diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
index 7c6ab52aafa37515565ac495ea7a3981e3edad1d..05f9d1cb3c9bda3de494adb959c82fda2770284a 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
@@ -282,6 +282,10 @@ func (d *Driver) Remove() error {
 		}
 
 	}
+
+	if id, err := oci.ContainerID(d.OCIBinary, d.MachineName); err == nil && id != "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected no container ID be found for %q after delete. but got %q", d.MachineName, id)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -370,6 +374,11 @@ func (d *Driver) Stop() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// RunSSHCommandFromDriver implements direct ssh control to the driver
+func (d *Driver) RunSSHCommandFromDriver() error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("driver does not support RunSSHCommandFromDriver commands")
+}
+
 // killAPIServerProc will kill an api server proc if it exists
 // to ensure this never happens https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/7521
 func killAPIServerProc(runner command.Runner) error {
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go
index df76d9add26b645c9bc68f5f0c8927251c8810e5..ea739fff9036664b9fa4dff528e7cea4699fa819 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go
@@ -497,15 +497,17 @@ func ContainerStatus(ociBin string, name string) (string, error) {
 // to ensure the containers process and networking bindings are all closed
 // to avoid containers getting stuck before delete https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/7657
 func ShutDown(ociBin string, name string) error {
-	cmd := exec.Command(ociBin, "exec", "--privileged", "-t", name, "sudo", "init", "0")
+	cmd := exec.Command(ociBin, "exec", "--privileged", "-t", name, "/bin/bash", "-c", "sudo init 0")
 	if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "shutdown %s: output %q", name, out)
+		glog.Infof("error shutdown %s output %q : %v", name, out, err)
 	}
-
+	// helps with allowing docker realize the container is exited and report its status correctly.
+	time.Sleep(time.Second * 1)
 	// wait till it is stoped
 	stopped := func() error {
 		st, err := ContainerStatus(ociBin, name)
 		if st == "exited" {
+			glog.Infof("container %s status is %s", name, st)
 			return nil
 		}
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/types.go
index 6d063e0fd47dcd5c8d51f05e9186ca50f98368f2..8c43ce7d8b1cae1675a16f3a4dad0149331c4a3d 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/types.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/types.go
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ const (
 	nodeRoleLabelKey = "role.minikube.sigs.k8s.io"
 	// CreatedByLabelKey is applied to any container/volume that is created by minikube created_by.minikube.sigs.k8s.io=true
 	CreatedByLabelKey = "created_by.minikube.sigs.k8s.io"
-	// ShutownCmd is the command halt and stop the container
-	ShutownCmd = "sudo init 0"
 )
 
 // CreateParams are parameters needed to create a container
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/stop.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/stop.go
index 7e6024417e18e5d82c4025b31af1704c155527de..fbe213016d4295c4c48c3e92456af255b73553ec 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/stop.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/stop.go
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ func trySSHPowerOff(h *host.Host) error {
 
 	out.T(out.Shutdown, `Powering off "{{.profile_name}}" via SSH ...`, out.V{"profile_name": h.Name})
 	if driver.IsKIC(h.DriverName) {
-		out, err := h.RunSSHCommand(oci.ShutownCmd)
-		glog.Infof("shutdown cmd %q result: out=%s, err=%v", oci.ShutownCmd, out, err)
+		err := oci.ShutDown(h.DriverName, h.Name)
+		glog.Infof("shutdown container: err=%v", err)
 	} else {
 		out, err := h.RunSSHCommand("sudo poweroff")
 		// poweroff always results in an error, since the host disconnects.