diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
index 6ed188f86523..599337672746 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ func runStart(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		glog.Errorln("Error loading profile config: ", err)
 	}
+
 	if err == nil {
 		oldKubernetesVersion, err := semver.Make(strings.TrimPrefix(cc.KubernetesConfig.KubernetesVersion, version.VersionPrefix))
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
index 5da6c002d92c..886559f98b10 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ var LocalkubeDownloadURLPrefix = "https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/k8sRel
 var LocalkubeLinuxFilename = "localkube-linux-amd64"
 
 // DockerAPIVersion is the API version implemented by Docker running in the minikube VM.
-const DockerAPIVersion = "1.23"
+const DockerAPIVersion = "1.35"
 
 const ReportingURL = "https://clouderrorreporting.googleapis.com/v1beta1/projects/k8s-minikube/events:report?key=AIzaSyACUwzG0dEPcl-eOgpDKnyKoUFgHdfoFuA"