diff --git a/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go b/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go
index d3493f73374..af7189cf43c 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func getInstanceIP(cloud cloudprovider.Interface, host string) string {
 }
 
 func getPodStatus(pod *api.Pod, minions client.MinionInterface) (api.PodStatus, error) {
-	if pod.CurrentState.Info == nil || pod.CurrentState.Host == "" {
+	if pod.CurrentState.Host == "" {
 		return api.PodWaiting, nil
 	}
 	res, err := minions.ListMinions()
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ func getPodStatus(pod *api.Pod, minions client.MinionInterface) (api.PodStatus,
 	if !found {
 		return api.PodTerminated, nil
 	}
+	if pod.CurrentState.Info == nil {
+		return api.PodWaiting, nil
+	}
 	running := 0
 	stopped := 0
 	unknown := 0
diff --git a/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go b/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go
index 3e3c5571833..2183005ef72 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go
@@ -296,6 +296,16 @@ func TestMakePodStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		test   string
 	}{
 		{&api.Pod{DesiredState: desiredState, CurrentState: currentState}, api.PodWaiting, "waiting"},
+		{
+			&api.Pod{
+				DesiredState: desiredState,
+				CurrentState: api.PodState{
+					Host: "machine-2",
+				},
+			},
+			api.PodTerminated,
+			"no info, but bad machine",
+		},
 		{
 			&api.Pod{
 				DesiredState: desiredState,