Compatibility fix for go 1.13, flag.Parse() shouldn't be called during package initialization. https://golang.org/doc/go1.13#testing --- a/client_test.go 2020-02-12 14:50:28.991245371 -0500 +++ b/client_test.go 2020-02-12 15:12:37.383523980 -0500 @@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ flag.StringVar(&address, "address", defaultAddress, "The address to the containerd socket for use in the tests") flag.BoolVar(&noDaemon, "no-daemon", false, "Do not start a dedicated daemon for the tests") flag.BoolVar(&noCriu, "no-criu", false, "Do not run the checkpoint tests") - flag.Parse() } func testContext() (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) { @@ -59,6 +58,7 @@ } func TestMain(m *testing.M) { + flag.Parse() if testing.Short() { os.Exit(m.Run()) }