diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/service.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/service.go
index 10373f924c..56baa679ed 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/service.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/service.go
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ var serviceCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		serviceURLTemplate = t
+
+		RootCmd.PersistentPreRun(cmd, args)
 	},
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		if len(args) == 0 || len(args) > 1 {