diff --git a/pkg/minikube/node/start.go b/pkg/minikube/node/start.go
index 6bfe872c4f5c..dd469173798b 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/node/start.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/node/start.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func Start(cc config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node, existingAddons map[string]boo
 		}
 
 		// Skip pre-existing, because we already waited for health
-		if kverify.DontWait(cc.WaitForCompos) || !preExists {
+		if !kverify.DontWait(cc.WaitForCompos) && !preExists {
 			if err := bs.WaitForNode(cc, n, viper.GetDuration(waitTimeout)); err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Wait failed")
 			}