.
-      def read_state(uuid)
-        output = execute("showvminfo", uuid, "--machinereadable")
+      def read_state
+        output = execute("showvminfo", @uuid, "--machinereadable")
         if output =~ /^name="<inaccessible>"$/
           return :inaccessible
         elsif output =~ /^VMState="(.+?)"$/
@@ -60,8 +62,8 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       # This sets the MAC address for a network adapter.
-      def set_mac_address(uuid, mac)
-        execute("modifyvm", uuid, "--macaddress1", mac)
+      def set_mac_address(mac)
+        execute("modifyvm", @uuid, "--macaddress1", mac)
       end
 
       protected
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
index f6c1595c9..cf17d889d 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ module Vagrant
       @env    = env
       @config = config
       @box    = env.boxes.find(config.vm.box)
-      @driver = Driver::VirtualBox.new
 
-      # Look for the VM if it exists
+      # Load the UUID if its saved.
       active = env.local_data[:active] || {}
       @uuid = active[@name.to_s]
-      # @vm = VirtualBox::VM.find(@uuid) if @uuid
+
+      # Reload ourselves to get the state
+      reload!
 
       # Load the associated guest.
       load_guest!
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ module Vagrant
     # @return [Symbol]
     def state
       return :not_created if !@uuid
-      state = @driver.read_state(@uuid)
+      state = @driver.read_state
       return :not_created if !state
       return state
     end
@@ -96,8 +97,6 @@ module Vagrant
     # to persist the VM. Otherwise, it will remove itself from the
     # local data (if it exists).
     def uuid=(value)
-      @uuid = value
-
       env.local_data[:active] ||= {}
       if value
         env.local_data[:active][name.to_s] = value
@@ -108,10 +107,14 @@ module Vagrant
       # Commit the local data so that the next time vagrant is initialized,
       # it realizes the VM exists
       env.local_data.commit
+
+      # Store the uuid and reload the instance
+      @uuid = value
+      reload!
     end
 
     def reload!
-      @vm = VirtualBox::VM.find(@vm.uuid)
+      @driver = Driver::VirtualBox.new(@uuid)
     end
 
     def package(options=nil)