diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/cache.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/cache.go
index 8192a9e0d3..b2795e4851 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/cache.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/cache.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ var deleteCacheCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func imagesInConfigFile() ([]string, error) {
-	configFile, err := config.ReadConfig()
+	configFile, err := config.ReadConfig(constants.ConfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/config.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/config.go
index 9e3d9d637b..66779daec9 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/config.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/config.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func configurableFields() string {
 
 // ListConfigMap list entries from config file
 func ListConfigMap(name string) ([]string, error) {
-	configFile, err := config.ReadConfig()
+	configFile, err := config.ReadConfig(constants.ConfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func AddToConfigMap(name string, images []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Set the values
-	cfg, err := config.ReadConfig()
+	cfg, err := config.ReadConfig(constants.ConfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func DeleteFromConfigMap(name string, images []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Set the values
-	cfg, err := config.ReadConfig()
+	cfg, err := config.ReadConfig(constants.ConfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/set.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/set.go
index 3019c793e2..c1db6372a4 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/set.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/set.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func Set(name string, value string) error {
 	}
 
 	// Set the value
-	config, err := pkgConfig.ReadConfig()
+	config, err := pkgConfig.ReadConfig(constants.ConfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/unset.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/unset.go
index fc91390ed8..ee9cff74f4 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/unset.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/unset.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func init() {
 
 // Unset unsets a property
 func Unset(name string) error {
-	m, err := pkgConfig.ReadConfig()
+	m, err := pkgConfig.ReadConfig(constants.ConfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/view.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/view.go
index 3ea025e922..33f79e12cd 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/view.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/view.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ For the list of accessible variables for the template, see the struct values her
 
 // View displays the current config
 func View() error {
-	cfg, err := config.ReadConfig()
+	cfg, err := config.ReadConfig(constants.ConfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/config/config.go b/pkg/minikube/config/config.go
index d8a7636e7c..18d568fc0c 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/config/config.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ type MinikubeConfig map[string]interface{}
 
 // Get gets a named value from config
 func Get(name string) (string, error) {
-	m, err := ReadConfig()
+	m, err := ReadConfig(constants.ConfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -88,11 +88,7 @@ func WriteConfig(configFile string, m MinikubeConfig) error {
 }
 
 // ReadConfig reads in the JSON minikube config
-func ReadConfig() (MinikubeConfig, error) {
-	return readConfig(constants.ConfigFile)
-}
-
-func readConfig(configFile string) (MinikubeConfig, error) {
+func ReadConfig(configFile string) (MinikubeConfig, error) {
 	f, err := os.Open(configFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/config/config_test.go b/pkg/minikube/config/config_test.go
index b6390a2ae3..d1c7254c1a 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/config/config_test.go
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ func Test_get(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func Test_readConfig(t *testing.T) {
+func TestReadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	// non existing file
-	mkConfig, err := readConfig("non_existing_file")
+	mkConfig, err := ReadConfig("non_existing_file")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error not exepected but got %v", err)
 	}
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func Test_readConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// invalid config file
-	mkConfig, err = readConfig("./testdata/.minikube/config/invalid_config.json")
+	mkConfig, err = ReadConfig("./testdata/.minikube/config/invalid_config.json")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error expected but got none")
 	}
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func Test_readConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// valid config file
-	mkConfig, err = readConfig("./testdata/.minikube/config/valid_config.json")
+	mkConfig, err = ReadConfig("./testdata/.minikube/config/valid_config.json")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error not expected but got %v", err)
 	}
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func TestWriteConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer os.Remove(configFile.Name())
 
-	mkConfig, err := readConfig(configFile.Name())
+	mkConfig, err := ReadConfig(configFile.Name())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error not expected but got %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/test/integration/config_test.go b/test/integration/config_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..626f84266f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/config_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+// +build integration
+
+/*
+Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	p := profileName(t)
+	mk := NewMinikubeRunner(t, p, "--wait=false")
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		cmd    string
+		stdout string
+		stderr string
+	}{
+		{
+			cmd:    "config unset cpus",
+			stdout: "",
+			stderr: "",
+		},
+		{
+			cmd:    "config get cpus",
+			stdout: "",
+			stderr: "Error: specified key could not be found in config",
+		},
+		{
+			cmd:    "config set cpus 2",
+			stdout: "! These changes will take effect upon a minikube delete and then a minikube start",
+			stderr: "",
+		},
+		{
+			cmd:    "config get cpus",
+			stdout: "2",
+			stderr: "",
+		},
+		{
+			cmd:    "config unset cpus",
+			stdout: "",
+			stderr: ""},
+		{
+			cmd:    "config get cpus",
+			stdout: "",
+			stderr: "Error: specified key could not be found in config",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		stdout, stderr, _ := mk.RunCommandRetriable(tc.cmd)
+
+		if !compare(tc.stdout, stdout) {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected stdout to be: %s. Stdout was: %s Stderr: %s", tc.stdout, stdout, stderr)
+		}
+		if !compare(tc.stderr, stderr) {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected stderr to be: %s. Stdout was: %s Stderr: %s", tc.stderr, stdout, stderr)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func compare(s1, s2 string) bool {
+	return strings.TrimSpace(s1) == strings.TrimSpace(s2)
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/util/minikube_runner.go b/test/integration/util/minikube_runner.go
index 25c71e8830..95bcfb603b 100644
--- a/test/integration/util/minikube_runner.go
+++ b/test/integration/util/minikube_runner.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (m *MinikubeRunner) RunCommand(cmdStr string, failError bool, waitForRun ..
 	return stdout, stderr
 }
 
-// RunCommandRetriable Error  executes a command, returns error
+// RunCommandRetriable executes a command, returns error
 // the purpose of this command is to make it retriable and
 // better logging for retrying
 func (m *MinikubeRunner) RunCommandRetriable(cmdStr string, waitForRun ...bool) (stdout string, stderr string, err error) {