diff --git a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
index 0aa9fc8bc2..5bb61ad3ca 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const (
 	// NewestKubernetesVersion is the newest Kubernetes version to test against
 	NewestKubernetesVersion = "v1.18.3-beta.0"
 	// OldestKubernetesVersion is the oldest Kubernetes version to test against
-	OldestKubernetesVersion = "v1.12.10"
+	OldestKubernetesVersion = "v1.12.0"
 	// DefaultClusterName is the default nane for the k8s cluster
 	DefaultClusterName = "minikube"
 	// DockerDaemonPort is the port Docker daemon listening inside a minikube node (vm or container).