diff --git a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/create_domain.rb b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/create_domain.rb
index f146c55..8077b67 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/create_domain.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/create_domain.rb
@@ -129,13 +129,15 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           # If we have a box, take the path from the domain volume and set our storage_prefix.
           # If not, we dump the storage pool xml to get its defined path.
           # the default storage prefix is typically: /var/lib/libvirt/images/
-          if env[:machine].config.vm.box
-            storage_prefix = File.dirname(@domain_volume_path) + '/' # steal
-          else
-            storage_pool = env[:machine].provider.driver.connection.client.lookup_storage_pool_by_name(@storage_pool_name)
-            raise Errors::NoStoragePool if storage_pool.nil?
-            xml = Nokogiri::XML(storage_pool.xml_desc)
-            storage_prefix = xml.xpath('/pool/target/path').inner_text.to_s + '/'
+          if !config.qemu_use_session
+            if env[:machine].config.vm.box
+              storage_prefix = File.dirname(@domain_volume_path) + '/' # steal
+            else
+              storage_pool = env[:machine].provider.driver.connection.client.lookup_storage_pool_by_name(@storage_pool_name)
+              raise Errors::NoStoragePool if storage_pool.nil?
+              xml = Nokogiri::XML(storage_pool.xml_desc)
+              storage_prefix = xml.xpath('/pool/target/path').inner_text.to_s + '/'
+            end
           end
 
           @disks.each do |disk|
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/config.rb b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/config.rb
index 6c97e55..73d6e5d 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/config.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/config.rb
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
         @cpu_topology[:sockets] = options[:sockets]
         @cpu_topology[:cores] = options[:cores]
-        @cpu_topology[:threads] = options[:threads]        
+        @cpu_topology[:threads] = options[:threads]
       end
 
       def memorybacking(option, config = {})
@@ -622,6 +622,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         @management_network_pci_slot = nil if @management_network_pci_slot == UNSET_VALUE
         @system_uri      = 'qemu:///system' if @system_uri == UNSET_VALUE
 
+        @qemu_use_session = false if @qemu_use_session == UNSET_VALUE
+
         # generate a URI if none is supplied
         @uri = _generate_uri if @uri == UNSET_VALUE
 
@@ -727,7 +729,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         @mgmt_attach = true if @mgmt_attach == UNSET_VALUE
 
         @qemu_args = [] if @qemu_args == UNSET_VALUE
-        @qemu_use_session = false if @qemu_use_session == UNSET_VALUE
       end
 
       def validate(machine)