diff --git a/lib/vagrant/ui.rb b/lib/vagrant/ui.rb
index a16da0990..7dfd171cf 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/ui.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/ui.rb
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ module Vagrant
 
         opts = @opts.merge(opts)
 
+        # Default the bold option if its not given
+        opts[:bold] = type == :output if !opts.has_key?(:bold)
+
         # Special case some colors for certain message types
         opts[:color] = :red if type == :error
         opts[:color] = :yellow if type == :warn
@@ -297,7 +300,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
         # If it is a detail, it is not bold. Every other message type
         # is bolded.
-        bold  = type != :detail
+        bold  = !!opts[:bold]
         color = COLORS[opts[:color]]
 
         # Color the message and make sure to reset the color at the end
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/ui_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/ui_test.rb
index 50ded7798..ba5af8a4f 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/ui_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/ui_test.rb
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe Vagrant::UI::Colored do
   describe "#error" do
     it "colors red" do
       subject.should_receive(:safe_puts).with do |message, *args|
-        expect(message).to start_with("\033[1;31m")
+        expect(message).to start_with("\033[0;31m")
         expect(message).to end_with("\033[0m")
       end
 
@@ -164,12 +164,23 @@ describe Vagrant::UI::Colored do
 
       subject.output("foo", color: :green)
     end
+
+    it "doesn't bold the output if specified" do
+      subject.opts[:color] = :red
+
+      subject.should_receive(:safe_puts).with do |message, *args|
+        expect(message).to start_with("\033[0;31m")
+        expect(message).to end_with("\033[0m")
+      end
+
+      subject.output("foo", bold: false)
+    end
   end
 
   describe "#warn" do
     it "colors yellow" do
       subject.should_receive(:safe_puts).with do |message, *args|
-        expect(message).to start_with("\033[1;33m")
+        expect(message).to start_with("\033[0;33m")
         expect(message).to end_with("\033[0m")
       end