diff --git a/components/engine/integration-cli/docker_api_logs_test.go b/components/engine/integration-cli/docker_api_logs_test.go
index 535b210a3b..5e953b79de 100644
--- a/components/engine/integration-cli/docker_api_logs_test.go
+++ b/components/engine/integration-cli/docker_api_logs_test.go
@@ -19,34 +19,31 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestLogsAPIWithStdout(c *check.C) {
 
 	type logOut struct {
 		out string
-		res *http.Response
 		err error
 	}
+
 	chLog := make(chan logOut)
+	res, body, err := request.Get(fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/logs?follow=1&stdout=1&timestamps=1", id))
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
 	go func() {
-		res, body, err := request.Get(fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/logs?follow=1&stdout=1&timestamps=1", id))
-		if err != nil {
-			chLog <- logOut{"", nil, err}
-			return
-		}
 		defer body.Close()
 		out, err := bufio.NewReader(body).ReadString('\n')
 		if err != nil {
-			chLog <- logOut{"", nil, err}
+			chLog <- logOut{"", err}
 			return
 		}
-		chLog <- logOut{strings.TrimSpace(out), res, err}
+		chLog <- logOut{strings.TrimSpace(out), err}
 	}()
 
 	select {
 	case l := <-chLog:
 		c.Assert(l.err, checker.IsNil)
-		c.Assert(l.res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 		if !strings.HasSuffix(l.out, "hello") {
 			c.Fatalf("expected log output to container 'hello', but it does not")
 		}
-	case <-time.After(20 * time.Second):
+	case <-time.After(30 * time.Second):
 		c.Fatal("timeout waiting for logs to exit")
 	}
 }