diff --git a/cmd/integration/integration.go b/cmd/integration/integration.go
index 6683d7c0b86..3872c0326f7 100644
--- a/cmd/integration/integration.go
+++ b/cmd/integration/integration.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
 	"sync"
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
+const testRootDir = "/tmp/kubelet"
+
 var (
 	fakeDocker1, fakeDocker2 dockertools.FakeDockerClient
 )
@@ -140,10 +143,11 @@ func startComponents(manifestURL string) (apiServerURL string) {
 	controllerManager.Run(10 * time.Minute)
 
 	// Kubelet (localhost)
+	os.MkdirAll(testRootDir, 0750)
 	cfg1 := config.NewPodConfig(config.PodConfigNotificationSnapshotAndUpdates)
 	config.NewSourceEtcd(config.EtcdKeyForHost(machineList[0]), etcdClient, cfg1.Channel("etcd"))
 	config.NewSourceURL(manifestURL, 5*time.Second, cfg1.Channel("url"))
-	myKubelet := kubelet.NewIntegrationTestKubelet(machineList[0], &fakeDocker1)
+	myKubelet := kubelet.NewIntegrationTestKubelet(machineList[0], testRootDir, &fakeDocker1)
 	go util.Forever(func() { myKubelet.Run(cfg1.Updates()) }, 0)
 	go util.Forever(func() {
 		kubelet.ListenAndServeKubeletServer(myKubelet, cfg1.Channel("http"), "localhost", 10250)
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@ func startComponents(manifestURL string) (apiServerURL string) {
 	// have a place they can schedule.
 	cfg2 := config.NewPodConfig(config.PodConfigNotificationSnapshotAndUpdates)
 	config.NewSourceEtcd(config.EtcdKeyForHost(machineList[1]), etcdClient, cfg2.Channel("etcd"))
-	otherKubelet := kubelet.NewIntegrationTestKubelet(machineList[1], &fakeDocker2)
+	otherKubelet := kubelet.NewIntegrationTestKubelet(machineList[1], testRootDir, &fakeDocker2)
 	go util.Forever(func() { otherKubelet.Run(cfg2.Updates()) }, 0)
 	go util.Forever(func() {
 		kubelet.ListenAndServeKubeletServer(otherKubelet, cfg2.Channel("http"), "localhost", 10251)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 5a7033d082e..e210038368b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ func NewMainKubelet(
 
 // NewIntegrationTestKubelet creates a new Kubelet for use in integration tests.
 // TODO: add more integration tests, and expand parameter list as needed.
-func NewIntegrationTestKubelet(hn string, dc dockertools.DockerInterface) *Kubelet {
+func NewIntegrationTestKubelet(hn string, rd string, dc dockertools.DockerInterface) *Kubelet {
 	return &Kubelet{
 		hostname:              hn,
 		dockerClient:          dc,
+		rootDirectory:         rd,
 		dockerPuller:          &dockertools.FakeDockerPuller{},
 		networkContainerImage: NetworkContainerImage,
 		resyncInterval:        3 * time.Second,