diff --git a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/handle_box_image.rb b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/handle_box_image.rb
index c6e9237..37a6f9d 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/handle_box_image.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/handle_box_image.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
                       ''
                     end
 
-          if version.empty?
+          if version.empty? || version == '0'
             ui.warn(I18n.t('vagrant_libvirt.box_version_missing', name: box.name.to_s))
 
             version = "0_#{File.mtime(path).to_i}"
diff --git a/spec/unit/action/handle_box_image_spec.rb b/spec/unit/action/handle_box_image_spec.rb
index 7388d58..d427d46 100644
--- a/spec/unit/action/handle_box_image_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/action/handle_box_image_spec.rb
@@ -125,6 +125,23 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::ProviderLibvirt::Action::HandleBoxImage do
         end
       end
 
+      context 'when box version set to 0' do
+        let(:box_mtime) { Time.now }
+
+        before do
+          expect(env[:machine]).to receive_message_chain("box.version") { '0' }
+          expect(File).to receive(:mtime).and_return(box_mtime)
+        end
+
+        it 'should use the box file timestamp' do
+          expect(ui).to receive(:warn).with(/No verison detected for test/)
+
+          expect(subject.call(env)).to be_nil
+          expect(env[:box_volume_number]).to eq(1)
+          expect(env[:box_volumes]).to match([hash_including({:name=>"test_vagrant_box_image_0_#{box_mtime.to_i}_box.img"})])
+        end
+      end
+
       context 'When config.machine_virtual_size is set and smaller than box_virtual_size' do
         before do
           env[:machine].provider_config.machine_virtual_size = 1