diff --git a/bin/vagrant b/bin/vagrant
index 6999b92e0..ab8b07f66 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant
+++ b/bin/vagrant
@@ -3,15 +3,6 @@ require 'log4r'
 require 'vagrant'
 require 'vagrant/cli'
 
-# Enable logging if it is requested. We do this before
-# anything else so that all logs are visible.
-if ENV["VAGRANT_LOG"]
-  logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant")
-  logger.outputters = Log4r::Outputter.stdout
-  logger.level = Log4r.const_get(ENV["VAGRANT_LOG"].upcase)
-  logger = nil
-end
-
 # Create a logger right away
 logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::bin::vagrant")
 logger.info("`vagrant` invoked: #{ARGV.inspect}")
diff --git a/lib/vagrant.rb b/lib/vagrant.rb
index ed2df4eca..68612ba68 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# Enable logging if it is requested. We do this before
+# anything else so that we can setup the output before
+# any logging occurs.
+if ENV["VAGRANT_LOG"]
+  require 'log4r'
+  logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant")
+  logger.outputters = Log4r::Outputter.stdout
+  logger.level = Log4r.const_get(ENV["VAGRANT_LOG"].upcase)
+  logger = nil
+end
+
 require 'pathname'
 require 'json'
 require 'i18n'