diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index be615e9d08..05891410df 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 TIMEOUT := 60
 
 # union for 'make test'
-UNION := functional docker crio docker-compose netmon docker-stability openshift kubernetes swarm vm-factory entropy ramdisk
+UNION := functional docker crio docker-compose network netmon docker-stability openshift kubernetes swarm vm-factory entropy ramdisk
 
 # skipped test suites for docker integration tests
 SKIP :=
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ vm-factory:
 
 
 network:
+	systemctl is-active --quiet docker || sudo systemctl start docker
 	bash -f .ci/install_bats.sh
 	bats integration/network/macvlan/macvlan_driver.bats
 	bats integration/network/ipvlan/ipvlan_driver.bats
diff --git a/integration/network/ipvlan/ipvlan_driver.bats b/integration/network/ipvlan/ipvlan_driver.bats
index 577b566977..e5d9ca601a 100644
--- a/integration/network/ipvlan/ipvlan_driver.bats
+++ b/integration/network/ipvlan/ipvlan_driver.bats
@@ -60,14 +60,15 @@ setup() {
 
 	# Run the first container
 	docker run -d --runtime=kata-runtime --network=${NETWORK_NAME} --ip=${FIRST_IP} \
-		--name=${FIRST_CONTAINER_NAME} --runtime=runc ${IMAGE} sh -c ${PAYLOAD}
+		--name=${FIRST_CONTAINER_NAME} --runtime=runc ${IMAGE} ${PAYLOAD}
 
 	# Run the second container
 	docker run -d --runtime=kata-runtime --network=${NETWORK_NAME} --ip=${SECOND_IP} \
-		--name=${SECOND_CONTAINER_NAME} --runtime=runc ${IMAGE} sh -c ${PAYLOAD}
+		--name=${SECOND_CONTAINER_NAME} --runtime=runc ${IMAGE} ${PAYLOAD}
 
 	# Ping to the first container
 	run docker exec ${SECOND_CONTAINER_NAME} sh -c "ping -c ${PACKET_NUMBER} ${FIRST_IP}"
+	echo "$status"
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 }
 
@@ -81,11 +82,11 @@ setup() {
 
 	# Run the first container
 	docker run -d --runtime=kata-runtime --network=${NETWORK_NAME} --ip=${FIRST_IP} \
-		--name=${FIRST_CONTAINER_NAME} --runtime=runc ${IMAGE} sh -c ${PAYLOAD}
+		--name=${FIRST_CONTAINER_NAME} --runtime=runc ${IMAGE} ${PAYLOAD}
 
 	# Run the second container
 	docker run -d --runtime=kata-runtime --network=${NETWORK_NAME} --ip=${SECOND_IP} \
-		--name=${SECOND_CONTAINER_NAME} --runtime=runc ${IMAGE} sh -c ${PAYLOAD}
+		--name=${SECOND_CONTAINER_NAME} --runtime=runc ${IMAGE} ${PAYLOAD}
 
 	# Ping to the first container
 	run docker exec ${SECOND_CONTAINER_NAME} sh -c "ping -c ${PACKET_NUMBER} ${FIRST_IP}"
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ teardown() {
 	# Remove experimental flag
 	check_which_flag=$(grep -c -x '{"experimental":true}' $docker_configuration_file)
 	if [ $check_which_flag -eq 1 ]; then
-		rm -f $docker_configuration_path
+		rm -rf $docker_configuration_path
 	else
 		sed -i 's|"experimental": true,||' $docker_configuration_file
 	fi
diff --git a/integration/network/macvlan/macvlan_driver.bats b/integration/network/macvlan/macvlan_driver.bats
index 8f65fd2adc..eceab08cd5 100644
--- a/integration/network/macvlan/macvlan_driver.bats
+++ b/integration/network/macvlan/macvlan_driver.bats
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ setup () {
 	docker run -d --runtime=${RUNTIME} --network=${NETWORK_NAME} --name=${FIRST_CONTAINER_NAME} ${IMAGE} sh -c "tail -f /dev/null"
 
 	# Verify ip address
-	ip_address=$(docker inspect --format "{{.NetworkSettings.IPAddress}}" ${FIRST_CONTAINER_NAME})
+	ip_address=$(docker inspect --format "{{.NetworkSettings.Networks.$NETWORK_NAME.IPAddress}}" ${FIRST_CONTAINER_NAME})
 	if [ -z "$ip_address" ]; then
 		echo >&2 "ERROR: Container ip address not found"
 		exit 1