diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_top_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_top_test.go
index f3ff15bceb..de0d3d2e89 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_top_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_top_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -10,17 +9,21 @@ import (
 func TestTopMultipleArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	runCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "-i", "-d", "busybox", "sleep", "20")
 	out, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(runCmd)
-	errorOut(err, t, fmt.Sprintf("failed to start the container: %v", err))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to start the container: %s, %v", out, err)
+	}
 
 	cleanedContainerID := stripTrailingCharacters(out)
 	defer deleteContainer(cleanedContainerID)
 
 	topCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "top", cleanedContainerID, "-o", "pid")
 	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(topCmd)
-	errorOut(err, t, fmt.Sprintf("failed to run top: %v %v", out, err))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to run top: %s, %v", out, err)
+	}
 
 	if !strings.Contains(out, "PID") {
-		errorOut(nil, t, fmt.Sprintf("did not see PID after top -o pid"))
+		t.Fatalf("did not see PID after top -o pid: %s", out)
 	}
 
 	logDone("top - multiple arguments")
@@ -29,27 +32,34 @@ func TestTopMultipleArgs(t *testing.T) {
 func TestTopNonPrivileged(t *testing.T) {
 	runCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "-i", "-d", "busybox", "sleep", "20")
 	out, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(runCmd)
-	errorOut(err, t, fmt.Sprintf("failed to start the container: %v", err))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to start the container: %s, %v", out, err)
+	}
 
 	cleanedContainerID := stripTrailingCharacters(out)
 
 	topCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "top", cleanedContainerID)
-	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(topCmd)
-	errorOut(err, t, fmt.Sprintf("failed to run top: %v %v", out, err))
+	out1, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(topCmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to run top: %s, %v", out1, err)
+	}
 
 	topCmd = exec.Command(dockerBinary, "top", cleanedContainerID)
-	out2, _, err2 := runCommandWithOutput(topCmd)
-	errorOut(err2, t, fmt.Sprintf("failed to run top: %v %v", out2, err2))
+	out2, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(topCmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to run top: %s, %v", out2, err)
+	}
 
 	killCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "kill", cleanedContainerID)
-	_, err = runCommand(killCmd)
-	errorOut(err, t, fmt.Sprintf("failed to kill container: %v", err))
+	if out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(killCmd); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to kill container: %s, %v", out, err)
+	}
 
 	deleteContainer(cleanedContainerID)
 
-	if !strings.Contains(out, "sleep 20") && !strings.Contains(out2, "sleep 20") {
+	if !strings.Contains(out1, "sleep 20") && !strings.Contains(out2, "sleep 20") {
 		t.Fatal("top should've listed `sleep 20` in the process list, but failed twice")
-	} else if !strings.Contains(out, "sleep 20") {
+	} else if !strings.Contains(out1, "sleep 20") {
 		t.Fatal("top should've listed `sleep 20` in the process list, but failed the first time")
 	} else if !strings.Contains(out2, "sleep 20") {
 		t.Fatal("top should've listed `sleep 20` in the process list, but failed the second itime")
@@ -61,27 +71,34 @@ func TestTopNonPrivileged(t *testing.T) {
 func TestTopPrivileged(t *testing.T) {
 	runCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "--privileged", "-i", "-d", "busybox", "sleep", "20")
 	out, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(runCmd)
-	errorOut(err, t, fmt.Sprintf("failed to start the container: %v", err))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to start the container: %s, %v", out, err)
+	}
 
 	cleanedContainerID := stripTrailingCharacters(out)
 
 	topCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "top", cleanedContainerID)
-	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(topCmd)
-	errorOut(err, t, fmt.Sprintf("failed to run top: %v %v", out, err))
+	out1, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(topCmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to run top: %s, %v", out1, err)
+	}
 
 	topCmd = exec.Command(dockerBinary, "top", cleanedContainerID)
-	out2, _, err2 := runCommandWithOutput(topCmd)
-	errorOut(err2, t, fmt.Sprintf("failed to run top: %v %v", out2, err2))
+	out2, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(topCmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to run top: %s, %v", out2, err)
+	}
 
 	killCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "kill", cleanedContainerID)
-	_, err = runCommand(killCmd)
-	errorOut(err, t, fmt.Sprintf("failed to kill container: %v", err))
+	if out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(killCmd); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to kill container: %s, %v", out, err)
+	}
 
 	deleteContainer(cleanedContainerID)
 
-	if !strings.Contains(out, "sleep 20") && !strings.Contains(out2, "sleep 20") {
+	if !strings.Contains(out1, "sleep 20") && !strings.Contains(out2, "sleep 20") {
 		t.Fatal("top should've listed `sleep 20` in the process list, but failed twice")
-	} else if !strings.Contains(out, "sleep 20") {
+	} else if !strings.Contains(out1, "sleep 20") {
 		t.Fatal("top should've listed `sleep 20` in the process list, but failed the first time")
 	} else if !strings.Contains(out2, "sleep 20") {
 		t.Fatal("top should've listed `sleep 20` in the process list, but failed the second itime")