diff --git a/test/integration/pause_test.go b/test/integration/pause_test.go
index ba8a28109b..e0d98a0f6f 100644
--- a/test/integration/pause_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/pause_test.go
@@ -70,14 +70,13 @@ func validateStartNoReset(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 	args := []string{"start", "-p", profile, "--alsologtostderr", "-v=5"}
 	rr, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), args...))
 	if err != nil {
-		clusterLogs(t, profile)
+		defer clusterLogs(t, profile)
 		t.Fatalf("failed to second start a running minikube with args: %q : %v", rr.Command(), err)
-
 	}
 	if !NoneDriver() {
 		softLog := "The running cluster does not need a reset"
 		if !strings.Contains(rr.Output(), softLog) {
-			clusterLogs(t, profile)
+			defer clusterLogs(t, profile)
 			t.Errorf("expected the second start log outputs to include %q but got: %s", softLog, rr.Output())
 		}
 	}