diff --git a/hack/jenkins/common.sh b/hack/jenkins/common.sh
index 670642ed28..95325154e2 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/common.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/common.sh
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ if type -P virsh; then
   virsh -c qemu:///system list --all || true
 
 
+  echo ">> Virsh VM list after clean up (should be empty) :"
+  virsh -c qemu:///system list --all || true
 fi
 
 if type -P vboxmanage; then
@@ -166,6 +168,8 @@ if type -P vboxmanage; then
   vboxmanage list vms || true
 
 
+  echo ">> Vbox VM list after clean up (should be empty) :"
+  vboxmanage list vms || true
 fi
 
 if type -P hdiutil; then
diff --git a/pkg/util/kubernetes.go b/pkg/util/kubernetes.go
index 98122c87c6..be2ab96e12 100644
--- a/pkg/util/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/util/kubernetes.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (s *PodStore) Stop() {
 	close(s.stopCh)
 }
 
-// GetClient gkets the client from config
+// GetClient gets the client from config
 func GetClient(kubectlContext ...string) (kubernetes.Interface, error) {
 	loadingRules := clientcmd.NewDefaultClientConfigLoadingRules()
 	configOverrides := &clientcmd.ConfigOverrides{}
diff --git a/test/integration/fn_test.go b/test/integration/fn_test.go
index e50c66d9f5..992097c841 100644
--- a/test/integration/fn_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/fn_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ import (
 func TestFunctional(t *testing.T) {
 	p := "minikube"
 	mk := NewMinikubeRunner(t, p)
+	if !usingNoneDriver(mk) {
+		t.Parallel()
+	}
 	mk.EnsureRunning()
 	// This one is not parallel, and ensures the cluster comes up
 	// before we run any other tests.
diff --git a/test/integration/iso_test.go b/test/integration/iso_test.go
index 0db1829947..9cc198becc 100644
--- a/test/integration/iso_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/iso_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ import (
 
 func TestISO(t *testing.T) {
 	p := t.Name()
+	if !usingNoneDriver(mk) {
+		t.Parallel()
+	}
 	mk := NewMinikubeRunner(t, p, "--wait=false")
 
 	mk.RunCommand("delete", false)
diff --git a/test/integration/persistence_test.go b/test/integration/persistence_test.go
index df01b4cdd9..0b1609cc21 100644
--- a/test/integration/persistence_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/persistence_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestPersistence(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
 	p := t.Name() // profile name
 	mk := NewMinikubeRunner(t, p, "--wait=false")
 	if usingNoneDriver(mk) {
diff --git a/test/integration/start_stop_delete_test.go b/test/integration/start_stop_delete_test.go
index 49631e19f0..e0c1c942a1 100644
--- a/test/integration/start_stop_delete_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/start_stop_delete_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestStartStop(t *testing.T) {
-	p := t.Name() // profile name
+	p := "TestStartStop" // profile name
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		name string
 		args []string
@@ -64,18 +66,17 @@ func TestStartStop(t *testing.T) {
 		}},
 	}
 
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			t.Parallel()
-			mk := NewMinikubeRunner(t, p)
-			if !strings.Contains(test.name, "docker") && usingNoneDriver(mk) {
-				t.Skipf("skipping %s - incompatible with none driver", test.name)
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			mk := NewMinikubeRunner(t, p+tc.name)
+			if !strings.Contains(tc.name, "docker") && usingNoneDriver(mk) {
+				t.Skipf("skipping %s - incompatible with none driver", tc.name)
 			}
 
 			mk.RunCommand("config set WantReportErrorPrompt false", true)
 			mk.RunCommand("delete", false)
 			mk.CheckStatus(state.None.String())
-			mk.Start(test.args...)
+			mk.Start(tc.args...)
 			mk.CheckStatus(state.Running.String())
 
 			ip := mk.RunCommand("ip", true)
@@ -85,14 +86,15 @@ func TestStartStop(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			// check for the current-context before and after the stop
-			kr := util.NewKubectlRunner(t, p)
-			currentContext, err := kr.RunCommand([]string{"config", "current-context"}, false)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("Failed to fetch current-context")
-			}
-			if strings.TrimRight(string(currentContext), "\n") != p {
-				t.Fatalf("got current-context - %q, want  current-context %q", string(currentContext), p)
-			}
+			// TODO: medya move this test to its own test so we can do more parallel
+			// kr := util.NewKubectlRunner(t, p)
+			// currentContext, err := kr.RunCommand([]string{"config", "current-context"}, false)
+			// if err != nil {
+			// 	t.Fatalf("Failed to fetch current-context")
+			// }
+			// if strings.TrimRight(string(currentContext), "\n") != p {
+			// 	t.Fatalf("got current-context - %q, want  current-context %q", string(currentContext), p)
+			// }
 
 			checkStop := func() error {
 				mk.RunCommand("stop", true)
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ func TestStartStop(t *testing.T) {
 			// 	t.Logf("current-context is not set to minikube")
 			// }
 
-			mk.Start(test.args...)
+			mk.Start(tc.args...)
 			mk.CheckStatus(state.Running.String())
 
 			mk.RunCommand("delete", true)
diff --git a/test/integration/version_upgrade_test.go b/test/integration/version_upgrade_test.go
index c306a9f8d5..0e070da10b 100644
--- a/test/integration/version_upgrade_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/version_upgrade_test.go
@@ -20,25 +20,35 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine/state"
 	retryablehttp "github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/constants"
 	pkgutil "k8s.io/minikube/pkg/util"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/test/integration/util"
 )
 
-func downloadMinikubeBinary(version string) (*os.File, error) {
+func downloadMinikubeBinary(t *testing.T, version string) (*os.File, error) {
 	// Grab latest release binary
 	url := pkgutil.GetBinaryDownloadURL(version, runtime.GOOS)
-	resp, err := retryablehttp.Get(url)
-	if err != nil {
+	var resp *http.Response
+	var err error
+	download := func() error {
+		resp, err = retryablehttp.Get(url)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := util.Retry(t, download, 3*time.Second, 13); err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to get latest release binary")
 	}
+
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	tf, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "minikube")
@@ -66,15 +76,19 @@ func downloadMinikubeBinary(version string) (*os.File, error) {
 // the odlest supported k8s version and then runs the current head minikube
 // and it tries to upgrade from the older supported k8s to news supported k8s
 func TestVersionUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
 	p := t.Name()
 	mkCurrent := NewMinikubeRunner(t, p)
 	mkCurrent.RunCommand("delete", true)
 	mkCurrent.CheckStatus(state.None.String())
-	tf, err := downloadMinikubeBinary("latest")
+	tf, err := downloadMinikubeBinary(t, "latest")
 	if err != nil || tf == nil {
 		t.Fatal(errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to download minikube binary."))
 	}
+
+	if !usingNoneDriver(mkCurrent) {
+		t.Parallel()
+	}
+
 	defer os.Remove(tf.Name())
 
 	mkRelease := NewMinikubeRunner(t, p)