diff --git a/pkg/controller/podgc/gc_controller.go b/pkg/controller/podgc/gc_controller.go
index 27bad9ce617..dea856ca97d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/podgc/gc_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/podgc/gc_controller.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (gcc *PodGCController) gcOrphaned(pods []*api.Pod) {
 		if err := gcc.deletePod(pod.Namespace, pod.Name); err != nil {
 			utilruntime.HandleError(err)
 		} else {
-			glog.V(4).Infof("Forced deletion of orphaned Pod %s succeeded", pod.Name)
+			glog.V(0).Infof("Forced deletion of orphaned Pod %s succeeded", pod.Name)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -194,11 +194,7 @@ func (gcc *PodGCController) gcUnscheduledTerminating(pods []*api.Pod) {
 	glog.V(4).Infof("GC'ing unscheduled pods which are terminating.")
 
 	for _, pod := range pods {
-		if pod.DeletionTimestamp == nil {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if len(pod.Spec.NodeName) > 0 {
+		if pod.DeletionTimestamp == nil || len(pod.Spec.NodeName) > 0 {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -206,7 +202,7 @@ func (gcc *PodGCController) gcUnscheduledTerminating(pods []*api.Pod) {
 		if err := gcc.deletePod(pod.Namespace, pod.Name); err != nil {
 			utilruntime.HandleError(err)
 		} else {
-			glog.V(4).Infof("Forced deletion of unscheduled terminating Pod %s succeeded", pod.Name)
+			glog.V(0).Infof("Forced deletion of unscheduled terminating Pod %s succeeded", pod.Name)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/podgc/gc_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/podgc/gc_controller_test.go
index 418db6110d9..02558a80eb0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/podgc/gc_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/podgc/gc_controller_test.go
@@ -226,10 +226,12 @@ func TestGCUnscheduledTerminating(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	testCases := []struct {
+		name            string
 		pods            []nameToPhase
 		deletedPodNames sets.String
 	}{
 		{
+			name: "Unscheduled pod in any phase must be deleted",
 			pods: []nameToPhase{
 				{name: "a", phase: api.PodFailed, deletionTimeStamp: &unversioned.Time{}, nodeName: ""},
 				{name: "b", phase: api.PodSucceeded, deletionTimeStamp: &unversioned.Time{}, nodeName: ""},
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ func TestGCUnscheduledTerminating(t *testing.T) {
 			deletedPodNames: sets.NewString("a", "b", "c"),
 		},
 		{
+			name: "Scheduled pod in any phase must not be deleted",
 			pods: []nameToPhase{
 				{name: "a", phase: api.PodFailed, deletionTimeStamp: nil, nodeName: ""},
 				{name: "b", phase: api.PodSucceeded, deletionTimeStamp: nil, nodeName: "node"},
@@ -292,7 +295,7 @@ func TestGCUnscheduledTerminating(t *testing.T) {
 			pass = false
 		}
 		if !pass {
-			t.Errorf("[%v]pod's deleted expected and actual did not match.\n\texpected: %v\n\tactual: %v", i, test.deletedPodNames, deletedPodNames)
+			t.Errorf("[%v]pod's deleted expected and actual did not match.\n\texpected: %v\n\tactual: %v, test: %v", i, test.deletedPodNames, deletedPodNames, test.name)
 		}
 	}
 }