diff --git a/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2.go b/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2.go
index 26734ee355..0e006fc7c1 100644
--- a/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2.go
+++ b/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2.go
@@ -614,11 +614,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Start() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := d.waitForInstance(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return d.waitForInstance()
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) Stop() error {
diff --git a/drivers/azure/azure.go b/drivers/azure/azure.go
index fae0f0255d..b4b05c814a 100644
--- a/drivers/azure/azure.go
+++ b/drivers/azure/azure.go
@@ -288,8 +288,6 @@ func (d *Driver) Start() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	log.Debugf("starting %s", d.MachineName)
-
 	if err := vmClient.StartRole(d.MachineName, d.MachineName, d.MachineName); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/exoscale/exoscale.go b/drivers/exoscale/exoscale.go
index 297c71349f..05709982d1 100644
--- a/drivers/exoscale/exoscale.go
+++ b/drivers/exoscale/exoscale.go
@@ -322,24 +322,14 @@ func (d *Driver) Create() error {
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) Start() error {
-	vmstate, err := d.GetState()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if vmstate == state.Running || vmstate == state.Starting {
-		log.Infof("Host is already running or starting")
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	client := egoscale.NewClient(d.URL, d.APIKey, d.APISecretKey)
+
 	svmresp, err := client.StartVirtualMachine(d.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err = d.waitForJob(client, svmresp); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+
+	return d.waitForJob(client, svmresp)
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) Stop() error {
diff --git a/drivers/google/compute_util.go b/drivers/google/compute_util.go
index 729bbffb43..87a4768d0c 100644
--- a/drivers/google/compute_util.go
+++ b/drivers/google/compute_util.go
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ func (c *ComputeUtil) stopInstance() error {
 
 // startInstance starts the instance.
 func (c *ComputeUtil) startInstance() error {
-	log.Infof("Starting instance.")
 	op, err := c.service.Instances.Start(c.project, c.zone, c.instanceName).Do()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/drivers/openstack/openstack.go b/drivers/openstack/openstack.go
index a74eba18cd..0ecc3471b3 100644
--- a/drivers/openstack/openstack.go
+++ b/drivers/openstack/openstack.go
@@ -385,25 +385,19 @@ func (d *Driver) Create() error {
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) Start() error {
-	log.Debug("Starting OpenStack instance...", map[string]string{"MachineId": d.MachineId})
 	if err := d.initCompute(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := d.client.StartInstance(d); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+
+	return d.client.StartInstance(d)
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) Stop() error {
 	if err := d.initCompute(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := d.client.StopInstance(d); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
-	return nil
+	return d.client.StopInstance(d)
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) Remove() error {
diff --git a/drivers/softlayer/driver.go b/drivers/softlayer/driver.go
index 58a0eea819..57e45311f0 100644
--- a/drivers/softlayer/driver.go
+++ b/drivers/softlayer/driver.go
@@ -481,12 +481,15 @@ func (d *Driver) Remove() error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
 func (d *Driver) Restart() error {
 	return d.getClient().VirtualGuest().Reboot(d.Id)
 }
+
 func (d *Driver) Start() error {
 	return d.getClient().VirtualGuest().PowerOn(d.Id)
 }
+
 func (d *Driver) Stop() error {
 	return d.getClient().VirtualGuest().PowerOff(d.Id)
 }
diff --git a/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox.go b/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox.go
index c311a014a2..e43c9abbcb 100644
--- a/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox.go
+++ b/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox.go
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@ func (d *Driver) Start() error {
 		if err := d.vbm("startvm", d.MachineName, "--type", "headless"); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		log.Infof("Starting VM...")
 	case state.Paused:
 		if err := d.vbm("controlvm", d.MachineName, "resume", "--type", "headless"); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/drivers/vmwarefusion/fusion_darwin.go b/drivers/vmwarefusion/fusion_darwin.go
index 190ab4d432..99ea5e4a54 100644
--- a/drivers/vmwarefusion/fusion_darwin.go
+++ b/drivers/vmwarefusion/fusion_darwin.go
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ func (d *Driver) Create() error {
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) Start() error {
-	log.Infof("Starting %s...", d.MachineName)
 	vmrun("start", d.vmxPath(), "nogui")
 
 	// Do not execute the rest of boot2docker specific configuration, exit here
diff --git a/drivers/vmwarevcloudair/vcloudair.go b/drivers/vmwarevcloudair/vcloudair.go
index 5a003ac057..25c6092b01 100644
--- a/drivers/vmwarevcloudair/vcloudair.go
+++ b/drivers/vmwarevcloudair/vcloudair.go
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ func (d *Driver) Remove() error {
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) Start() error {
-
 	p, err := govcloudair.NewClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -542,7 +541,6 @@ func (d *Driver) Stop() error {
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) Restart() error {
-
 	p, err := govcloudair.NewClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/drivers/vmwarevsphere/vsphere.go b/drivers/vmwarevsphere/vsphere.go
index ef51f47acd..4b5aa8efe2 100644
--- a/drivers/vmwarevsphere/vsphere.go
+++ b/drivers/vmwarevsphere/vsphere.go
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Start() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		log.Infof("Powering on VM...")
+
 		task, err := vm.PowerOn(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/libmachine/host/host.go b/libmachine/host/host.go
index 363e79fc13..8808d0e0d5 100644
--- a/libmachine/host/host.go
+++ b/libmachine/host/host.go
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ func (h *Host) runActionForState(action func() error, desiredState state.State)
 }
 
 func (h *Host) Start() error {
+	log.Infof("Starting %q...", h.Name)
 	if err := h.runActionForState(h.Driver.Start, state.Running); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}