diff --git a/src/Drush/Command/BltDoctorCommand.php b/src/Drush/Command/BltDoctorCommand.php
index 84175a53f2..7cc194eedb 100644
--- a/src/Drush/Command/BltDoctorCommand.php
+++ b/src/Drush/Command/BltDoctorCommand.php
@@ -581,40 +581,42 @@ protected function checkDrupalVmConfig() {
       }
       if ($this->drushAliasesFileExists()) {
         $local_alias_id = $this->config['drush']['aliases']['local'];
-        if (empty($this->drushAliases[$local_alias_id])) {
-          $this->logError("The drush alias assigned to drush.aliases.local does not exist in your drush aliases file.");
-          $this->logErrorDetail("drush.aliases.local is set to @$local_alias_id");
-          $this->logErrorDetail("Looked in " . $this->repoRoot . '/drush/site-aliases/aliases.drushrc.php');
-          $this->logErrorDetail();
-          $passed = FALSE;
-        }
-        else {
-          $local_alias = $this->drushAliases[$local_alias_id];
-          if ($local_alias['remote-host'] != $this->drupalVmConfig['vagrant_hostname']) {
-            $this->logError("remote-host for @$local_alias_id drush alias does not match vagrant_hostname for DrupalVM.");
-            $this->logErrorDetail("remote-host is set to {$local_alias['remote-host']} for @$local_alias_id");
-            $this->logErrorDetail("vagrant_hostname is set to {$this->drupalVmConfig['vagrant_hostname']} for DrupalVM.");
-            $this->logErrorDetail("{$local_alias['remote-host']} != {$this->drupalVmConfig['vagrant_hostname']}");
-            $this->logErrorDetail();
-            $passed = FALSE;
-          }
-          $parsed_uri = parse_url($local_alias['uri']);
-          if ($parsed_uri['host'] != $this->drupalVmConfig['vagrant_hostname']) {
-            $this->logError("uri for @$local_alias_id drush alias does not match vagrant_hostname for DrupalVM.");
-            $this->logErrorDetail("uri is set to {$local_alias['uri']} for @$local_alias_id");
-            $this->logErrorDetail("vagrant_hostname is set to {$this->drupalVmConfig['vagrant_hostname']} for DrupalVM.");
-            $this->logErrorDetail("{$local_alias['uri']} != {$this->drupalVmConfig['vagrant_hostname']}");
+        if ($local_alias_id !== 'self') {
+          if (empty($this->drushAliases[$local_alias_id])) {
+            $this->logError("The drush alias assigned to drush.aliases.local does not exist in your drush aliases file.");
+            $this->logErrorDetail("drush.aliases.local is set to @$local_alias_id");
+            $this->logErrorDetail("Looked in " . $this->repoRoot . '/drush/site-aliases/aliases.drushrc.php');
             $this->logErrorDetail();
             $passed = FALSE;
           }
-          $expected_root = $this->drupalVmConfig['drupal_composer_install_dir'] . '/docroot';
-          if ($local_alias['root'] != $expected_root) {
-            $this->logError("root for @$local_alias_id drush alias does not match docroot for DrupalVM.");
-            $this->logErrorDetail("root is set to {$local_alias['root']} for @$local_alias_id");
-            $this->logErrorDetail("docroot is set to $expected_root for DrupalVM.");
-            $this->logErrorDetail("{$local_alias['root']} != $expected_root");
-            $this->logErrorDetail();
-            $passed = FALSE;
+          else {
+            $local_alias = $this->drushAliases[$local_alias_id];
+            if ($local_alias['remote-host'] != $this->drupalVmConfig['vagrant_hostname']) {
+              $this->logError("remote-host for @$local_alias_id drush alias does not match vagrant_hostname for DrupalVM.");
+              $this->logErrorDetail("remote-host is set to {$local_alias['remote-host']} for @$local_alias_id");
+              $this->logErrorDetail("vagrant_hostname is set to {$this->drupalVmConfig['vagrant_hostname']} for DrupalVM.");
+              $this->logErrorDetail("{$local_alias['remote-host']} != {$this->drupalVmConfig['vagrant_hostname']}");
+              $this->logErrorDetail();
+              $passed = FALSE;
+            }
+            $parsed_uri = parse_url($local_alias['uri']);
+            if ($parsed_uri['host'] != $this->drupalVmConfig['vagrant_hostname']) {
+              $this->logError("uri for @$local_alias_id drush alias does not match vagrant_hostname for DrupalVM.");
+              $this->logErrorDetail("uri is set to {$local_alias['uri']} for @$local_alias_id");
+              $this->logErrorDetail("vagrant_hostname is set to {$this->drupalVmConfig['vagrant_hostname']} for DrupalVM.");
+              $this->logErrorDetail("{$local_alias['uri']} != {$this->drupalVmConfig['vagrant_hostname']}");
+              $this->logErrorDetail();
+              $passed = FALSE;
+            }
+            $expected_root = $this->drupalVmConfig['drupal_composer_install_dir'] . '/docroot';
+            if ($local_alias['root'] != $expected_root) {
+              $this->logError("root for @$local_alias_id drush alias does not match docroot for DrupalVM.");
+              $this->logErrorDetail("root is set to {$local_alias['root']} for @$local_alias_id");
+              $this->logErrorDetail("docroot is set to $expected_root for DrupalVM.");
+              $this->logErrorDetail("{$local_alias['root']} != $expected_root");
+              $this->logErrorDetail();
+              $passed = FALSE;
+            }
           }
         }
       }
@@ -667,8 +669,9 @@ protected function checkBehatConfig() {
     $this->behatDefaultLocalConfig = Yaml::parse(file_get_contents($this->repoRoot . '/tests/behat/local.yml'));
     if ($this->drupalVmEnabled) {
       $behat_drupal_root = $this->behatDefaultLocalConfig['local']['extensions']['Drupal\DrupalExtension']['drupal']['drupal_root'];
-      if (strstr($behat_drupal_root, '/var/www/')) {
+      if (!strstr($behat_drupal_root, '/var/www/')) {
         $this->logError("You have DrupalVM initialized, but drupal_root in tests/behat/local.yml does not reference the DrupalVM docroot.");
+        $this->logErrorDetail("Behat drupal_root is $behat_drupal_root.");
         $this->logErrorDetail();
       }
       else {