diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/builder.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/builder.rb
index 5e21adb5c..95fa96267 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/builder.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/builder.rb
@@ -133,9 +133,22 @@ module Vagrant
         if env[:action_hooks]
           builder = self.dup
 
+          # These are the options to pass into hook application.
+          options = {}
+
+          # If we already ran through once and did append/prepends,
+          # then don't do it again.
+          if env[:action_hooks_already_ran]
+            options[:no_prepend_or_append] = true
+          end
+
+          # Specify that we already ran, so in the future we don't repeat
+          # the prepend/append hooks.
+          env[:action_hooks_already_ran] = true
+
           # Apply all the hooks to the new builder instance
           env[:action_hooks].each do |hook|
-            hook.apply(builder)
+            hook.apply(builder, options)
           end
 
           # The stack is now the result of the new builder
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/action/builder_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/action/builder_test.rb
index a4fed47d5..474dc5642 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/action/builder_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/action/builder_test.rb
@@ -191,6 +191,16 @@ describe Vagrant::Action::Builder do
       subject.call(data)
 
       data[:data].should == [1, 2]
+      data[:action_hooks_already_ran].should == true
+    end
+
+    it "applies without prepend/append if it has already" do
+      hook = double("hook")
+      hook.should_receive(:apply).with(anything, { :no_prepend_or_append => true }).once
+
+      data[:action_hooks] = [hook]
+      data[:action_hooks_already_ran] = true
+      subject.call(data)
     end
   end
 end