diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
index 915b5d120a8b..41f062b5d6e6 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ func showKubectlConnectInfo(kubeconfig *pkgutil.KubeConfigSetup) {
 func selectImageRepository(mirrorCountry string, k8sVersion string) (bool, string, error) {
 	var tryCountries []string
 	var fallback string
+	glog.Infof("selecting image repository for country %s ...", mirrorCountry)
 
 	if mirrorCountry != "" {
 		localRepos, ok := constants.ImageRepositories[mirrorCountry]
@@ -424,7 +425,6 @@ func generateConfig(cmd *cobra.Command, k8sVersion string) (cfg.Config, error) {
 	repository := viper.GetString(imageRepository)
 	mirrorCountry := strings.ToLower(viper.GetString(imageMirrorCountry))
 	if strings.ToLower(repository) == "auto" || mirrorCountry != "" {
-		console.OutStyle(console.Connectivity, "checking main repository and mirrors for images")
 		found, autoSelectedRepository, err := selectImageRepository(mirrorCountry, k8sVersion)
 		if err != nil {
 			exit.WithError("Failed to check main repository and mirrors for images for images", err)
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/main.go b/cmd/minikube/main.go
index f50ed4831e01..fdc47903b511 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/main.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/pkg/profile"
@@ -32,7 +36,9 @@ import (
 const minikubeEnableProfile = "MINIKUBE_ENABLE_PROFILING"
 
 func main() {
+	captureStdLogMessages()
 	defer glog.Flush()
+
 	if os.Getenv(minikubeEnableProfile) == "1" {
 		defer profile.Start(profile.TraceProfile).Stop()
 	}
@@ -44,3 +50,31 @@ func main() {
 	translate.DetermineLocale()
 	cmd.Execute()
 }
+
+// captureStdLogMessages arranges for messages written to the Go "log" package's to appear in glog
+func captureStdLogMessages() {
+	log.SetFlags(log.Lshortfile)
+	log.SetOutput(logBridge{})
+}
+
+type logBridge struct{}
+
+// Write parses the standard logging line and passes its components to glog
+func (lb logBridge) Write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	// Split "d.go:23: message" into "d.go", "23", and "message".
+	parts := bytes.SplitN(b, []byte{':'}, 3)
+	if len(parts) != 3 || len(parts[0]) < 1 || len(parts[2]) < 1 {
+		glog.Errorf("bad log format: %s", b)
+		return
+	}
+
+	file := string(parts[0])
+	text := string(parts[2][1:]) // skip leading space
+	line, err := strconv.Atoi(string(parts[1]))
+	if err != nil {
+		text = fmt.Sprintf("bad line number: %s", b)
+		line = 0
+	}
+	glog.Infof("stdlog: %s:%d %s", file, line, text)
+	return len(b), nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/cache_images.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/cache_images.go
index 2f807e24b2e3..945a1db91665 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/cache_images.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/cache_images.go
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package machine
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
@@ -285,23 +282,6 @@ func getDstPath(dst string) (string, error) {
 
 // CacheImage caches an image
 func CacheImage(image, dst string) error {
-	// There are go-containerregistry calls here that result in
-	// ugly log messages getting printed to stdout. Capture
-	// stdout instead and writing it to info.
-	r, w, err := os.Pipe()
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "opening writing buffer")
-	}
-	log.SetOutput(w)
-	defer func() {
-		log.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
-		var buf bytes.Buffer
-		if _, err := io.Copy(&buf, r); err != nil {
-			glog.Errorf("output copy failed: %v", err)
-		}
-		glog.Infof(buf.String())
-	}()
-
 	glog.Infof("Attempting to cache image: %s at %s\n", image, dst)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(dst); err == nil {
 		return nil