diff --git a/pkg/minikube/command/exec_runner.go b/pkg/minikube/command/exec_runner.go
index de8911214d..f9872db757 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/command/exec_runner.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/command/exec_runner.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (*ExecRunner) RunCmd(cmd *exec.Cmd) (*RunResult, error) {
 		return rr, nil
 	}
 
-	return rr, fmt.Errorf("%s: %v\nstdout: %s\nstderr: %s", rr.Command(), err, rr.Stdout.String(), rr.Stderr.String())
+	return rr, fmt.Errorf("%s: %v\nstdout:\n%s\nstderr:\n%s", rr.Command(), err, rr.Stdout.String(), rr.Stderr.String())
 }
 
 // Copy copies a file and its permissions
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/command/ssh_runner.go b/pkg/minikube/command/ssh_runner.go
index ec9bc1c568..b93e0e5eb4 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/command/ssh_runner.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/command/ssh_runner.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (s *SSHRunner) RunCmd(cmd *exec.Cmd) (*RunResult, error) {
 		return rr, nil
 	}
 
-	return rr, fmt.Errorf("%s: %v\nstdout: %s\nstderr: %s", rr.Command(), err, rr.Stdout.String(), rr.Stderr.String())
+	return rr, fmt.Errorf("%s: %v\nstdout:\n%s\nstderr:\n%s", rr.Command(), err, rr.Stdout.String(), rr.Stderr.String())
 }
 
 // Copy copies a file to the remote over SSH.