diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 15cbe16da..8a9ae8be4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## 0.5.1 (unreleased)
 
+  - Fixed error with doing a `vagrant up` when no Vagrantfile existed. [GH-128]
   - Fixed NFS erroring when NFS wasn't even enabled if `/etc/exports` doesn't
     exist. [GH-126]
   - Fixed `vagrant resume` to properly resume a suspended VM. [GH-122]
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/commands/reload.rb b/lib/vagrant/commands/reload.rb
index e4a4217d1..20f4b1784 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/commands/reload.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/commands/reload.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module Vagrant
       description "Reload the vagrant environment"
 
       def execute(args=[])
+        env.require_root_path
         all_or_single(args, :reload)
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/commands/up.rb b/lib/vagrant/commands/up.rb
index fad688907..6cd62204e 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/commands/up.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/commands/up.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module Vagrant
       description "Creates the vagrant environment"
 
       def execute(args=[])
+        env.require_root_path
         all_or_single(args, :up)
       end
 
diff --git a/test/vagrant/commands/reload_test.rb b/test/vagrant/commands/reload_test.rb
index 0ab3462af..56e656ecd 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/commands/reload_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/commands/reload_test.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ class CommandsReloadTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     @klass = Vagrant::Commands::Reload
 
     @env = mock_environment
+    @env.stubs(:require_root_path)
     @instance = @klass.new(@env)
   end
 
   context "executing" do
     should "call all or single for the method" do
-      @instance.expects(:all_or_single).with([], :reload)
+      seq = sequence("seq")
+      @env.expects(:require_root_path).in_sequence(seq)
+      @instance.expects(:all_or_single).with([], :reload).in_sequence(seq)
       @instance.execute
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/commands/up_test.rb b/test/vagrant/commands/up_test.rb
index dbae1486a..e3e25ed84 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/commands/up_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/commands/up_test.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ class CommandsUpTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     @klass = Vagrant::Commands::Up
 
     @env = mock_environment
+    @env.stubs(:require_root_path)
     @instance = @klass.new(@env)
   end
 
   context "executing" do
     should "call all or single for the method" do
-      @instance.expects(:all_or_single).with([], :up)
+      seq = sequence("seq")
+      @env.expects(:require_root_path).in_sequence(seq)
+      @instance.expects(:all_or_single).with([], :up).in_sequence(seq)
       @instance.execute
     end
   end