diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go
index 7d58d190b7..f825c2eb52 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func new(path string, nodeName types.NodeName, period time.Duration, updates cha
 
 func (s *sourceFile) run() {
 	if err := s.watch(); err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("unable to read config path %q: %v", s.path, err)
+		glog.Errorf("Unable to read manifest path %q: %v", s.path, err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (s *sourceFile) resetStoreFromPath() error {
 	}
 }
 
-// Get as many pod configs as we can from a directory. Return an error if and only if something
+// Get as many pod manifests as we can from a directory. Return an error if and only if something
 // prevented us from reading anything at all. Do not return an error if only some files
 // were problematic.
 func (s *sourceFile) extractFromDir(name string) ([]*v1.Pod, error) {
@@ -136,29 +136,29 @@ func (s *sourceFile) extractFromDir(name string) ([]*v1.Pod, error) {
 	for _, path := range dirents {
 		statInfo, err := os.Stat(path)
 		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(1).Infof("Can't get metadata for %q: %v", path, err)
+			glog.Errorf("Can't get metadata for %q: %v", path, err)
 			continue
 		}
 
 		switch {
 		case statInfo.Mode().IsDir():
-			glog.V(1).Infof("Not recursing into config path %q", path)
+			glog.Errorf("Not recursing into manifest path %q", path)
 		case statInfo.Mode().IsRegular():
 			pod, err := s.extractFromFile(path)
 			if err != nil {
-				glog.V(1).Infof("Can't process config file %q: %v", path, err)
+				glog.Errorf("Can't process manifest file %q: %v", path, err)
 			} else {
 				pods = append(pods, pod)
 			}
 		default:
-			glog.V(1).Infof("Config path %q is not a directory or file: %v", path, statInfo.Mode())
+			glog.Errorf("Manifest path %q is not a directory or file: %v", path, statInfo.Mode())
 		}
 	}
 	return pods, nil
 }
 
 func (s *sourceFile) extractFromFile(filename string) (pod *v1.Pod, err error) {
-	glog.V(3).Infof("Reading config file %q", filename)
+	glog.V(3).Infof("Reading manifest file %q", filename)
 	defer func() {
 		if err == nil && pod != nil {
 			objKey, keyErr := cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc(pod)
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func (s *sourceFile) extractFromFile(filename string) (pod *v1.Pod, err error) {
 		return pod, nil
 	}
 
-	return pod, fmt.Errorf("%v: couldn't parse as pod(%v), please check config file.\n", filename, podErr)
+	return pod, fmt.Errorf("%v: couldn't parse as pod(%v), please check manifest file.\n", filename, podErr)
 }
 
 func (s *sourceFile) replaceStore(pods ...*v1.Pod) (err error) {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux.go
index cd64a5ea68..315c80a686 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux.go
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ func (s *sourceFile) watch() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create inotify for path %q: %v", s.path, err)
 	}
 
-	// Reset store with config files already existing when starting
+	// Reset store with manifest files already existing when starting
 	if err := s.resetStoreFromPath(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to read config path %q: %v", s.path, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to read manifest path %q: %v", s.path, err)
 	}
 
 	for {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (s *sourceFile) processEvent(e *inotify.Event) error {
 	var eventType podEventType
 	switch {
 	case (e.Mask & inotify.IN_ISDIR) > 0:
-		glog.V(1).Infof("Not recursing into config path %q", s.path)
+		glog.Errorf("Not recursing into manifest path %q", s.path)
 		return nil
 	case (e.Mask & inotify.IN_CREATE) > 0:
 		eventType = podAdd
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (s *sourceFile) processEvent(e *inotify.Event) error {
 	switch eventType {
 	case podAdd, podModify:
 		if pod, err := s.extractFromFile(e.Name); err != nil {
-			glog.Errorf("can't process config file %q: %v", e.Name, err)
+			glog.Errorf("Can't process manifest file %q: %v", e.Name, err)
 		} else {
 			return s.store.Add(pod)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux_test.go
index f328396de8..c17d33fc51 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux_test.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func TestReadPodsFromFileExistAlready(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to create temp dir: %v", err)
 			}
 			defer os.RemoveAll(dirName)
-			file := testCase.writeToFile(dirName, "test_pod_config", t)
+			file := testCase.writeToFile(dirName, "test_pod_manifest", t)
 
 			ch := make(chan interface{})
 			NewSourceFile(file, hostname, time.Millisecond, ch)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func TestExtractFromBadDataFile(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dirName)
 
-	fileName := filepath.Join(dirName, "test_pod_config")
+	fileName := filepath.Join(dirName, "test_pod_manifest")
 	err = ioutil.WriteFile(fileName, []byte{1, 2, 3}, 0555)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to write test file %#v", err)
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func watchFileAdded(watchDir bool, t *testing.T) {
 	hostname := types.NodeName("random-test-hostname")
 	var testCases = getTestCases(hostname)
 
-	fileNamePre := "test_pod_config"
+	fileNamePre := "test_pod_manifest"
 	for index, testCase := range testCases {
 		func() {
 			dirName, err := utiltesting.MkTmpdir("dir-test")
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func watchFileChanged(watchDir bool, t *testing.T) {
 	hostname := types.NodeName("random-test-hostname")
 	var testCases = getTestCases(hostname)
 
-	fileNamePre := "test_pod_config"
+	fileNamePre := "test_pod_manifest"
 	for index, testCase := range testCases {
 		func() {
 			dirName, err := utiltesting.MkTmpdir("dir-test")