diff --git a/command/apply.go b/command/apply.go
index 4734b4fea..d9b3c164d 100644
--- a/command/apply.go
+++ b/command/apply.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (c *ApplyCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	// Build the context based on the arguments given
-	ctx, err := c.Context(configPath, statePath, true)
+	ctx, planned, err := c.Context(configPath, statePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ func (c *ApplyCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	// Plan if we haven't already
+	if !planned {
+		if _, err := ctx.Plan(nil); err != nil {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(
+				"Error creating plan: %s", err))
+			return 1
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Start the apply in a goroutine so that we can be interrupted.
 	var state *terraform.State
 	var applyErr error
diff --git a/command/graph.go b/command/graph.go
index 68c8bddbf..49b1a5e5b 100644
--- a/command/graph.go
+++ b/command/graph.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (c *GraphCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		}
 	}
 
-	ctx, err := c.Context(path, "", false)
+	ctx, _, err := c.Context(path, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error loading Terraform: %s", err))
 		return 1
diff --git a/command/meta.go b/command/meta.go
index 7b44474f6..e0d3acde7 100644
--- a/command/meta.go
+++ b/command/meta.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (m *Meta) Colorize() *colorstring.Colorize {
 
 // Context returns a Terraform Context taking into account the context
 // options used to initialize this meta configuration.
-func (m *Meta) Context(path, statePath string, doPlan bool) (*terraform.Context, error) {
+func (m *Meta) Context(path, statePath string) (*terraform.Context, bool, error) {
 	opts := m.contextOpts()
 
 	// First try to just read the plan directly from the path given.
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ func (m *Meta) Context(path, statePath string, doPlan bool) (*terraform.Context,
 		f.Close()
 		if err == nil {
 			if len(m.variables) > 0 {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+				return nil, false, fmt.Errorf(
 					"You can't set variables with the '-var' or '-var-file' flag\n" +
 						"when you're applying a plan file. The variables used when\n" +
 						"the plan was created will be used. If you wish to use different\n" +
 						"variable values, create a new plan file.")
 			}
 
-			return plan.Context(opts), nil
+			return plan.Context(opts), true, nil
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -73,29 +73,22 @@ func (m *Meta) Context(path, statePath string, doPlan bool) (*terraform.Context,
 		}
 
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error loading state: %s", err)
+			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("Error loading state: %s", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	config, err := config.LoadDir(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error loading config: %s", err)
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("Error loading config: %s", err)
 	}
 	if err := config.Validate(); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error validating config: %s", err)
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("Error validating config: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	opts.Config = config
 	opts.State = state
 	ctx := terraform.NewContext(opts)
-
-	if doPlan {
-		if _, err := ctx.Plan(nil); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error running plan: %s", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return ctx, nil
+	return ctx, false, nil
 
 }
 
diff --git a/command/plan.go b/command/plan.go
index 540409816..b866482b6 100644
--- a/command/plan.go
+++ b/command/plan.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (c *PlanCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		}
 	}
 
-	ctx, err := c.Context(path, statePath, false)
+	ctx, _, err := c.Context(path, statePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1
diff --git a/command/refresh.go b/command/refresh.go
index 574964f75..93310efa7 100644
--- a/command/refresh.go
+++ b/command/refresh.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (c *RefreshCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	// Build the context based on the arguments given
-	ctx, err := c.Context(configPath, statePath, false)
+	ctx, _, err := c.Context(configPath, statePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1