diff --git a/test/integration/functional_test.go b/test/integration/functional_test.go
index 3aa4f95cdb..6751f5617d 100644
--- a/test/integration/functional_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/functional_test.go
@@ -500,13 +500,13 @@ func validateProfileCmd(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("%s failed: %v", rr.Args, err)
 	}
-	for _, word := range []string{fmt.Sprintf("Created a new profile : %s", nonexistentProfile), fmt.Sprintf("minikube profile was successfully set to %s", nonexistentProfile)} {
-		if strings.Contains(rr.Stdout.String(), word) {
+	for _, line := range []string{fmt.Sprintf("Created a new profile : %s", nonexistentProfile), fmt.Sprintf("minikube profile was successfully set to %s", nonexistentProfile)} {
+		if strings.Contains(rr.Stdout.String(), line) {
 			t.Errorf("minikube profile should not create a nonexistent profile")
 		}
 	}
-	for _, word := range []string{fmt.Sprintf("profile \"%s\" not found", nonexistentProfile), fmt.Sprintf("if you want to create a profile you can by this command: minikube start -p %s", nonexistentProfile)} {
-		if !strings.Contains(rr.Stderr.String(), word) {
+	for _, line := range []string{fmt.Sprintf("profile \"%s\" not found", nonexistentProfile), fmt.Sprintf("if you want to create a profile you can by this command: minikube start -p %s", nonexistentProfile)} {
+		if !strings.Contains(rr.Stderr.String(), line) {
 			t.Errorf("minikube profile should provide guidance on how to create a nonexistent profile")
 		}
 	}