diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go
index f6ec36d92d..c42d38cd0d 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ func runDelete(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		deleteContainersAndVolumes(oci.Podman)
 
 		errs := DeleteProfiles(profilesToDelete)
+		register.Reg.SetStep(register.Done)
+
 		if len(errs) > 0 {
 			HandleDeletionErrors(errs)
 		} else {
@@ -169,6 +171,8 @@ func runDelete(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		}
 
 		errs := DeleteProfiles([]*config.Profile{profile})
+		register.Reg.SetStep(register.Done)
+
 		if len(errs) > 0 {
 			HandleDeletionErrors(errs)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/pause.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/pause.go
index 63c68e0a0d..8f1db4d5e1 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/pause.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/pause.go
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@ func runPause(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	ids := []string{}
 
 	for _, n := range co.Config.Nodes {
-		out.T(out.Pause, "Pausing node {{.name}} ... ", out.V{"name": n.Name})
+		// Use node-name if available, falling back to cluster name
+		name := n.Name
+		if n.Name == "" {
+			name = co.Config.Name
+		}
+
+		out.T(out.Pause, "Pausing node {{.name}} ... ", out.V{"name": name})
 
 		host, err := machine.LoadHost(co.API, driver.MachineName(*co.Config, n))
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go
index 80b07c987f..dd1861e34e 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ func clusterState(sts []*Status) ClusterState {
 			case string(register.InitialSetup):
 				transientCondition = Starting
 			case string(register.Done):
-				transientCondition = OK
+				transientCondition = ""
 			case string(register.Stopping):
 				transientCondition = Stopping
 			case string(register.Deleting):
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/stop.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/stop.go
index f72dfaba10..0c61ef1b26 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/stop.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/stop.go
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ func runStop(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		cname := ClusterFlagValue()
 		profilesToStop = append(profilesToStop, cname)
 	}
+
+	stoppedNodes := 0
+
 	for _, profile := range profilesToStop {
 		register.Reg.SetStep(register.Stopping)
 
@@ -87,10 +90,10 @@ func runStop(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 		for _, n := range cc.Nodes {
 			machineName := driver.MachineName(*cc, n)
-			nonexistent := stop(api, machineName)
 
+			nonexistent := stop(api, machineName)
 			if !nonexistent {
-				out.T(out.Stopped, `Node "{{.node_name}}" stopped.`, out.V{"node_name": machineName})
+				stoppedNodes += 1
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -102,8 +105,11 @@ func runStop(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			exit.WithError("update config", err)
 		}
 	}
-	register.Reg.SetStep(register.Done)
 
+	register.Reg.SetStep(register.Done)
+	if stoppedNodes > 0 {
+		out.T(out.Stopped, `{{.count}} nodes stopped.`, out.V{"count": stoppedNodes})
+	}
 }
 
 func stop(api libmachine.API, machineName string) bool {
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/unpause.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/unpause.go
index 6bbc8226bc..1d01a511e4 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/unpause.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/unpause.go
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ var unpauseCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		for _, n := range co.Config.Nodes {
 			glog.Infof("node: %+v", n)
-			out.T(out.Pause, "Unpausing node {{.name}} ... ", out.V{"name": n.Name})
+
+			// Use node-name if available, falling back to cluster name
+			name := n.Name
+			if n.Name == "" {
+				name = co.Config.Name
+			}
+
+			out.T(out.Pause, "Unpausing node {{.name}} ... ", out.V{"name": name})
 
 			machineName := driver.MachineName(*co.Config, n)
 			host, err := machine.LoadHost(co.API, machineName)
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/stop.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/stop.go
index d0fef4a125..ffa033c3ff 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/stop.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/stop.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func StopHost(api libmachine.API, machineName string) error {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "load")
 	}
 
-	out.T(out.Stopping, `Stopping "{{.profile_name}}" in {{.driver_name}} ...`, out.V{"profile_name": machineName, "driver_name": h.DriverName})
+	out.T(out.Stopping, `Stopping node "{{.name}}"  ...`, out.V{"name": machineName})
 	return stop(h)
 }