diff --git a/bin/vagrant b/bin/vagrant
index e07c42423..31bb4ca93 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant
+++ b/bin/vagrant
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ require 'vagrant/cli'
 env = Vagrant::Environment.new
 
 begin
+  # Set the UI early in case any errors are raised, and load
+  # the config immediately, so we gather any new commands from
+  # plugins
+  env.ui = Vagrant::UI::Shell.new(env, Thor::Base.shell.new)
+  env.load!
+
+  # Kick start the CLI
   Vagrant::CLI.start(ARGV, :env => env)
 rescue Vagrant::Errors::VagrantError => e
   opts = { :_translate => false, :_prefix => false }
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/helpers.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/helpers.rb
index 7b074b85b..d5af59d4a 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/helpers.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ module Vagrant
       def initialize_environment(args, options, config)
         raise Errors::CLIMissingEnvironment.new if !config[:env]
         @env = config[:env]
-        @env.ui = UI::Shell.new(@env, shell) if !@env.ui.is_a?(UI::Shell)
       end
 
       # This returns an array of {VM} objects depending on the arguments
diff --git a/test/vagrant/command/helpers_test.rb b/test/vagrant/command/helpers_test.rb
index c47548992..19057fb3e 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/command/helpers_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/command/helpers_test.rb
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ class CommandHelpersTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     should "raise an exception if no environment is given" do
       assert_raises(Vagrant::Errors::CLIMissingEnvironment) { command([], nil) }
     end
-
-    should "not raise an exception if environment is given and setup UI" do
-      env = vagrant_env
-      assert_nothing_raised { command([], env) }
-      assert env.ui.is_a?(Vagrant::UI::Shell)
-    end
   end
 
   context "vms from args" do