diff --git a/provisioning/box/config.yml b/provisioning/box/config.yml
index e482756..af61486 100644
--- a/provisioning/box/config.yml
+++ b/provisioning/box/config.yml
@@ -272,3 +272,4 @@ hostname_fqdn: "{{ vagrant_hostname }}"
 ssh_home: "{{ drupal_core_path }}"
 
 post_provision_tasks_dir: ../../provisioning/tasks/*.yml
+pre_provision_tasks_dir: ../../provisioning/pre-tasks/*.yml
diff --git a/provisioning/pre-tasks/00-name_by_path.yml b/provisioning/pre-tasks/00-name_by_path.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7ad056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioning/pre-tasks/00-name_by_path.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- name: get root folder of project
+  shell: pwd
+  register: proj_root
+  args:
+    chdir: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../../"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  become: false
+
+# These values are NOT honored by Vagrant, but are still necessary for DrupalVM
+# See also provisioning/box/config
+- name: set vagrant hostname according to the project folder
+  set_fact:
+    vagrant_hostname: "{{ proj_root.stdout|replace("_", "-")|basename }}.local"
+    vagrant_machine_name: "{{ proj_root.stdout|replace("_", "-")|basename }}-coop-vm"