diff --git a/pkg/minikube/logs/logs.go b/pkg/minikube/logs/logs.go
index bcb3f4b13f2d..c54ce8da6767 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/logs/logs.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/logs/logs.go
@@ -234,15 +234,21 @@ func OutputLastStart() error {
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 	l := ""
-	s := bufio.NewScanner(f)
-	for s.Scan() {
-		l += s.Text() + "\n"
+	r := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	var s string
+	for {
+		s, err = r.ReadString('\n')
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+		l += s
 	}
 	out.Styled(style.None, l)
-	if err := s.Err(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read file %s: %v", fp, err)
+	if err == io.EOF {
+		return nil
 	}
-	return nil
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("failed to read file %s: %v", fp, err)
 }
 
 // OutputOffline outputs logs that don't need a running cluster.