diff --git a/plugins/commands/up/command.rb b/plugins/commands/up/command.rb
index d26dd4cb5..78f757302 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/up/command.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/up/command.rb
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         # Build up the batch job of what we'll do
         machines = []
         if names
+          # To prevent vagrant from attempting to validate a global vms config
+          # (which doesn't exist within the local dir) when attempting to
+          # install a machines provider, this check below will disable the
+          # install_providers function if a user gives us a machine id instead
+          # of the machines name.
+          machine_names = []
+          with_target_vms(names, provider: options[:provider]){|m| machine_names << m.name }
+          options[:install_provider] = false if !(machine_names - names).empty?
+
           # If we're installing providers, then do that. We don't
           # parallelize this step because it is likely the same provider
           # anyways.
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/commands/up/command_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/commands/up/command_test.rb
index cd8c56b7b..a51eed55a 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/commands/up/command_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/commands/up/command_test.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ require Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/commands/up/command")
 describe VagrantPlugins::CommandUp::Command do
   include_context "unit"
 
+  let(:entry_klass) { Vagrant::MachineIndex::Entry }
   let(:argv)     { [] }
   let(:vagrantfile_content){ "" }
   let(:iso_env) do
@@ -17,6 +18,13 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::CommandUp::Command do
 
   let(:action_runner) { double("action_runner") }
 
+  def new_entry(name)
+    entry_klass.new.tap do |e|
+      e.name = name
+      e.vagrantfile_path = "/bar"
+    end
+  end
+
   before do
     allow(iso_env).to receive(:action_runner).and_return(action_runner)
   end
@@ -62,4 +70,63 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::CommandUp::Command do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  context "with a global machine" do
+    let(:argv){ ["1234"] }
+
+    it "brings up a vm with an id" do
+
+      global_env = isolated_environment
+      global_env.vagrantfile("Vagrant.configure(2){|config| config.vm.box = 'dummy'}")
+      global_venv = global_env.create_vagrant_env
+      global_machine = global_venv.machine(global_venv.machine_names[0], :dummy)
+      global_machine.id = "1234"
+      global = new_entry(global_machine.name)
+      global.provider = "dummy"
+      global.vagrantfile_path = global_env.workdir
+      locked = iso_env.machine_index.set(global)
+      iso_env.machine_index.release(locked)
+
+      allow(subject).to receive(:with_target_vms) { |&block| block.call global_machine }
+
+
+      batch = double("environment_batch")
+      expect(iso_env).to receive(:batch).and_yield(batch)
+      expect(batch).to receive(:action).with(global_machine, :up, anything) do |machine,action,args|
+        expect(machine).to be_kind_of(Vagrant::Machine)
+        expect(action).to eq(:up)
+      end
+      subject.execute
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with an argument" do
+    let(:vagrantfile_content) do
+        <<-VF
+        Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+          config.vm.define "app"
+          config.vm.define "db"
+        end
+        VF
+    end
+    let(:argv){ ["app"] }
+    let(:machine) { iso_env.machine(iso_env.machine_names[0], :dummy) }
+
+    it "brings up a vm" do
+      batch = double("environment_batch")
+      expect(iso_env).to receive(:batch).and_yield(batch)
+      expect(batch).to receive(:action).with(machine, :up, anything) do |machine,action,args|
+        expect(machine).to be_kind_of(Vagrant::Machine)
+        expect(action).to eq(:up)
+      end
+      subject.execute
+    end
+
+    context "with an invalid argument" do
+      let(:argv){ ["notweb"] }
+      it "brings up a vm" do
+        expect { subject.execute }.to raise_error(Vagrant::Errors::MachineNotFound)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end