diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
index 70eec069e3..6eb64c3212 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/healthz"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/version"
 
 	"github.com/emicklei/go-restful"
@@ -373,6 +374,7 @@ func errorJSON(err error, codec runtime.Codec, w http.ResponseWriter) {
 
 // errorJSONFatal renders an error to the response, and if codec fails will render plaintext
 func errorJSONFatal(err error, codec runtime.Codec, w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	util.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("apiserver was unable to write a JSON response: %v", err))
 	status := errToAPIStatus(err)
 	output, err := codec.Encode(status)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -387,7 +389,6 @@ func errorJSONFatal(err error, codec runtime.Codec, w http.ResponseWriter) {
 
 // writeRawJSON writes a non-API object in JSON.
 func writeRawJSON(statusCode int, object interface{}, w http.ResponseWriter) {
-	// PR #2243: Pretty-print JSON by default.
 	output, err := json.MarshalIndent(object, "", "  ")
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/errors.go b/pkg/apiserver/errors.go
index bb85940952..91b7e56414 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/errors.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/tools"
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 )
 
 // statusError is an object that can be converted into an api.Status
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func errToAPIStatus(err error) *api.Status {
 		// by REST storage - these typically indicate programmer
 		// error by not using pkg/api/errors, or unexpected failure
 		// cases.
-		glog.V(1).Infof("An unchecked error was received: %v", err)
+		util.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("apiserver received an error that is not an api.Status: %v", err))
 		return &api.Status{
 			Status:  api.StatusFailure,
 			Code:    status,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replication_controller.go b/pkg/controller/replication_controller.go
index b347d94c72..704384edd1 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replication_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/replication_controller.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package controller
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -65,15 +66,15 @@ func (r RealPodControl) createReplica(namespace string, controller api.Replicati
 		},
 	}
 	if err := api.Scheme.Convert(&controller.Spec.Template.Spec, &pod.Spec); err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("Unable to convert pod template: %v", err)
+		util.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("unable to convert pod template: %v", err))
 		return
 	}
 	if labels.Set(pod.Labels).AsSelector().Empty() {
-		glog.Errorf("Unable to create pod replica, no labels")
+		util.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("unable to create pod replica, no labels"))
 		return
 	}
 	if _, err := r.kubeClient.Pods(namespace).Create(pod); err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("Unable to create pod replica: %v", err)
+		util.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("unable to create pod replica: %v", err))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func (rm *ReplicationManager) watchControllers(resourceVersion *string) {
 		*resourceVersion,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("Unexpected failure to watch: %v", err)
+		util.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("unable to watch: %v", err))
 		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 		return
 	}
@@ -125,13 +126,13 @@ func (rm *ReplicationManager) watchControllers(resourceVersion *string) {
 				return
 			}
 			if event.Type == watch.Error {
-				glog.Errorf("error from watch during sync: %v", errors.FromObject(event.Object))
+				util.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("error from watch during sync: %v", errors.FromObject(event.Object)))
 				continue
 			}
 			glog.V(4).Infof("Got watch: %#v", event)
 			rc, ok := event.Object.(*api.ReplicationController)
 			if !ok {
-				glog.Errorf("unexpected object: %#v", event.Object)
+				util.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("unexpected object: %#v", event.Object))
 				continue
 			}
 			// If we get disconnected, start where we left off.
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ func (rm *ReplicationManager) watchControllers(resourceVersion *string) {
 			// it in the desired state.
 			glog.V(4).Infof("About to sync from watch: %v", rc.Name)
 			if err := rm.syncHandler(*rc); err != nil {
-				glog.Errorf("unexpected sync. error: %v", err)
+				util.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("unexpected sync error: %v", err))
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ func (rm *ReplicationManager) synchronize() {
 	var controllers []api.ReplicationController
 	list, err := rm.kubeClient.ReplicationControllers(api.NamespaceAll).List(labels.Everything())
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("Synchronization error: %v (%#v)", err, err)
+		util.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("synchronization error: %v", err))
 		return
 	}
 	controllers = list.Items
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ func (rm *ReplicationManager) synchronize() {
 			glog.V(4).Infof("periodic sync of %v", controllers[ix].Name)
 			err := rm.syncHandler(controllers[ix])
 			if err != nil {
-				glog.Errorf("Error synchronizing: %v", err)
+				util.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("error synchronizing: %v", err))
 			}
 		}(ix)
 	}