diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/fix.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/fix.go
index 36daedfeb5..b720654cab 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/fix.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/fix.go
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ func recreateIfNeeded(api libmachine.API, cc *config.ClusterConfig, n *config.No
 	if err := h.Driver.Start(); err != nil {
 		return h, errors.Wrap(err, "driver start")
 	}
-	if err := api.Save(h); err != nil {
-		return h, errors.Wrap(err, "save")
+	if err := saveHost(api, h, cc, n); err != nil {
+		return h, err
 	}
 	return h, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/machine.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/machine.go
index 26470c3e7a..f6a7ab3040 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/machine.go
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ limitations under the License.
 package machine
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine"
 	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine/host"
 	libprovision "github.com/docker/machine/libmachine/provision"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/config"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/driver"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/provision"
 )
@@ -108,3 +111,18 @@ func fastDetectProvisioner(h *host.Host) (libprovision.Provisioner, error) {
 		return provision.NewBuildrootProvisioner(h.Driver), nil
 	}
 }
+
+func saveHost(api libmachine.API, h *host.Host, cfg *config.ClusterConfig, n *config.Node) error {
+	if err := api.Save(h); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "save")
+	}
+
+	// Save IP to config file for subsequent use
+	ip, err := h.Driver.GetIP()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	n.IP = ip
+	fmt.Printf("SAVING NEW IP HERE: %s\n", ip)
+	return config.SaveNode(cfg, n)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go
index d1ffc15d73..21b7116ae3 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go
@@ -148,18 +148,7 @@ func createHost(api libmachine.API, cfg *config.ClusterConfig, n *config.Node) (
 		return h, errors.Wrap(err, "post-start")
 	}
 
-	if err := api.Save(h); err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "save")
-	}
-
-	// Save IP to config file for subsequent use
-	ip, err := h.Driver.GetIP()
-	if err != nil {
-		return h, err
-	}
-	n.IP = ip
-	err = config.SaveNode(cfg, n)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := saveHost(api, h, cfg, n); err != nil {
 		return h, err
 	}