diff --git a/libnetwork/Makefile b/libnetwork/Makefile
index c3428f7d80..20ef219749 100644
--- a/libnetwork/Makefile
+++ b/libnetwork/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .PHONY: all all-local build build-local check check-code check-format run-tests check-local install-deps coveralls circle-ci
-
+SHELL=/bin/bash
 dockerargs = --privileged -v $(shell pwd):/go/src/github.com/docker/libnetwork -w /go/src/github.com/docker/libnetwork golang:1.4
 docker = docker run --rm ${dockerargs}
 ciargs = -e "COVERALLS_TOKEN=$$COVERALLS_TOKEN"
@@ -20,23 +20,30 @@ check:
 	${docker} make install-deps check-local
 
 check-code:
+	@echo "Checking code... "
 	test -z "$$(golint ./... | tee /dev/stderr)"
 	go vet ./...
+	@echo "Done checking code"
 
 check-format:
+	@echo "Checking format... "
 	test -z "$$(goimports -l . | grep -v Godeps/_workspace/src/ | tee /dev/stderr)"
+	@echo "Done checking format"
 
 run-tests:
-	echo "mode: count" > coverage.coverprofile
-	for dir in $$(find . -maxdepth 10 -not -path './.git*' -not -path '*/_*' -type d); do \
+	@echo "Running tests... "
+	@echo "mode: count" > coverage.coverprofile
+	@for dir in $$(find . -maxdepth 10 -not -path './.git*' -not -path '*/_*' -type d); do \
 	    if ls $$dir/*.go &> /dev/null; then \
             	$(shell which godep) go test -test.v -covermode=count -coverprofile=$$dir/profile.tmp $$dir ; \
+		if [ $$? -ne 0 ]; then exit $$?; fi ;\
 	        if [ -f $$dir/profile.tmp ]; then \
 		        cat $$dir/profile.tmp | tail -n +2 >> coverage.coverprofile ; \
 				rm $$dir/profile.tmp ; \
             fi ; \
         fi ; \
 	done
+	@echo "Done running tests"
 
 check-local: 	check-format check-code run-tests 
 
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/setup_verify_test.go b/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/setup_verify_test.go
index 6559860378..ba924635d0 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/setup_verify_test.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/setup_verify_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestSetupVerify(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to assign IPv4 %s to interface: %v", config.AddressIPv4, err)
 	}
 
-	if err := setupVerifyConfiguredAddresses(config, inf); err != nil {
+	if err := setupVerifyAndReconcile(config, inf); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Address verification failed: %v", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestSetupVerifyBad(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to assign IPv4 %s to interface: %v", ipnet, err)
 	}
 
-	if err := setupVerifyConfiguredAddresses(config, inf); err == nil {
+	if err := setupVerifyAndReconcile(config, inf); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Address verification was expected to fail")
 	}
 }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func TestSetupVerifyMissing(t *testing.T) {
 	config := &Configuration{}
 	config.AddressIPv4 = &net.IPNet{IP: addrv4, Mask: addrv4.DefaultMask()}
 
-	if err := setupVerifyConfiguredAddresses(config, inf); err == nil {
+	if err := setupVerifyAndReconcile(config, inf); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Address verification was expected to fail")
 	}
 }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestSetupVerifyIPv6(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to assign IPv4 %s to interface: %v", config.AddressIPv4, err)
 	}
 
-	if err := setupVerifyConfiguredAddresses(config, inf); err != nil {
+	if err := setupVerifyAndReconcile(config, inf); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Address verification failed: %v", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func TestSetupVerifyIPv6Missing(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to assign IPv4 %s to interface: %v", config.AddressIPv4, err)
 	}
 
-	if err := setupVerifyConfiguredAddresses(config, inf); err == nil {
+	if err := setupVerifyAndReconcile(config, inf); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Address verification was expected to fail")
 	}
 }