diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_events_unix_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_events_unix_test.go
index 9115809b87..98c9f0c614 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_events_unix_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_events_unix_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 	"unicode"
 
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/integration/checker"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 	"github.com/kr/pty"
 )
@@ -22,35 +23,25 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestEventsRedirectStdout(c *check.C) {
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "busybox", "true")
 
 	file, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "")
-	if err != nil {
-		c.Fatalf("could not create temp file: %v", err)
-	}
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil, check.Commentf("could not create temp file"))
 	defer os.Remove(file.Name())
 
 	command := fmt.Sprintf("%s events --since=%d --until=%d > %s", dockerBinary, since, daemonTime(c).Unix(), file.Name())
 	_, tty, err := pty.Open()
-	if err != nil {
-		c.Fatalf("Could not open pty: %v", err)
-	}
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil, check.Commentf("Could not open pty"))
 	cmd := exec.Command("sh", "-c", command)
 	cmd.Stdin = tty
 	cmd.Stdout = tty
 	cmd.Stderr = tty
-	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		c.Fatalf("run err for command %q: %v", command, err)
-	}
+	c.Assert(cmd.Run(), checker.IsNil, check.Commentf("run err for command %q", command))
 
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
 	for scanner.Scan() {
 		for _, ch := range scanner.Text() {
-			if unicode.IsControl(ch) {
-				c.Fatalf("found control character %v", []byte(string(ch)))
-			}
+			c.Assert(unicode.IsControl(ch), checker.False, check.Commentf("found control character %v", []byte(string(ch))))
 		}
 	}
-	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-		c.Fatalf("Scan err for command %q: %v", command, err)
-	}
+	c.Assert(scanner.Err(), checker.IsNil, check.Commentf("Scan err for command %q", command))
 
 }
 
@@ -69,37 +60,25 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestEventsOOMDisableFalse(c *check.C) {
 	}()
 	select {
 	case err := <-errChan:
-		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	case <-time.After(30 * time.Second):
 		c.Fatal("Timeout waiting for container to die on OOM")
 	}
 
 	out, _ := dockerCmd(c, "events", "--since=0", "-f", "container=oomFalse", fmt.Sprintf("--until=%d", daemonTime(c).Unix()))
 	events := strings.Split(strings.TrimSuffix(out, "\n"), "\n")
-	if len(events) < 5 {
-		c.Fatalf("Missing expected event")
-	}
+	c.Assert(len(events), checker.GreaterOrEqualThan, 5) //Missing expected event
 
 	createEvent := strings.Fields(events[len(events)-5])
 	attachEvent := strings.Fields(events[len(events)-4])
 	startEvent := strings.Fields(events[len(events)-3])
 	oomEvent := strings.Fields(events[len(events)-2])
 	dieEvent := strings.Fields(events[len(events)-1])
-	if createEvent[len(createEvent)-1] != "create" {
-		c.Fatalf("event should be create, not %#v", createEvent)
-	}
-	if attachEvent[len(attachEvent)-1] != "attach" {
-		c.Fatalf("event should be attach, not %#v", attachEvent)
-	}
-	if startEvent[len(startEvent)-1] != "start" {
-		c.Fatalf("event should be start, not %#v", startEvent)
-	}
-	if oomEvent[len(oomEvent)-1] != "oom" {
-		c.Fatalf("event should be oom, not %#v", oomEvent)
-	}
-	if dieEvent[len(dieEvent)-1] != "die" {
-		c.Fatalf("event should be die, not %#v", dieEvent)
-	}
+	c.Assert(createEvent[len(createEvent)-1], checker.Equals, "create", check.Commentf("event should be create, not %#v", createEvent))
+	c.Assert(attachEvent[len(attachEvent)-1], checker.Equals, "attach", check.Commentf("event should be attach, not %#v", attachEvent))
+	c.Assert(startEvent[len(startEvent)-1], checker.Equals, "start", check.Commentf("event should be start, not %#v", startEvent))
+	c.Assert(oomEvent[len(oomEvent)-1], checker.Equals, "oom", check.Commentf("event should be oom, not %#v", oomEvent))
+	c.Assert(dieEvent[len(dieEvent)-1], checker.Equals, "die", check.Commentf("event should be die, not %#v", dieEvent))
 }
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestEventsOOMDisableTrue(c *check.C) {
@@ -117,37 +96,25 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestEventsOOMDisableTrue(c *check.C) {
 	}()
 	select {
 	case err := <-errChan:
-		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	case <-time.After(20 * time.Second):
 		defer dockerCmd(c, "kill", "oomTrue")
 
 		out, _ := dockerCmd(c, "events", "--since=0", "-f", "container=oomTrue", fmt.Sprintf("--until=%d", daemonTime(c).Unix()))
 		events := strings.Split(strings.TrimSuffix(out, "\n"), "\n")
-		if len(events) < 4 {
-			c.Fatalf("Missing expected event")
-		}
+		c.Assert(len(events), checker.GreaterOrEqualThan, 4) //Missing expected event
 
 		createEvent := strings.Fields(events[len(events)-4])
 		attachEvent := strings.Fields(events[len(events)-3])
 		startEvent := strings.Fields(events[len(events)-2])
 		oomEvent := strings.Fields(events[len(events)-1])
 
-		if createEvent[len(createEvent)-1] != "create" {
-			c.Fatalf("event should be create, not %#v", createEvent)
-		}
-		if attachEvent[len(attachEvent)-1] != "attach" {
-			c.Fatalf("event should be attach, not %#v", attachEvent)
-		}
-		if startEvent[len(startEvent)-1] != "start" {
-			c.Fatalf("event should be start, not %#v", startEvent)
-		}
-		if oomEvent[len(oomEvent)-1] != "oom" {
-			c.Fatalf("event should be oom, not %#v", oomEvent)
-		}
+		c.Assert(createEvent[len(createEvent)-1], checker.Equals, "create", check.Commentf("event should be create, not %#v", createEvent))
+		c.Assert(attachEvent[len(attachEvent)-1], checker.Equals, "attach", check.Commentf("event should be attach, not %#v", attachEvent))
+		c.Assert(startEvent[len(startEvent)-1], checker.Equals, "start", check.Commentf("event should be start, not %#v", startEvent))
+		c.Assert(oomEvent[len(oomEvent)-1], checker.Equals, "oom", check.Commentf("event should be oom, not %#v", oomEvent))
 
 		out, _ = dockerCmd(c, "inspect", "-f", "{{.State.Status}}", "oomTrue")
-		if strings.TrimSpace(out) != "running" {
-			c.Fatalf("container should be still running, not %v", out)
-		}
+		c.Assert(strings.TrimSpace(out), checker.Equals, "running", check.Commentf("container should be still running"))
 	}
 }