diff --git a/test/integration/addons_test.go b/test/integration/addons_test.go
index dfcbc96054..93669ded85 100644
--- a/test/integration/addons_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/addons_test.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func testDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 
 func testIngressController(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	mk := NewMinikubeRunner(t)
+	mk := NewMinikubeRunner(t, "--wait=false")
 	kubectlRunner := util.NewKubectlRunner(t)
 
 	mk.RunCommand("addons enable ingress", true)
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func testServicesList(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func testGvisor(t *testing.T) {
-	mk := NewMinikubeRunner(t)
+	mk := NewMinikubeRunner(t, "--wait=false")
 	mk.RunCommand("addons enable gvisor", true)
 
 	t.Log("waiting for gvisor controller to come up")
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func testGvisor(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func testGvisorRestart(t *testing.T) {
-	mk := NewMinikubeRunner(t)
+	mk := NewMinikubeRunner(t, "--wait=false")
 	mk.EnsureRunning()
 	mk.RunCommand("addons enable gvisor", true)
 
diff --git a/test/integration/proxy_test.go b/test/integration/proxy_test.go
index f831ee3231..3241d80b56 100644
--- a/test/integration/proxy_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/proxy_test.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func testProxyWarning(t *testing.T) {
 
 // testProxyDashboard checks if dashboard URL is accessible if proxy is set
 func testProxyDashboard(t *testing.T) {
-	mk := NewMinikubeRunner(t)
+	mk := NewMinikubeRunner(t, "--wait=false")
 	cmd, out := mk.RunDaemon("dashboard --url")
 	defer func() {
 		err := cmd.Process.Kill()
diff --git a/test/integration/tunnel_test.go b/test/integration/tunnel_test.go
index c50f4fc04a..c0b2c15ddb 100644
--- a/test/integration/tunnel_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/tunnel_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func testTunnel(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Log("starting tunnel test...")
-	runner := NewMinikubeRunner(t)
+	runner := NewMinikubeRunner(t, "--wait=false")
 	go func() {
 		output := runner.RunCommand("tunnel --alsologtostderr -v 8 --logtostderr", true)
 		if t.Failed() {
diff --git a/test/integration/version_upgrade_test.go b/test/integration/version_upgrade_test.go
index 8b92f259cd..1cbedd7cb0 100644
--- a/test/integration/version_upgrade_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/version_upgrade_test.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestVersionUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer os.Remove(tf.Name())
 
-	releaseRunner := NewMinikubeRunner(t)
+	releaseRunner := NewMinikubeRunner(t, "--wait=false")
 	releaseRunner.BinaryPath = tf.Name()
 	// For full coverage: also test upgrading from oldest to newest supported k8s release
 	releaseRunner.Start(fmt.Sprintf("--kubernetes-version=%s", constants.OldestKubernetesVersion))