diff --git a/pkg/util/deployment/deployment.go b/pkg/util/deployment/deployment.go
index 4694cfd2e4d..bf8ee414b1b 100644
--- a/pkg/util/deployment/deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/util/deployment/deployment.go
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ func addHashKeyToRSAndPods(deployment extensions.Deployment, c clientset.Interfa
 		return
 	}
 	// 1. Add hash template label to the rs. This ensures that any newly created pods will have the new label.
-	if len(rs.Spec.Template.Labels[extensions.DefaultDeploymentUniqueLabelKey]) == 0 {
-		updatedRS, err = updateRSWithRetries(c.Extensions().ReplicaSets(namespace), &rs, func(updated *extensions.ReplicaSet) {
+	if len(updatedRS.Spec.Template.Labels[extensions.DefaultDeploymentUniqueLabelKey]) == 0 {
+		updatedRS, err = updateRSWithRetries(c.Extensions().ReplicaSets(namespace), updatedRS, func(updated *extensions.ReplicaSet) {
 			updated.Spec.Template.Labels = labelsutil.AddLabel(updated.Spec.Template.Labels, extensions.DefaultDeploymentUniqueLabelKey, hash)
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -192,14 +192,14 @@ func addHashKeyToRSAndPods(deployment extensions.Deployment, c clientset.Interfa
 		}
 		// Make sure rs pod template is updated so that it won't create pods without the new label (orphaned pods).
 		if updatedRS.Generation > updatedRS.Status.ObservedGeneration {
-			if err = waitForReplicaSetUpdated(c, updatedRS.Generation, namespace, rs.Name); err != nil {
+			if err = waitForReplicaSetUpdated(c, updatedRS.Generation, namespace, updatedRS.Name); err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("error waiting for rs %s generation %d observed by controller: %v", updatedRS.Name, updatedRS.Generation, err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	// 2. Update all pods managed by the rs to have the new hash label, so they will be correctly adopted.
-	selector, err := unversioned.LabelSelectorAsSelector(rs.Spec.Selector)
+	selector, err := unversioned.LabelSelectorAsSelector(updatedRS.Spec.Selector)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func addHashKeyToRSAndPods(deployment extensions.Deployment, c clientset.Interfa
 
 	// 3. Update rs label and selector to include the new hash label
 	// Copy the old selector, so that we can scrub out any orphaned pods
-	if updatedRS, err = updateRSWithRetries(c.Extensions().ReplicaSets(namespace), &rs, func(updated *extensions.ReplicaSet) {
+	if updatedRS, err = updateRSWithRetries(c.Extensions().ReplicaSets(namespace), updatedRS, func(updated *extensions.ReplicaSet) {
 		updated.Labels = labelsutil.AddLabel(updated.Labels, extensions.DefaultDeploymentUniqueLabelKey, hash)
 		updated.Spec.Selector = labelsutil.AddLabelToSelector(updated.Spec.Selector, extensions.DefaultDeploymentUniqueLabelKey, hash)
 	}); err != nil {
diff --git a/test/e2e/util.go b/test/e2e/util.go
index a6bba156346..d271a04a38f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/util.go
@@ -2227,11 +2227,11 @@ func waitForDeploymentOldRSsNum(c *clientset.Clientset, ns, deploymentName strin
 }
 
 func logReplicaSetsOfDeployment(deployment *extensions.Deployment, allOldRSs []*extensions.ReplicaSet, newRS *extensions.ReplicaSet) {
-	Logf("Deployment = %+v", deployment)
+	Logf("Deployment: %+v. Selector = %+v", deployment, deployment.Spec.Selector)
 	for i := range allOldRSs {
-		Logf("All old ReplicaSets (%d/%d) of deployment %s: %+v", i+1, len(allOldRSs), deployment.Name, allOldRSs[i])
+		Logf("All old ReplicaSets (%d/%d) of deployment %s: %+v. Selector = %+v", i+1, len(allOldRSs), deployment.Name, allOldRSs[i], allOldRSs[i].Spec.Selector)
 	}
-	Logf("New ReplicaSet of deployment %s: %+v", deployment.Name, newRS)
+	Logf("New ReplicaSet of deployment %s: %+v. Selector = %+v", deployment.Name, newRS, newRS.Spec.Selector)
 }
 
 func waitForObservedDeployment(c *clientset.Clientset, ns, deploymentName string, desiredGeneration int64) error {