diff --git a/test/e2e/create_staticip_test.go b/test/e2e/create_staticip_test.go
index 85cc5023c4..0c604c1dc2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/create_staticip_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/create_staticip_test.go
@@ -54,10 +54,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman create with --ip flag", func() {
 	})
 
 	It("Podman create with specified static IP has correct IP", func() {
-		// NOTE: we force the k8s-file log driver to make sure the
-		// tests are passing inside a container.
 		ip := GetRandomIPAddress()
-		result := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--log-driver", "k8s-file", "--name", "test", "--ip", ip, ALPINE, "ip", "addr"})
+		result := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--name", "test", "--ip", ip, ALPINE, "ip", "addr"})
 		result.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		// Rootless static ip assignment without network should error
 		if rootless.IsRootless() {
@@ -65,11 +63,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman create with --ip flag", func() {
 		} else {
 			Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
 
-			result = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"start", "test"})
-			result.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
-			Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
-
-			result = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"logs", "test"})
+			result = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"start", "-a", "test"})
 			result.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 			Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
 			Expect(result.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(ip + "/16"))
diff --git a/test/e2e/create_test.go b/test/e2e/create_test.go
index 9a18dea18d..0bbe3080bf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/create_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/create_test.go
@@ -155,11 +155,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman create", func() {
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
 
-		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"start", "test"})
-		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
-		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
-
-		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"logs", "test"})
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"start", "-a", "test"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(session.OutputToString()).ToNot(ContainSubstring("cannot touch"))
@@ -169,41 +165,30 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman create", func() {
 		if podmanTest.Host.Arch == "ppc64le" {
 			Skip("skip failing test on ppc64le")
 		}
-		// NOTE: we force the k8s-file log driver to make sure the
-		// tests are passing inside a container.
 
 		mountPath := filepath.Join(podmanTest.TempDir, "secrets")
 		err := os.Mkdir(mountPath, 0755)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--log-driver", "k8s-file", "--name", "test", "--mount", fmt.Sprintf("type=bind,src=%s,target=/create/test", mountPath), ALPINE, "grep", "/create/test", "/proc/self/mountinfo"})
+		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--name", "test", "--mount", fmt.Sprintf("type=bind,src=%s,target=/create/test", mountPath), ALPINE, "grep", "/create/test", "/proc/self/mountinfo"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
-		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"start", "test"})
-		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
-		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
-		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"logs", "test"})
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"start", "-a", "test"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(session.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring("/create/test rw"))
 
-		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--log-driver", "k8s-file", "--name", "test_ro", "--mount", fmt.Sprintf("type=bind,src=%s,target=/create/test,ro", mountPath), ALPINE, "grep", "/create/test", "/proc/self/mountinfo"})
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--name", "test_ro", "--mount", fmt.Sprintf("type=bind,src=%s,target=/create/test,ro", mountPath), ALPINE, "grep", "/create/test", "/proc/self/mountinfo"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
-		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"start", "test_ro"})
-		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
-		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
-		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"logs", "test_ro"})
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"start", "-a", "test_ro"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(session.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring("/create/test ro"))
 
-		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--log-driver", "k8s-file", "--name", "test_shared", "--mount", fmt.Sprintf("type=bind,src=%s,target=/create/test,shared", mountPath), ALPINE, "awk", `$5 == "/create/test" { print $6 " " $7}`, "/proc/self/mountinfo"})
-		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
-		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
-		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"start", "test_shared"})
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--name", "test_shared", "--mount", fmt.Sprintf("type=bind,src=%s,target=/create/test,shared", mountPath), ALPINE, "awk", `$5 == "/create/test" { print $6 " " $7}`, "/proc/self/mountinfo"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
-		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"logs", "test_shared"})
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"start", "-a", "test_shared"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(session.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring("rw"))
@@ -212,13 +197,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman create", func() {
 		mountPath = filepath.Join(podmanTest.TempDir, "scratchpad")
 		err = os.Mkdir(mountPath, 0755)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--log-driver", "k8s-file", "--name", "test_tmpfs", "--mount", "type=tmpfs,target=/create/test", ALPINE, "grep", "/create/test", "/proc/self/mountinfo"})
-		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
-		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
-		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"start", "test_tmpfs"})
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--name", "test_tmpfs", "--mount", "type=tmpfs,target=/create/test", ALPINE, "grep", "/create/test", "/proc/self/mountinfo"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
-		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"logs", "test_tmpfs"})
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"start", "-a", "test_tmpfs"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(session.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring("/create/test rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime - tmpfs"))