diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_zero.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_zero.rb
index d02f78f6f..c19485f88 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_zero.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_zero.rb
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
           # Make sure all the paths are in the proper format
           config.map do |path|
-            path = [:host, path] if !path.is_a?(Array)
+            path = [:host, File.expand_path(path)] if !path.is_a?(Array)
             path
           end
         end
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_zero.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_zero.rb
index afb79e8ea..72e2ea26b 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_zero.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_zero.rb
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             local_mode: true,
           )
 
-          still_active = 259 #provisioner has asked chef to reboot 
-          
+          still_active = 259 #provisioner has asked chef to reboot
+
           @config.attempts.times do |attempt|
             exit_status = 0
-            while exit_status == 0 || exit_status == still_active 
+            while exit_status == 0 || exit_status == still_active
               if @machine.guest.capability?(:wait_for_reboot)
                 @machine.guest.capability(:wait_for_reboot)
               elsif attempt > 0