diff --git a/plugins/providers/docker/action.rb b/plugins/providers/docker/action.rb
index f0a2d7a05..eda05cffb 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/docker/action.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/docker/action.rb
@@ -216,14 +216,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         Vagrant::Action::Builder.new.tap do |b|
           b.use Call, IsState, :running do |env, b2|
             if env[:machine_action] != :run_command
-              b2.use Call, HasSSH do |env2, b3|
-                if env2[:result]
-                  b3.use Provision
-                else
-                  b3.use Message,
-                    I18n.t("docker_provider.messages.provision_no_ssh"),
-                    post: true
-                end
+              b2.use Call, HasProvisioner do |env2, b3|
+                ids = env2[:run].map { |r| r.id }
+                name_type = env2[:skip].map { |r| [r.name, r.type] }
+                b3.use Provision, ids
+                # TODO: fix message
+                b3.use Message, "skipping provisioners: #{name_type}"
               end
             end
 
@@ -304,6 +302,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       autoload :DestroyNetwork, action_root.join("destroy_network")
       autoload :ForwardedPorts, action_root.join("forwarded_ports")
       autoload :HasSSH, action_root.join("has_ssh")
+      autoload :HasProvisioner, action_root.join("has_provisioner")
       autoload :HostMachine, action_root.join("host_machine")
       autoload :HostMachineBuildDir, action_root.join("host_machine_build_dir")
       autoload :HostMachinePortChecker, action_root.join("host_machine_port_checker")
diff --git a/plugins/providers/docker/action/has_provisioner.rb b/plugins/providers/docker/action/has_provisioner.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..365a84ab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/providers/docker/action/has_provisioner.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module DockerProvider
+    module Action
+      # This middleware is used with Call to test if this machine
+      # has available provisioners
+      class HasProvisioner
+        def initialize(app, env)
+          @app    = app
+        end
+
+        def call(env)
+          env[:run] = []
+          env[:skip] = []
+          has_ssh = env[:machine].provider_config.has_ssh
+          if has_ssh
+            env[:run] = env[:machine].config.vm.provisioners
+          else
+            env[:machine].config.vm.provisioners.each do |p|
+              if p.communicator_required
+                env[:skip].push(p) 
+              else
+                env[:run].push(p)
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          @app.call(env)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end