diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 1439b448516..cfc7813ac82 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/capabilities"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/health"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/dockertools"
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ func NewMainKubelet(
 	hostname string,
 	dockerClient dockertools.DockerInterface,
 	etcdClient tools.EtcdClient,
+	kubeClient *client.Client,
 	rootDirectory string,
 	networkContainerImage string,
 	resyncInterval time.Duration,
diff --git a/pkg/standalone/standalone.go b/pkg/standalone/standalone.go
index 5dd9bac8a84..c20bbe4b36d 100644
--- a/pkg/standalone/standalone.go
+++ b/pkg/standalone/standalone.go
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ func createAndInitKubelet(kc *KubeletConfig, pc *config.PodConfig) (*kubelet.Kub
 		kc.Hostname,
 		kc.DockerClient,
 		kc.EtcdClient,
+		kc.KubeClient,
 		kc.RootDirectory,
 		kc.NetworkContainerImage,
 		kc.SyncFrequency,