diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/cluster_test.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/cluster_test.go
index 80e5e7389e..2085bca3f3 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/cluster_test.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/cluster_test.go
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ var defaultClusterConfig = config.ClusterConfig{
 }
 
 func TestCreateHost(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := tests.MakeTempDir()
+	defer tests.RemoveTempDir(tempDir)
+
 	download.EnableMock(true)
 
 	RegisterMockDriver(t)
@@ -116,6 +119,9 @@ func TestCreateHost(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStartHostExists(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := tests.MakeTempDir()
+	defer tests.RemoveTempDir(tempDir)
+
 	download.EnableMock(true)
 
 	RegisterMockDriver(t)
@@ -155,6 +161,9 @@ func TestStartHostExists(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStartHostErrMachineNotExist(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := tests.MakeTempDir()
+	defer tests.RemoveTempDir(tempDir)
+
 	download.EnableMock(true)
 
 	RegisterMockDriver(t)
@@ -202,6 +211,9 @@ func TestStartHostErrMachineNotExist(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStartStoppedHost(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := tests.MakeTempDir()
+	defer tests.RemoveTempDir(tempDir)
+
 	download.EnableMock(true)
 
 	RegisterMockDriver(t)
@@ -239,6 +251,9 @@ func TestStartStoppedHost(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStartHost(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := tests.MakeTempDir()
+	defer tests.RemoveTempDir(tempDir)
+
 	download.EnableMock(true)
 
 	RegisterMockDriver(t)
@@ -269,6 +284,9 @@ func TestStartHost(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStartHostConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := tests.MakeTempDir()
+	defer tests.RemoveTempDir(tempDir)
+
 	download.EnableMock(true)
 
 	RegisterMockDriver(t)
@@ -311,6 +329,9 @@ func TestStopHostError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStopHost(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := tests.MakeTempDir()
+	defer tests.RemoveTempDir(tempDir)
+
 	RegisterMockDriver(t)
 	api := tests.NewMockAPI(t)
 	h, err := createHost(api, &defaultClusterConfig, &config.Node{Name: "minikube"})
@@ -330,6 +351,9 @@ func TestStopHost(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDeleteHost(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := tests.MakeTempDir()
+	defer tests.RemoveTempDir(tempDir)
+
 	RegisterMockDriver(t)
 	api := tests.NewMockAPI(t)
 	if _, err := createHost(api, &defaultClusterConfig, &config.Node{Name: "minikube"}); err != nil {
@@ -345,6 +369,9 @@ func TestDeleteHost(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDeleteHostErrorDeletingVM(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := tests.MakeTempDir()
+	defer tests.RemoveTempDir(tempDir)
+
 	RegisterMockDriver(t)
 	api := tests.NewMockAPI(t)
 	h, err := createHost(api, &defaultClusterConfig, &config.Node{Name: "minikube"})
@@ -361,6 +388,9 @@ func TestDeleteHostErrorDeletingVM(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDeleteHostErrorDeletingFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := tests.MakeTempDir()
+	defer tests.RemoveTempDir(tempDir)
+
 	RegisterMockDriver(t)
 	api := tests.NewMockAPI(t)
 	api.RemoveError = true
@@ -374,6 +404,9 @@ func TestDeleteHostErrorDeletingFiles(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDeleteHostErrMachineNotExist(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := tests.MakeTempDir()
+	defer tests.RemoveTempDir(tempDir)
+
 	RegisterMockDriver(t)
 	api := tests.NewMockAPI(t)
 	// Create an incomplete host with machine does not exist error(i.e. User Interrupt Cancel)
@@ -389,6 +422,9 @@ func TestDeleteHostErrMachineNotExist(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := tests.MakeTempDir()
+	defer tests.RemoveTempDir(tempDir)
+
 	RegisterMockDriver(t)
 	api := tests.NewMockAPI(t)