diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5271a7d..5a5b962 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ By setting the remove\_on\_suspend option, you can have them removed on **suspen
 
 ##  Versions
 
+### 0.0.9
+* bugfix: now not trying to remove anything if no machine id is given
+
 ### 0.0.8
 * trying to use proper windows hosts file
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-hostsupdater/HostsUpdater.rb b/lib/vagrant-hostsupdater/HostsUpdater.rb
index 493af85..213cfbe 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-hostsupdater/HostsUpdater.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-hostsupdater/HostsUpdater.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ def addHostEntries()
       end
 
       def removeHostEntries
+        if !@machine.id
+          @ui.warn "No machine id, nothing removed from #@@hosts_path"
+          return
+        end
         file = File.open(@@hosts_path, "rb")
         hostsContents = file.read
         uuid = @machine.id
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-hostsupdater/version.rb b/lib/vagrant-hostsupdater/version.rb
index 8a13717..9757de2 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-hostsupdater/version.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-hostsupdater/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module VagrantPlugins
   module HostsUpdater
-    VERSION = "0.0.8"
+    VERSION = "0.0.9"
   end
 end