diff --git a/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox.rb b/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox.rb
index 480a0967a..4d01a5773 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox.rb
@@ -45,13 +45,6 @@ module Vagrant
 
         @logger.info("VBoxManage path: #{@vboxmanage_path}")
 
-        if @uuid
-          # Verify the VM exists, and if it doesn't, then don't worry
-          # about it (mark the UUID as nil)
-          r = raw("showvminfo", @uuid)
-          raise VMNotFound if r.exit_code != 0
-        end
-
         # Read and assign the version of VirtualBox we know which
         # specific driver to instantiate.
         begin
@@ -61,6 +54,13 @@ module Vagrant
           # error here.
           raise Errors::VirtualBoxNotDetected
         end
+
+        if @uuid
+          # Verify the VM exists, and if it doesn't, then don't worry
+          # about it (mark the UUID as nil)
+          r = raw("showvminfo", @uuid)
+          raise VMNotFound if r.exit_code != 0
+        end
       end
 
       # This clears the forwarded ports that have been set on the