diff --git a/pkg/minikube/download/preload.go b/pkg/minikube/download/preload.go
index daab6ef333..2d9a0a9133 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/download/preload.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/download/preload.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ func PreloadExists(k8sVersion, containerRuntime string, forcePreload ...bool) bo
 		return false
 	}
 
+	// TODO (#8166): Get rid of the need for this and viper at all
 	force := false
 	if len(forcePreload) > 0 {
 		force = forcePreload[0]
diff --git a/test/integration/functional_test.go b/test/integration/functional_test.go
index 016c92a75a..60b3011377 100644
--- a/test/integration/functional_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/functional_test.go
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func validateStatusCmd(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 	// Custom format
 	rr, err = Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "-p", profile, "status", "-f", "host:{{.Host}},kublet:{{.Kubelet}},apiserver:{{.APIServer}},kubeconfig:{{.Kubeconfig}}"))
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("failed to run minikube status with custom format: args %q: %v", rr.Command(te), err)
+		t.Errorf("failed to run minikube status with custom format: args %q: %v", rr.Command(), err)
 	}
 	re := `host:([A-z]+),kublet:([A-z]+),apiserver:([A-z]+),kubeconfig:([A-z]+)`
 	match, _ := regexp.MatchString(re, rr.Stdout.String())