diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/provider.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/provider.rb
index 270286341..969fb4718 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/provider.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/provider.rb
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         # We have to check if the UID matches to avoid issues with
         # VirtualBox.
         uid = @machine.uid
-        if uid && uid.to_s == Process.uid.to_s
-          raise Vagrant::Errors::VirtualBoxUserMismatch, uid: uid.to_s
+        if uid && uid.to_s != Process.uid.to_s
+          raise Vagrant::Errors::VirtualBoxUserMismatch,
+            original_uid: uid.to_s,
+            uid: Process.uid.to_s
         end
 
         # Determine the ID of the state here.
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 285960f39..fd01e17e9 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -1321,9 +1321,10 @@ en:
         The VirtualBox VM was created with a user that doesn't match the
         current user running Vagrant. VirtualBox requires that the same user
         be used to manage the VM that was created. Please re-run Vagrant with
-        that user.
+        that user. This is not a Vagrant issue.
 
-        The UID used to create the VM was: %{uid}
+        The UID used to create the VM was: %{original_uid}
+        Your UID is: %{uid}
       virtualbox_version_empty: |-
         Vagrant detected that VirtualBox appears installed on your system,
         but calls to detect the version are returning empty. This is often