diff --git a/scripts/minikube.sh b/scripts/minikube.sh
index ba1add133..323579dae 100755
--- a/scripts/minikube.sh
+++ b/scripts/minikube.sh
@@ -139,16 +139,16 @@ up)
     if minikube_supports_psp; then
         enable_psp
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-        minikube start --memory="${MEMORY}" -b kubeadm --kubernetes-version="${KUBE_VERSION}" --vm-driver="${VM_DRIVER}" --feature-gates="${K8S_FEATURE_GATES}" ${EXTRA_CONFIG}
+        minikube start --force --memory="${MEMORY}" -b kubeadm --kubernetes-version="${KUBE_VERSION}" --vm-driver="${VM_DRIVER}" --feature-gates="${K8S_FEATURE_GATES}" ${EXTRA_CONFIG}
     else
         # This is a workaround to fix psp issues in minikube >1.6.2 and <1.11.0
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-        minikube start --memory="${MEMORY}" -b kubeadm --kubernetes-version="${KUBE_VERSION}" --vm-driver="${VM_DRIVER}" --feature-gates="${K8S_FEATURE_GATES}"
+        minikube start --force --memory="${MEMORY}" -b kubeadm --kubernetes-version="${KUBE_VERSION}" --vm-driver="${VM_DRIVER}" --feature-gates="${K8S_FEATURE_GATES}"
         DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd)"
         kubectl apply -f "$DIR"/psp.yaml
         minikube stop
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-        minikube start --memory="${MEMORY}" -b kubeadm --kubernetes-version="${KUBE_VERSION}" --vm-driver="${VM_DRIVER}" --feature-gates="${K8S_FEATURE_GATES}" ${EXTRA_CONFIG}
+        minikube start --force --memory="${MEMORY}" -b kubeadm --kubernetes-version="${KUBE_VERSION}" --vm-driver="${VM_DRIVER}" --feature-gates="${K8S_FEATURE_GATES}" ${EXTRA_CONFIG}
     fi
 
     # create a link so the default dataDirHostPath will work for this