diff --git a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.go b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.go
index 8a7f53ebc..f6a5b2dfe 100644
--- a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.go
+++ b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // vagrant_cloud implements the packer.PostProcessor interface and adds a
 // post-processor that uploads artifacts from the vagrant post-processor
-// to Vagrant Cloud (vagrantcloud.com)
+// to Vagrant Cloud (vagrantcloud.com) or manages self hosted boxes on the
+// Vagrant Cloud
 package vagrantcloud
 
 import (
@@ -25,9 +26,16 @@ type Config struct {
 	AccessToken     string `mapstructure:"access_token"`
 	VagrantCloudUrl string `mapstructure:"vagrant_cloud_url"`
 
+	BoxDownloadUrl string `mapstructure:"box_download_url"`
+
 	tpl *packer.ConfigTemplate
 }
 
+type boxDownloadUrlTemplate struct {
+	ArtifactId string
+	Provider   string
+}
+
 type PostProcessor struct {
 	config Config
 	client *VagrantCloudClient
@@ -103,6 +111,14 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) PostProcess(ui packer.Ui, artifact packer.Artifact) (pac
 	// The name of the provider for vagrant cloud, and vagrant
 	providerName := providerFromBuilderName(artifact.Id())
 
+	boxDownloadUrl, err := p.config.tpl.Process(p.config.BoxDownloadUrl, &boxDownloadUrlTemplate {
+		ArtifactId: artifact.Id(),
+		Provider:   providerName,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("Error processing box_download_url: %s", err)
+	}
+
 	// Set up the state
 	state := new(multistep.BasicStateBag)
 	state.Put("config", p.config)
@@ -111,16 +127,27 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) PostProcess(ui packer.Ui, artifact packer.Artifact) (pac
 	state.Put("artifactFilePath", artifact.Files()[0])
 	state.Put("ui", ui)
 	state.Put("providerName", providerName)
+	state.Put("boxDownloadUrl", boxDownloadUrl)
 
 	// Build the steps
-	steps := []multistep.Step{
-		new(stepVerifyBox),
-		new(stepCreateVersion),
-		new(stepCreateProvider),
-		new(stepPrepareUpload),
-		new(stepUpload),
-		new(stepVerifyUpload),
-		new(stepReleaseVersion),
+	steps := []multistep.Step{}
+	if p.config.BoxDownloadUrl == "" {
+		steps = []multistep.Step{
+			new(stepVerifyBox),
+			new(stepCreateVersion),
+			new(stepCreateProvider),
+			new(stepPrepareUpload),
+			new(stepUpload),
+			new(stepVerifyUpload),
+			new(stepReleaseVersion),
+		}
+	} else {
+		steps = []multistep.Step{
+			new(stepVerifyBox),
+			new(stepCreateVersion),
+			new(stepCreateProvider),
+			new(stepReleaseVersion),
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Run the steps
diff --git a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_create_provider.go b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_create_provider.go
index 887932c4f..c2d6772bd 100644
--- a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_create_provider.go
+++ b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_create_provider.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 type Provider struct {
 	Name        string `json:"name"`
+	Url         string `json:"url,omitempty"`
 	HostedToken string `json:"hosted_token,omitempty"`
 	UploadUrl   string `json:"upload_url,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -22,11 +23,16 @@ func (s *stepCreateProvider) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction
 	box := state.Get("box").(*Box)
 	version := state.Get("version").(*Version)
 	providerName := state.Get("providerName").(string)
+	downloadUrl := state.Get("boxDownloadUrl").(string)
 
 	path := fmt.Sprintf("box/%s/version/%v/providers", box.Tag, version.Number)
 
 	provider := &Provider{Name: providerName}
 
+	if downloadUrl != "" {
+		provider.Url = downloadUrl
+	}
+
 	// Wrap the provider in a provider object for the API
 	wrapper := make(map[string]interface{})
 	wrapper["provider"] = provider
diff --git a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_release_version.go b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_release_version.go
index 43512bdca..d8809f9ca 100644
--- a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_release_version.go
+++ b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_release_version.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package vagrantcloud
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 )
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ func (s *stepReleaseVersion) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction
 	if err != nil || (resp.StatusCode != 200) {
 		cloudErrors := &VagrantCloudErrors{}
 		err = decodeBody(resp, cloudErrors)
+		if strings.Contains(cloudErrors.FormatErrors(), "already been released") {
+			ui.Message("Not releasing version, already released")
+			return multistep.ActionContinue
+		}
 		state.Put("error", fmt.Errorf("Error releasing version: %s", cloudErrors.FormatErrors()))
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}