diff --git a/clientv3/integration/kv_test.go b/clientv3/integration/kv_test.go
index ec2db2d66284..ddf284aa1859 100644
--- a/clientv3/integration/kv_test.go
+++ b/clientv3/integration/kv_test.go
@@ -708,6 +708,7 @@ func TestKVGetRetry(t *testing.T) {
 
 	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 	clus.Members[fIdx].Restart(t)
+	clus.Members[fIdx].WaitOK(t)
 
 	select {
 	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
@@ -792,7 +793,7 @@ func TestKVGetStoppedServerAndClose(t *testing.T) {
 	// this Get fails and triggers an asynchronous connection retry
 	_, err := cli.Get(ctx, "abc")
 	cancel()
-	if err != nil && err != context.DeadlineExceeded {
+	if err != nil && !isServerUnavailable(err) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
@@ -821,7 +822,7 @@ func TestKVPutStoppedServerAndClose(t *testing.T) {
 	// this Put fails and triggers an asynchronous connection retry
 	_, err = cli.Put(ctx, "abc", "123")
 	cancel()
-	if err != nil && err != context.DeadlineExceeded {
+	if err != nil && !isServerUnavailable(err) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
@@ -906,7 +907,7 @@ func TestKVLargeRequests(t *testing.T) {
 			maxCallSendBytesClient: 10 * 1024 * 1024,
 			maxCallRecvBytesClient: 0,
 			valueSize:              10 * 1024 * 1024,
-			expectError:            grpc.Errorf(codes.ResourceExhausted, "grpc: trying to send message larger than max "),
+			expectError:            grpc.Errorf(codes.ResourceExhausted, "trying to send message larger than max "),
 		},
 		{
 			maxRequestBytesServer:  10 * 1024 * 1024,
@@ -920,7 +921,7 @@ func TestKVLargeRequests(t *testing.T) {
 			maxCallSendBytesClient: 10 * 1024 * 1024,
 			maxCallRecvBytesClient: 0,
 			valueSize:              10*1024*1024 + 5,
-			expectError:            grpc.Errorf(codes.ResourceExhausted, "grpc: trying to send message larger than max "),
+			expectError:            grpc.Errorf(codes.ResourceExhausted, "trying to send message larger than max "),
 		},
 	}
 	for i, test := range tests {
@@ -940,7 +941,7 @@ func TestKVLargeRequests(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("#%d: expected %v, got %v", i, test.expectError, err)
 			}
 		} else if err != nil && !strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), test.expectError.Error()) {
-			t.Errorf("#%d: expected %v, got %v", i, test.expectError, err)
+			t.Errorf("#%d: expected error starting with '%s', got '%s'", i, test.expectError.Error(), err.Error())
 		}
 
 		// put request went through, now expects large response back
diff --git a/clientv3/integration/server_shutdown_test.go b/clientv3/integration/server_shutdown_test.go
index de5c708563fc..335f3491744b 100644
--- a/clientv3/integration/server_shutdown_test.go
+++ b/clientv3/integration/server_shutdown_test.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func TestBalancerUnderServerShutdownWatch(t *testing.T) {
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
-		if err == context.DeadlineExceeded || isServerCtxTimeout(err) || err == rpctypes.ErrTimeout || err == rpctypes.ErrTimeoutDueToLeaderFail {
+		if isClientTimeout(err) || isServerCtxTimeout(err) || err == rpctypes.ErrTimeout || err == rpctypes.ErrTimeoutDueToLeaderFail {
 			continue
 		}
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -366,6 +366,35 @@ func isServerCtxTimeout(err error) bool {
 	return code == codes.DeadlineExceeded && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "context deadline exceeded")
 }
 
+// In grpc v1.11.3+ dial timeouts can error out with transport.ErrConnClosing. Previously dial timeouts
+// would always error out with context.DeadlineExceeded.
+func isClientTimeout(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if err == context.DeadlineExceeded {
+		return true
+	}
+	ev, ok := status.FromError(err)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	code := ev.Code()
+	return code == codes.DeadlineExceeded || ev.Message() == transport.ErrConnClosing.Desc
+}
+
+func isServerUnavailable(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	ev, ok := status.FromError(err)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	code := ev.Code()
+	return code == codes.Unavailable
+}
+
 func isCanceled(err error) bool {
 	if err == nil {
 		return false