diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
index 88fac543ca..fbeb406e89 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
@@ -292,9 +292,15 @@ func runStart(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 	validateFlags(driver)
 	validateUser(driver)
-	if err := drivers.InstallOrUpdate(driver, viper.GetBool(interactive)); err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("error: %v", err)
-		out.WarningT("Unable to update {{.driver}} driver: {{.error}}", out.V{"driver": driver, "error": err})
+
+	v, err := version.GetSemverVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		out.WarningT("Error parsing minikube version: {{.error}}", out.V{"error": err})
+	} else {
+		if err := drivers.InstallOrUpdate(driver, constants.MakeMiniPath("bin"), v, viper.GetBool(interactive)); err != nil {
+			glog.Errorf("error: %v", err)
+			out.WarningT("Unable to update {{.driver}} driver: {{.error}}", out.V{"driver": driver, "error": err})
+		}
 	}
 
 	k8sVersion, isUpgrade := getKubernetesVersion(oldConfig)
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/drivers.go b/pkg/drivers/drivers.go
index 9a227ede10..710c3eea89 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/drivers.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/drivers.go
@@ -149,22 +149,16 @@ func fixMachinePermissions(path string) error {
 }
 
 // InstallOrUpdate downloads driver if it is not present, or updates it if there's a newer version
-func InstallOrUpdate(driver string, interactive bool) error {
+func InstallOrUpdate(driver string, directory string, v semver.Version, interactive bool) error {
 	if driver != constants.DriverKvm2 && driver != constants.DriverHyperkit {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	v, err := version.GetSemverVersion()
-	if err != nil {
-		out.WarningT("Error parsing minikube version: {{.error}}", out.V{"error": err})
-		return err
-	}
-
 	executable := fmt.Sprintf("docker-machine-driver-%s", driver)
 	path, err := validateDriver(executable, v)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Warningf("%s: %v", driver, executable)
-		path = filepath.Join(constants.MakeMiniPath("bin"), executable)
+		path = filepath.Join(directory, executable)
 		derr := download(executable, path, v)
 		if derr != nil {
 			return derr
diff --git a/test/integration/driver_install_or_update_test.go b/test/integration/driver_install_or_update_test.go
index 682b872d0c..933f250d4e 100644
--- a/test/integration/driver_install_or_update_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/driver_install_or_update_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestKVMDriverInstallOrUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected new semver. test: %v, got: %v", tc.name, err)
 		}
 
-		err = drivers.InstallOrUpdate("docker-machine-driver-kvm2", dir, newerVersion)
+		err = drivers.InstallOrUpdate("docker-machine-driver-kvm2", dir, newerVersion, true)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to update driver to %v. test: %s, got: %v", newerVersion, tc.name, err)
 		}
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func TestHyperKitDriverInstallOrUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected new semver. test: %v, got: %v", tc.name, err)
 		}
 
-		err = drivers.InstallOrUpdate("docker-machine-driver-hyperkit", dir, newerVersion)
+		err = drivers.InstallOrUpdate("docker-machine-driver-hyperkit", dir, newerVersion, true)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to update driver to %v. test: %s, got: %v", newerVersion, tc.name, err)
 		}