diff --git a/test/integration/api/cp.bats b/test/integration/api/cp.bats
index aecb205008..569ad10e0d 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/cp.bats
+++ b/test/integration/api/cp.bats
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ function teardown() {
 	# create the container
 	docker_swarm run -d --name test_container busybox sleep 500
 
-	# make sure container is up and no comming file
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Up"* ]]
+	# make sure container is up
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
 
 	# grab the checksum of the test file inside the container.
 	run docker_swarm exec test_container md5sum $test_file
@@ -30,10 +28,10 @@ function teardown() {
 	[ "${#lines[@]}" -ge 1 ]
 
 	# get the checksum number
-	container_checksum=`echo ${lines[0]} | awk '{print $1}'`
+	container_checksum=$(echo ${lines[0]} | awk '{print $1}')
 
 	# host file
-	host_file=$temp_dest/`basename $test_file`
+	host_file=$temp_dest/$(basename $test_file)
 	[ ! -f $host_file ]
 
 	# copy the test file from the container to the host.
@@ -44,10 +42,10 @@ function teardown() {
 	run md5sum $host_file
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 	[ "${#lines[@]}" -ge 1 ]
-	host_checksum=`echo ${lines[0]} | awk '{print $1}'`
+	host_checksum=$(echo ${lines[0]} | awk '{print $1}')
 
 	# Verify that they match.
-	[[ "${container_checksum}" == "${host_checksum}" ]]
+	[ "${container_checksum}" == "${host_checksum}" ]
 	# after ok, remove temp directory and file 
-	rm -rf $temp_dest
+	rm -rf "$temp_dest"
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/api/diff.bats b/test/integration/api/diff.bats
index a68ee361d7..26f518ad59 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/diff.bats
+++ b/test/integration/api/diff.bats
@@ -13,12 +13,10 @@ function teardown() {
 	docker_swarm run -d --name test_container busybox sleep 500
 
 	# make sure container is up
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" ==  *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" ==  *"Up"* ]]
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
 
-	# no changs
+	# no changes
 	run docker_swarm diff test_container
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 0 ]
@@ -29,5 +27,5 @@ function teardown() {
 	# verify
 	run docker_swarm diff test_container
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-	[[ "${lines[*]}" ==  *"diff.txt"* ]]
+	[[ "${output}" ==  *"diff.txt"* ]]
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/api/exec.bats b/test/integration/api/exec.bats
index 45a241c9fd..f6b1b4a18a 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/exec.bats
+++ b/test/integration/api/exec.bats
@@ -20,15 +20,10 @@ function teardown() {
 	docker_swarm start test_container
 
 	# make sure container is up and not paused
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Up"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" != *"Paused"* ]]	
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
 
-	run docker_swarm exec test_container ls
+	run docker_swarm exec test_container echo foobar
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -ge 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[0]}" == *"bin"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"dev"* ]]
+	[ "$output" == "foobar" ]
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/api/kill.bats b/test/integration/api/kill.bats
index e59b5b51dd..395f86aded 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/kill.bats
+++ b/test/integration/api/kill.bats
@@ -14,17 +14,14 @@ function teardown() {
 	docker_swarm run -d --name test_container busybox sleep 1000
 
 	# make sure container is up before killing
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Up"* ]]
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
 
 	# kill
 	docker_swarm kill test_container
 
 	# verify
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Exited"* ]]
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=exited) ]"
+	[ $(docker_swarm inspect -f '{{ .State.ExitCode }}' test_container) -eq 137 ] 
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/api/pause.bats b/test/integration/api/pause.bats
index be794fabf6..6e0ab45107 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/pause.bats
+++ b/test/integration/api/pause.bats
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 load ../helpers
 
 function teardown() {
+	# if the state of the container is paused, it can't be removed(rm -f)
+	run docker_swarm unpause test_container
 	swarm_manage_cleanup
 	stop_docker
 }
@@ -14,19 +16,12 @@ function teardown() {
 	docker_swarm run -d --name test_container busybox sleep 1000
 
 	# make sure container is up
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Up"* ]]
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
 
 	docker_swarm pause test_container
 
 	# verify
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Paused"* ]]
-
-	# if the state of the container is paused, it can't be removed(rm -f)	
-	docker_swarm unpause test_container
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=paused) ]"
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/api/port.bats b/test/integration/api/port.bats
index 2db3f416a5..b1f404eb53 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/port.bats
+++ b/test/integration/api/port.bats
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ function teardown() {
 	docker_swarm run -d -p 8000 --name test_container busybox sleep 500
 
 	# make sure container is up
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq  2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Up"* ]]
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
 
 	# port verify
 	run docker_swarm port test_container
diff --git a/test/integration/api/restart.bats b/test/integration/api/restart.bats
index 4c7f53cf3c..f11fce3cbb 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/restart.bats
+++ b/test/integration/api/restart.bats
@@ -14,17 +14,18 @@ function teardown() {
 	docker_swarm run -d --name test_container busybox sleep 1000
 
 	# make sure container is up
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Up"* ]]
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
+
+	# Keep track of when the container was started.
+	local started_at=$(docker_swarm inspect -f '{{ .State.StartedAt }}' test_container)
 
 	# restart
 	docker_swarm restart test_container
 
 	# verify
 	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Up"* ]]
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
+	[ "$(docker_swarm inspect -f '{{ .State.StartedAt }}' test_container)" != "$started_at" ]
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/api/rm.bats b/test/integration/api/rm.bats
index 5b190ee9b3..76a25bee25 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/rm.bats
+++ b/test/integration/api/rm.bats
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@ function teardown() {
 	docker_swarm run -d --name test_container busybox sleep 500
 
 	# make sure container exsists and is up
-	run docker_swarm ps -a
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Up"* ]]
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
 
 	# rm, remove a running container, return error
 	run docker_swarm rm test_container
diff --git a/test/integration/api/run.bats b/test/integration/api/run.bats
index 6b736b61f0..e49560ffd8 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/run.bats
+++ b/test/integration/api/run.bats
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ function teardown() {
 	# run
 	docker_swarm run -d --name test_container busybox sleep 100
 
-	# verify, container exists
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${output}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${output}" == *"Up"* ]]
+	# verify, container is running
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/api/start.bats b/test/integration/api/start.bats
index 0dada7294c..2efe977f0e 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/start.bats
+++ b/test/integration/api/start.bats
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ function teardown() {
 	[[ "${lines[1]}" ==  *"test_container"* ]]
 
 	# start
-	run docker_swarm start test_container
-	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" ==  *"Up"* ]]
+	docker_swarm start test_container
+
+	# Verify
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/api/stats.bats b/test/integration/api/stats.bats
index d79505cfb4..47392f0c0b 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/stats.bats
+++ b/test/integration/api/stats.bats
@@ -16,23 +16,19 @@ function teardown() {
 	docker_swarm run -d --name test_container busybox sleep 50
 
 	# make sure container is up
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Up"* ]]
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
 
 	# storage the stats output in TEMP_FILE
 	# it will stop automatically when manager stop
 	docker_swarm stats test_container > $TEMP_FILE &
 
 	# retry until TEMP_FILE is not empty
-	retry 5 1 [ -s $TEMP_FILE ]
+	retry 5 1 eval "[ -s $TEMP_FILE ]"
 
-	# if "CPU %" in TEMP_FILE, status is 0
-	run grep "CPU %" $TEMP_FILE
-	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-	run grep "MEM USAGE/LIMIT" $TEMP_FILE
-	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+	# verify content
+	grep -q "CPU %" "$TEMP_FILE"
+	grep -q "MEM USAGE/LIMIT" "$TEMP_FILE"
 
 	rm -f $TEMP_FILE
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/api/stop.bats b/test/integration/api/stop.bats
index 627a00efca..188a984e9c 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/stop.bats
+++ b/test/integration/api/stop.bats
@@ -14,17 +14,13 @@ function teardown() {
 	docker_swarm run -d --name test_container busybox sleep 500
 
 	# make sure container is up before stop
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Up"* ]]
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
 
 	# stop
 	docker_swarm stop test_container
 
 	# verify
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Exited"* ]]
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=exited) ]"
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/api/top.bats b/test/integration/api/top.bats
index 3655774575..65b3888ef5 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/top.bats
+++ b/test/integration/api/top.bats
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ function teardown() {
 	docker_swarm run -d --name test_container busybox sleep 500
 
 	# make sure container is running
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Up"* ]]
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
 
 	run docker_swarm top test_container
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
diff --git a/test/integration/api/unpause.bats b/test/integration/api/unpause.bats
index 4ebf023b78..647c1774a7 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/unpause.bats
+++ b/test/integration/api/unpause.bats
@@ -14,26 +14,19 @@ function teardown() {
 	docker_swarm run -d --name test_container busybox sleep 1000
 
 	# make sure container is up
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Up"* ]]
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
 
 	# pause
 	docker_swarm pause test_container
 
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Paused"* ]]
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=paused) ]"
 
 	# unpause
 	docker_swarm unpause test_container
 
 	# verify
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"Up"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" != *"Paused"* ]]
+	# FIXME(#748): Retry required because of race condition.
+	retry 5 0.5 eval "[ -n $(docker_swarm ps -q --filter=name=test_container --filter=status=running) ]"
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/api/wait.bats b/test/integration/api/wait.bats
index feb42350e5..86df0ddc26 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/wait.bats
+++ b/test/integration/api/wait.bats
@@ -14,15 +14,8 @@ function teardown() {
 	# run after 1 seconds, test_container will exit
 	docker_swarm run -d --name test_container busybox sleep 1
 
-	# make sure container exists and is up
-	run docker_swarm ps -l
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" ==  *"test_container"* ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" ==  *"Up"* ]]
-
 	# wait until exist(after 1 seconds)
 	run timeout 5 docker -H $SWARM_HOST wait test_container
-
-	[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 1 ]
+	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 	[[ "${output}" == "0" ]]
 }