diff --git a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/certs.go b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/certs.go
index cd7bed704766f8aee6f97a22026c3287110b4133..5a556563c0ee34373c8ea3107d9317d9b69cf91f 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/certs.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/certs.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/constants"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/kubeconfig"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/util"
+
+	"github.com/juju/clock"
+	"github.com/juju/mutex"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -122,13 +126,25 @@ func SetupCerts(cmd command.Runner, k8s config.KubernetesConfig) error {
 }
 
 func generateCerts(k8s config.KubernetesConfig) error {
+	// TODO: Instead of racey manipulation of a shared certificate, use per-profile certs
+	spec := mutex.Spec{
+		Name:  "generateCerts",
+		Clock: clock.WallClock,
+		Delay: 10 * time.Second,
+	}
+	glog.Infof("acquiring lock: %+v", spec)
+	releaser, err := mutex.Acquire(spec)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to acquire lock for %+v", spec)
+	}
+	defer releaser.Release()
+
 	serviceIP, err := util.GetServiceClusterIP(k8s.ServiceCIDR)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "getting service cluster ip")
 	}
 
 	localPath := constants.GetMinipath()
-
 	caCertPath := filepath.Join(localPath, "ca.crt")
 	caKeyPath := filepath.Join(localPath, "ca.key")
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/crypto.go b/pkg/util/crypto.go
index 48031ef97a08ba4c32a4dd8319562287fe2708e8..417417e2155194d34ff79b5de1043fe55eeab81e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/crypto.go
+++ b/pkg/util/crypto.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/util/lock"
 )
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ func GenerateCACert(certPath, keyPath string, name string) error {
 
 // GenerateSignedCert generates a signed certificate and key
 func GenerateSignedCert(certPath, keyPath, cn string, ips []net.IP, alternateDNS []string, signerCertPath, signerKeyPath string) error {
+	glog.Infof("Generating cert %s with IP's: %s", certPath, ips)
 	signerCertBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(signerCertPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error reading file: signerCertPath")
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ func writeCertsAndKeys(template *x509.Certificate, certPath string, signeeKey *r
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(certPath), os.FileMode(0755)); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error creating certificate directory")
 	}
+	glog.Infof("Writing cert to %s ...", certPath)
 	if err := lock.WriteFile(certPath, certBuffer.Bytes(), os.FileMode(0644)); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error writing certificate to cert path")
 	}
@@ -159,6 +162,7 @@ func writeCertsAndKeys(template *x509.Certificate, certPath string, signeeKey *r
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(keyPath), os.FileMode(0755)); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error creating key directory")
 	}
+	glog.Infof("Writing key to %s ...", keyPath)
 	if err := lock.WriteFile(keyPath, keyBuffer.Bytes(), os.FileMode(0600)); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error writing key file")
 	}