diff --git a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kicbs/kicbs.go b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kicbs/kicbs.go
index 3c7d2ddd6ad7310a2601d505746a72295b6fbaad..ea7728a042246acf111894963def4d6970e68191 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kicbs/kicbs.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kicbs/kicbs.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) UpdateCluster(cfg config.MachineConfig) error {
 			out.FailureT("Unable to load cached images: {{.error}}", out.V{"error": err})
 		}
 	}
-	r, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: cfg.ContainerRuntime, Socket: cfg.KubernetesConfig.CRISocket})
+	r, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: cfg.ContainerRuntime, Socket: cfg.KubernetesConfig.CRISocket, Runner: k.c})
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "runtime")
 	}