diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_port_collisions.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_port_collisions.rb
index ae83492b5..22c2e7eec 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_port_collisions.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_port_collisions.rb
@@ -15,9 +15,21 @@ module Vagrant
           # Figure out how we handle port collisions. By default we error.
           handler  = env[:port_collision_handler] || :error
 
+          # Read our forwarded ports, if we have any, to override what
+          # we have configured.
+          current = {}
+          env[:vm].driver.read_forwarded_ports.each do |nic, name, hostport, guestport|
+            current[name] = hostport.to_i
+          end
+
           existing = env[:vm].driver.read_used_ports
           env[:vm].config.vm.forwarded_ports.each do |name, options|
-            if existing.include?(options[:hostport].to_i)
+            # Use the proper port, whether that be the configured port or the
+            # port that is currently on use of the VM.
+            hostport = options[:hostport].to_i
+            hostport = current[name] if current.has_key?(name)
+
+            if existing.include?(hostport)
               # We have a collision! Handle it
               send("handle_#{handler}".to_sym, name, options, existing)
             end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/config/vm.rb b/lib/vagrant/config/vm.rb
index ed160a52e..fc5a3f3d5 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/config/vm.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/config/vm.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module Vagrant
           :auto       => false
         }.merge(options || {})
 
-        forwarded_ports[name] = options
+        forwarded_ports[name.to_s] = options
       end
 
       def share_folder(name, guestpath, hostpath, opts=nil)