diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cruntime.go b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cruntime.go
index d0bff65f06..44c5dbc6a3 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cruntime.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cruntime.go
@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@ func disableOthers(me Manager, cr CommandRunner) error {
 			klog.Infof("skipping containerd shutdown because we are bound to it")
 			continue
 		}
-
-		// runtime is already disabled, nothing to do.
-		if !r.Active() {
+		// in case of docker, if other runtime are already not active we are sure it is disabled, nothing to do.
+		// because #11515 in base image we have other runtimes disabled by default.
+		if me.Name() == "Docker" && !r.Active() {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go
index 531d3da300..596995f546 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ func (r *Docker) Restart() error {
 
 // Disable idempotently disables Docker on a host
 func (r *Docker) Disable() error {
+	klog.Info("disabling docker service")
 	// because #10373
 	if err := r.Init.ForceStop("docker.socket"); err != nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to stop", "service", "docker.socket")