diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 6c90bac8..97d5aa5d 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - apk add git bash curl sudo jq make
       - sleep 5  # give docker enough time to start
-      - make e2e
+      - make e2e -e E2E_EXTRA=true # E2E_EXTRA=true enables tests with multiple k3s versions
     when:
       event:
         - push
diff --git a/pkg/client/node.go b/pkg/client/node.go
index 2a2f732e..1998b423 100644
--- a/pkg/client/node.go
+++ b/pkg/client/node.go
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ func NodeStart(ctx context.Context, runtime runtimes.Runtime, node *k3d.Node, no
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	startTime := time.Now()
+	log.Debugf("Node %s Start Time: %+v", node.Name, startTime)
+
 	// execute lifecycle hook actions
 	for _, hook := range nodeStartOpts.NodeHooks {
 		if hook.Stage == k3d.LifecycleStagePreStart {
@@ -257,7 +260,6 @@ func NodeStart(ctx context.Context, runtime runtimes.Runtime, node *k3d.Node, no
 	// start the node
 	log.Tracef("Starting node '%s'", node.Name)
 
-	startTime := time.Now()
 	if err := runtime.StartNode(ctx, node); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("Failed to start node '%s'", node.Name)
 		return err
diff --git a/tests/dind.sh b/tests/dind.sh
index 84963558..25200a7a 100755
--- a/tests/dind.sh
+++ b/tests/dind.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ done
 if [ -z "$E2E_HELPER_IMAGE_TAG" ]; then
   docker exec --workdir /src "$k3de2e" make build-helper-images
   # execute tests
+  echo "Start time outside runner: $(date)"
   docker exec "$k3de2e" /src/tests/runner.sh
 else
   # execute tests
diff --git a/tests/extra_test_k3s_versions.sh b/tests/extra_test_k3s_versions.sh
index 43e7510c..8b2288dd 100755
--- a/tests/extra_test_k3s_versions.sh
+++ b/tests/extra_test_k3s_versions.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 CURR_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 [ -d "$CURR_DIR" ] || { echo "FATAL: no current dir (maybe running in zsh?)";  exit 1; }
 
-K3S_VERSIONS=("v1.17.14-k3s2" "v1.18.12-k3s1" "v1.19.2-k3s1" "v1.19.4-k3s1")
+K3S_VERSIONS=("v1.17.17-k3s1" "v1.18.15-k3s1" "v1.19.7-k3s1" "v1.20.2-k3s1")
 FAILED_TESTS=()
 
 # shellcheck source=./common.sh
@@ -25,11 +25,22 @@ for version in "${K3S_VERSIONS[@]}"; do
     FAILED_TESTS+=("full_lifecycle: $version")
   fi
 
+  $EXE cluster rm -a || failed "failed to delete clusters"
+
   K3S_IMAGE_TAG="$version" $CURR_DIR/test_multi_master.sh
   if [[ $? -eq 1 ]]; then
     FAILED_TESTS+=("multi_master: $version")
   fi
 
+  $EXE cluster rm -a || failed "failed to delete clusters"
+
+  K3S_IMAGE_TAG="$version" $CURR_DIR/test_multi_master_start_stop.sh
+  if [[ $? -eq 1 ]]; then
+    FAILED_TESTS+=("multi_master_start_stop: $version")
+  fi
+
+  $EXE cluster rm -a || failed "failed to delete clusters"
+
 done
 
 if [[ ${#FAILED_TESTS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
diff --git a/tests/runner.sh b/tests/runner.sh
index 2a54ff10..fe2a627f 100755
--- a/tests/runner.sh
+++ b/tests/runner.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ info "Preparing filesystem and environment..."
 
 mkdir -p $HOME/.kube
 
+echo "Start time inside runner: $(date)"
+
 section "BASIC TESTS"
 
 for i in $CURR_DIR/test_*.sh ; do