diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
index 6fd26d6418..ed55e41d72 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
@@ -161,6 +163,10 @@ func RunRollingUpdate(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, arg
 		var ok bool
 		newRc, ok = obj.(*api.ReplicationController)
 		if !ok {
+			if _, kind, err := typer.ObjectVersionAndKind(obj); err == nil {
+				return cmdutil.UsageError(cmd, "%s contains a %s not a ReplicationController", filename, kind)
+			}
+			glog.V(4).Infof("Object %#v is not a ReplicationController", obj)
 			return cmdutil.UsageError(cmd, "%s does not specify a valid ReplicationController", filename)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/visitor.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/visitor.go
index ceeb988249..80559b79f8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/visitor.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/visitor.go
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func (v *PathVisitor) Visit(fn VisitorFunc) error {
 	}
 	info, err := v.Mapper.InfoForData(data, v.Path)
 	if err != nil {
-		if v.IgnoreErrors {
+		if !v.IgnoreErrors {
 			return err
 		}
 		glog.V(2).Infof("Unable to load file %q: %v", v.Path, err)
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func (v *DirectoryVisitor) Visit(fn VisitorFunc) error {
 		}
 		info, err := v.Mapper.InfoForData(data, path)
 		if err != nil {
-			if v.IgnoreErrors {
+			if !v.IgnoreErrors {
 				return err
 			}
 			glog.V(2).Infof("Unable to load file %q: %v", path, err)