diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
index f49bf1526a..8a896118b3 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ func (d *Driver) Create() error {
 			glog.Infof("duration metric: took %f seconds to extract preloaded images to volume", time.Since(t).Seconds())
 		}
 	}()
+	if pErr == oci.ErrInsufficientDockerStorage {
+		return pErr
+	}
 
 	if err := oci.CreateContainerNode(params); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "create kic node")
@@ -167,7 +170,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Create() error {
 	}
 
 	waitForPreload.Wait()
-	return pErr
+	return nil
 }
 
 // prepareSSH will generate keys and copy to the container so minikube ssh works
diff --git a/test/integration/status_test.go b/test/integration/status_test.go
index b78bc737d4..15b8a702f8 100644
--- a/test/integration/status_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/status_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/minikube/cmd/minikube/cmd"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/constants"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/localpath"
-	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/reason"
 )
 
 func TestInsufficientStorage(t *testing.T) {
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ func verifyClusterState(t *testing.T, contents []byte) {
 		t.Fatalf("unmarshalling: %v", err)
 	}
 	// verify the status looks as we expect
-	if cs.StatusCode != reason.ExInsufficientStorage {
+	if cs.StatusCode != cmd.InsufficientStorage {
 		t.Fatalf("incorrect status code: %v", cs.StatusCode)
 	}
 	if cs.StatusName != "InsufficientStorage" {