diff --git a/lib/kitchen/vagrant/vagrantfile_creator.rb b/lib/kitchen/vagrant/vagrantfile_creator.rb
index 439d766c..dadc54cc 100644
--- a/lib/kitchen/vagrant/vagrantfile_creator.rb
+++ b/lib/kitchen/vagrant/vagrantfile_creator.rb
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ def network_block(arr)
       end
 
       def provider_block(arr)
-        provider = config[:provider] || 'virtualbox'
-
         arr << %{  c.vm.provider :#{provider} do |p|}
         case provider
         when 'virtualbox'
@@ -124,6 +122,10 @@ def berksfile
         File.join(config[:kitchen_root], "Berksfile")
       end
 
+      def provider
+        config[:provider] || ENV['VAGRANT_DEFAULT_PROVIDER'] || 'virtualbox'
+      end
+
       def virtualbox_customize(arr)
         config[:customize].each do |key, value|
           arr << %{    p.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--#{key}", #{value}]}