diff --git a/plugins/hosts/bsd/cap/nfs.rb b/plugins/hosts/bsd/cap/nfs.rb
index c6c003db006..60794d85d7e 100644
--- a/plugins/hosts/bsd/cap/nfs.rb
+++ b/plugins/hosts/bsd/cap/nfs.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class NFS
         def self.nfs_export(environment, ui, id, ips, folders)
           nfs_exports_template = environment.host.capability(:nfs_exports_template)
           nfs_restart_command  = environment.host.capability(:nfs_restart_command)
+          nfs_status_command  = environment.host.capability(:nfs_status_command)
+          nfs_update_command  = environment.host.capability(:nfs_update_command)
           logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::hosts::bsd")
 
           nfs_checkexports! if File.file?("/etc/exports")
@@ -117,9 +119,12 @@ def self.nfs_export(environment, ui, id, ips, folders)
               "#{sudo_command}/usr/bin/tee -a /etc/exports >/dev/null")
           end
 
-          # We run restart here instead of "update" just in case nfsd
-          # is not starting
-          system(*nfs_restart_command)
+          # Check if nfsd is running, and update or restart depending on the result
+          if nfs_running?(nfs_status_command)
+            system(*nfs_update_command)
+          else
+            system(*nfs_restart_command)
+          end
         end
 
         def self.nfs_exports_template(environment)
@@ -159,10 +164,22 @@ def self.nfs_prune(environment, ui, valid_ids)
           raise Vagrant::Errors::NFSCantReadExports
         end
 
+        def self.nfs_running?(check_command)
+          Vagrant::Util::Subprocess.execute(*check_command).exit_code == 0
+        end
+
         def self.nfs_restart_command(environment)
           ["sudo", "nfsd", "restart"]
         end
 
+        def self.nfs_update_command(environment)
+          ["sudo", "nfsd", "update"]
+        end
+
+        def self.nfs_status_command(environment)
+          ["sudo", "nfsd", "status"]
+        end
+
         protected
 
         def self.nfs_cleanup(id)
diff --git a/plugins/hosts/bsd/plugin.rb b/plugins/hosts/bsd/plugin.rb
index 6501767a786..8bbb1c06cc2 100644
--- a/plugins/hosts/bsd/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/hosts/bsd/plugin.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ class Plugin < Vagrant.plugin("2")
         Cap::NFS
       end
 
+      host_capability("bsd", "nfs_update_command") do
+        require_relative "cap/nfs"
+        Cap::NFS
+      end
+
+      host_capability("bsd", "nfs_status_command") do
+        require_relative "cap/nfs"
+        Cap::NFS
+      end
+
       host_capability("bsd", "resolve_host_path") do
         require_relative "cap/path"
         Cap::Path
diff --git a/plugins/synced_folders/nfs/synced_folder.rb b/plugins/synced_folders/nfs/synced_folder.rb
index 4d4d0a686a0..44efcf37a46 100644
--- a/plugins/synced_folders/nfs/synced_folder.rb
+++ b/plugins/synced_folders/nfs/synced_folder.rb
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ def enable(machine, folders, nfsopts)
         mount_folders = {}
         folders.each do |id, opts|
           mount_folders[id] = opts.dup if opts[:guestpath]
-        end
 
-        machine.ui.detail(I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.nfs.mounting_entry",
-          guestpath: opts[:guestpath],
-          hostpath: opts[:hostpath]
-        ))
+          machine.ui.detail(I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.nfs.mounting_entry",
+            guestpath: opts[:guestpath],
+            hostpath: opts[:hostpath]
+          ))
+        end
 
         # Mount them!
         if machine.guest.capability?(:nfs_pre)
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/hosts/bsd/cap/nfs_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/hosts/bsd/cap/nfs_test.rb
index 877ff218e59..7744e38e540 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/hosts/bsd/cap/nfs_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/hosts/bsd/cap/nfs_test.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
       allow(described_class).to receive(:sleep)
       allow(described_class).to receive(:nfs_cleanup)
       allow(described_class).to receive(:system)
+      allow(described_class).to receive(:nfs_running?).and_return(true)
       allow(File).to receive(:writable?).with("/etc/exports")
 
       allow(Vagrant::Util::Subprocess).to receive(:execute).with("nfsd", "checkexports").
@@ -49,5 +50,27 @@
         described_class.nfs_export(environment, ui, id, ips, folders)
       end
     end
+
+    context "when nfsd is not running" do 
+      before {
+        allow(described_class).to receive(:nfs_running?).and_return(false)
+      }
+      it "should restart nfsd" do
+        expect(host).to receive(:capability).with(:nfs_restart_command).and_return(["restart"])
+        expect(described_class).to receive(:system).with("restart")
+        described_class.nfs_export(environment, ui, id, ips, folders)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when nfsd is running" do 
+      before {
+        allow(described_class).to receive(:nfs_running?).and_return(true)
+      }
+      it "should update nfsd" do
+        expect(host).to receive(:capability).with(:nfs_update_command).and_return(["update"])
+        expect(described_class).to receive(:system).with("update")
+        described_class.nfs_export(environment, ui, id, ips, folders)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end