diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_test.go
index b9d75567b9..157bfc57f7 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_test.go
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ type machineTestBuilder struct {
 // number of seconds
 func (ms *machineSession) waitWithTimeout(timeout time.Duration) {
 	Eventually(ms, timeout).Should(Exit())
-	os.Stdout.Sync()
-	os.Stderr.Sync()
 }
 
 func (ms *machineSession) Bytes() []byte {
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ func runWrapper(podmanBinary string, cmdArgs []string, timeout time.Duration, wa
 	if len(os.Getenv("DEBUG")) > 0 {
 		cmdArgs = append([]string{"--log-level=debug"}, cmdArgs...)
 	}
-	fmt.Println(podmanBinary + " " + strings.Join(cmdArgs, " "))
+	GinkgoWriter.Println(podmanBinary + " " + strings.Join(cmdArgs, " "))
 	c := exec.Command(podmanBinary, cmdArgs...)
 	session, err := Start(c, GinkgoWriter, GinkgoWriter)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -164,7 +162,6 @@ func runWrapper(podmanBinary string, cmdArgs []string, timeout time.Duration, wa
 	ms := machineSession{session}
 	if wait {
 		ms.waitWithTimeout(timeout)
-		fmt.Println("output:", ms.outputToString())
 	}
 	return &ms, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/machine_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/machine_test.go
index 1bd2f70c51..76f5dfe049 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/machine_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/machine_test.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 			if err := machine.DownloadVMImage(getMe, suiteImageName, fqImageName+".xz"); err != nil {
 				Fail(fmt.Sprintf("unable to download machine image: %q", err))
 			}
-			fmt.Println("Download took: ", time.Since(now).String())
+			GinkgoWriter.Println("Download took: ", time.Since(now).String())
 			if err := machine.Decompress(fqImageName+".xz", fqImageName); err != nil {
 				Fail(fmt.Sprintf("unable to decompress image file: %q", err))
 			}
@@ -71,10 +71,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 	}
 })
 
-var _ = SynchronizedAfterSuite(func() {},
-	func() {
-		fmt.Println("After")
-	})
+var _ = SynchronizedAfterSuite(func() {}, func() {})
 
 func setup() (string, *machineTestBuilder) {
 	// Set TMPDIR if this needs a new directory
@@ -127,7 +124,7 @@ func teardown(origHomeDir string, testDir string, mb *machineTestBuilder) {
 	r := new(rmMachine)
 	for _, name := range mb.names {
 		if _, err := mb.setName(name).setCmd(r.withForce()).run(); err != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("error occurred rm'ing machine: %q\n", err)
+			GinkgoWriter.Printf("error occurred rm'ing machine: %q\n", err)
 		}
 	}
 	if err := machine.GuardedRemoveAll(testDir); err != nil {