diff --git a/test/integration/helpers.go b/test/integration/helpers.go
index bd1fe19525..e2e94be44d 100644
--- a/test/integration/helpers.go
+++ b/test/integration/helpers.go
@@ -195,13 +195,22 @@ func CleanupWithLogs(t *testing.T, profile string, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
 
 // clusterLogs shows logs for debugging a failed cluster
 func clusterLogs(t *testing.T, profile string) {
+	t.Logf("-----------------------post-mortem--------------------------------")
+
+	if DockerDriver() {
+		t.Logf("======>  post-mortem[%s]: docker logs <======", t.Name())
+		rr, err := Run(t, exec.Command("docker", "logs", "--details", profile))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Logf("failed to get docker logs : %v", err)
+		} else {
+			t.Logf("(dbg) %s:\n%s", rr.Command(), rr.Output())
+		}
+	}
 	st := Status(context.Background(), t, Target(), profile, "Host")
 	if st != state.Running.String() {
 		t.Logf("%q host is not running, skipping log retrieval (state=%q)", profile, st)
 		return
 	}
-
-	t.Logf("-----------------------post-mortem--------------------------------")
 	t.Logf("<<< %s FAILED: start of post-mortem logs <<<", t.Name())
 	t.Logf("======>  post-mortem[%s]: minikube logs <======", t.Name())
 
diff --git a/test/integration/pause_test.go b/test/integration/pause_test.go
index 91ab1a7ca3..e0d98a0f6f 100644
--- a/test/integration/pause_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/pause_test.go
@@ -70,11 +70,13 @@ func validateStartNoReset(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 	args := []string{"start", "-p", profile, "--alsologtostderr", "-v=5"}
 	rr, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), args...))
 	if err != nil {
+		defer clusterLogs(t, profile)
 		t.Fatalf("failed to second start a running minikube with args: %q : %v", rr.Command(), err)
 	}
 	if !NoneDriver() {
 		softLog := "The running cluster does not need a reset"
 		if !strings.Contains(rr.Output(), softLog) {
+			defer clusterLogs(t, profile)
 			t.Errorf("expected the second start log outputs to include %q but got: %s", softLog, rr.Output())
 		}
 	}