diff --git a/test/integration/aaa_download_only_test.go b/test/integration/aaa_download_only_test.go
index cf6239cd9c..2c75e0d47e 100644
--- a/test/integration/aaa_download_only_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/aaa_download_only_test.go
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ func TestDownloadOnlyKic(t *testing.T) {
 
 	args := []string{"start", "--download-only", "-p", profile, "--force", "--alsologtostderr"}
 	args = append(args, StartArgs()...)
-	rr, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), args...))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("start with download only failed %q : %v:\n%s", args, err)
+
+	if _, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), args...)); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("start with download only failed %q : %v", args, err)
 	}
 
 	// Make sure the downloaded image tarball exists
diff --git a/test/integration/addons_test.go b/test/integration/addons_test.go
index 43ad112651..3fa3a63d4c 100644
--- a/test/integration/addons_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/addons_test.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func validateRegistryAddon(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 		t.Fatalf("failed run minikube ip. args %q : %v", rr.Args, err)
 	}
 	if rr.Stderr.String() != "" {
-		t.Errorf("expected stderr to be -empty- but got: *%q*", rr.Args, rr.Stderr)
+		t.Errorf("expected stderr to be -empty- but got: *%q* .  args %q", rr.Stderr, rr.Args)
 	}
 
 	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%d", strings.TrimSpace(rr.Stdout.String()), 5000)
diff --git a/test/integration/functional_test.go b/test/integration/functional_test.go
index f9c4b3b440..aa9ac58eb0 100644
--- a/test/integration/functional_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/functional_test.go
@@ -598,11 +598,11 @@ func validateProfileCmd(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 func validateServiceCmd(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 	rr, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, "kubectl", "--context", profile, "create", "deployment", "hello-node", "--image=gcr.io/hello-minikube-zero-install/hello-node"))
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Logf("% failed: %v (may not be an error)", rr.Args, err)
+		t.Logf("%q failed: %v (may not be an error).", rr.Args, err)
 	}
 	rr, err = Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, "kubectl", "--context", profile, "expose", "deployment", "hello-node", "--type=NodePort", "--port=8080"))
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Logf("%s failed: %v (may not be an error)", rr.Args, err)
+		t.Logf("%q failed: %v (may not be an error)", rr.Args, err)
 	}
 
 	if _, err := PodWait(ctx, t, profile, "default", "app=hello-node", Minutes(10)); err != nil {
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ func validateServiceCmd(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to parse %q: %v", endpoint, err)
 	}
 	if u.Scheme != "http" {
-		t.Fatalf("expected scheme to be -'http'- got scheme: *%q*", "http", u.Scheme)
+		t.Fatalf("expected scheme to be -%q- got scheme: *%q*", "http", u.Scheme)
 	}
 
 	t.Logf("url: %s", endpoint)
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ func validateServiceCmd(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 		t.Fatalf("get failed: %v\nresp: %v", err, resp)
 	}
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("expeced status code for %q to be -%q- but got *%q*", endpoint, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode)
+		t.Fatalf("expected status code for %q to be -%q- but got *%q*", endpoint, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ func validateCertSync(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 		t.Logf("Checking for existence of %s within VM", vp)
 		rr, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "-p", profile, "ssh", fmt.Sprintf("cat %s", vp)))
 		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("failed to check existance of %q inside minikube. args %q: %v", vp, rr.Args, err)
+			t.Errorf("failed to check existence of %q inside minikube. args %q: %v", vp, rr.Args, err)
 		}
 
 		// Strip carriage returned by ssh
diff --git a/test/integration/start_stop_delete_test.go b/test/integration/start_stop_delete_test.go
index 8c6ab2232f..21ca1d57ed 100644
--- a/test/integration/start_stop_delete_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/start_stop_delete_test.go
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ func TestStartStop(t *testing.T) {
 				// Enable an addon to assert it comes up afterwards
 				rr, err = Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "addons", "enable", "dashboard", "-p", profile))
 				if err != nil {
-					t.Errorf("failed to enable an addon while minikube is stopped. args %q:  ", rr.Args, err)
+					t.Errorf("failed to enable an addon post-stop. args %q: %v", rr.Args, err)
 				}
 
 				rr, err = Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), startArgs...))
 				if err != nil {
 					// Explicit fatal so that failures don't move directly to deletion
-					t.Fatalf("Failed to start minikube after stop -Second Start-. args %q: %v", rr.Args, err)
+					t.Fatalf("failed to start minikube post-stop. args %q: %v", rr.Args, err)
 				}
 
 				if strings.Contains(tc.name, "cni") {