diff --git a/cluster/vagrant/pod-ip-test.sh b/cluster/vagrant/pod-ip-test.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index cf43bcba819..56aba721fd9
--- a/cluster/vagrant/pod-ip-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/vagrant/pod-ip-test.sh
@@ -14,31 +14,91 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-set -e
+echoOK() {
+    TC='\e['
+    RegB="${TC}0m"
+    if [ "$1" -eq "0" ]; then
+        Green="${TC}32m"
+        echo -e "[${Green}OK${RegB}]"
+    else
+        Red="${TC}31m"
+        echo -e "[${Red}FAIL${RegB}]"
+        echo "Check log file."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+usage() {
+    echo "Usage options: [--logfile <path to file>]"
+}
+
+logfile=/dev/null
+while [[ $# > 0 ]]; do
+    key="$1"
+    shift
+    case $key in
+       -l|--logfile)
+         logfile="$1"
+         if [ "$logfile" == "" ]; then
+             usage
+             exit 1
+         fi
+         shift
+         ;;
+       *)
+         # unknown option
+         usage
+         exit 1
+         ;;
+       esac
+done
 
 cd $(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE})/../../
 
-# start the cluster with 2 minions
+echo All verbose output will be redirected to $logfile, use --logfile option to change.
+
+printf "Start the cluster with 2 minions .. "
 export KUBERNETES_NUM_MINIONS=2
 export KUBERNETES_PROVIDER=vagrant
-cluster/kube-up.sh
 
-echo "Pull an image that runs a web server"
-vagrant ssh minion-1 -- sudo docker pull dockerfile/nginx
-vagrant ssh minion-2 -- sudo docker pull dockerfile/nginx
+(cluster/kube-up.sh &>> $logfile) || true
+echoOK $?
 
-echo "Run the servers"
-vagrant ssh minion-1 -- sudo docker run -d dockerfile/nginx
-vagrant ssh minion-2 -- sudo docker run -d dockerfile/nginx
+printf "Check if minion-1 can reach kubernetes master .. "
+vagrant ssh minion-1 -- ping -c 10 kubernetes-master &>> $logfile
+echoOK $?
+printf "Check if minion-2 can reach kubernetes master .. "
+vagrant ssh minion-2 -- ping -c 10 kubernetes-master &>> $logfile
+echoOK $?
 
-echo "Run ping from minion-1 to docker bridges and to the containers on both minions"
-vagrant ssh minion-1 -- 'ping -c 10 10.244.1.1 && ping -c 10 10.244.2.1 && ping -c 10 10.244.1.3 && ping -c 10 10.244.2.3'
-echo "Same pinch from minion-2"
-vagrant ssh minion-2 -- 'ping -c 10 10.244.1.1 && ping -c 10 10.244.2.1 && ping -c 10 10.244.1.3 && ping -c 10 10.244.2.3'
+printf "Pull an image that runs a web server on minion-1 .. "
+vagrant ssh minion-1 -- 'sudo docker pull dockerfile/nginx' &>> $logfile
+echoOK $?
+printf "Pull an image that runs a web server on minion-2 .. "
+vagrant ssh minion-2 -- 'sudo docker pull dockerfile/nginx' &>> $logfile
+echoOK $?
 
-echo "tcp check, curl to both the running webservers from both machines"
-vagrant ssh minion-1 -- 'curl 10.244.1.3:80  && curl 10.244.2.3:80'
-vagrant ssh minion-2 -- 'curl 10.244.1.3:80 && curl 10.244.2.3:80'
+printf "Run the server on minion-1 .. "
+vagrant ssh minion-1 -- sudo docker run -d dockerfile/nginx &>> $logfile
+echoOK $?
+printf "Run the server on minion-2 .. "
+vagrant ssh minion-2 -- sudo docker run -d dockerfile/nginx &>> $logfile
+echoOK $?
 
-echo "All good, destroy the cluster"
-vagrant destroy -f
+printf "Run ping from minion-1 to docker bridges and to the containers on both minions .. "
+vagrant ssh minion-1 -- 'ping -c 20 10.244.1.1 && ping -c 20 10.244.2.1 && ping -c 20 10.244.1.3 && ping -c 20 10.244.2.3' &>> $logfile
+echoOK $?
+printf "Same pinch from minion-2 .. "
+vagrant ssh minion-2 -- 'ping -c 20 10.244.1.1 && ping -c 20 10.244.2.1 && ping -c 20 10.244.1.3 && ping -c 20 10.244.2.3' &>> $logfile
+echoOK $?
+
+printf "tcp check, curl to both the running webservers from minion-1 .. "
+vagrant ssh minion-1 -- 'curl 10.244.1.3:80  && curl 10.244.2.3:80' &>> $logfile
+echoOK $?
+printf "tcp check, curl to both the running webservers from minion-2 .. "
+vagrant ssh minion-2 -- 'curl 10.244.1.3:80 && curl 10.244.2.3:80' &>> $logfile
+echoOK $?
+
+printf "All good, destroy the cluster .. "
+vagrant destroy -f &>> $logfile
+echoOK $?