diff --git a/pkg/registry/apps/deployment/storage/storage.go b/pkg/registry/apps/deployment/storage/storage.go
index 2a08ddc4bc1..f023d76bf69 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apps/deployment/storage/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apps/deployment/storage/storage.go
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func (r *ScaleREST) Destroy() {
 func (r *ScaleREST) Get(ctx context.Context, name string, options *metav1.GetOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	obj, err := r.store.Get(ctx, name, options)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.NewNotFound(apps.Resource("deployments/scale"), name)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	deployment := obj.(*apps.Deployment)
 	scale, err := scaleFromDeployment(deployment)
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apps/replicaset/storage/storage.go b/pkg/registry/apps/replicaset/storage/storage.go
index 1fa6c8759d1..ee92eb2ff4f 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apps/replicaset/storage/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apps/replicaset/storage/storage.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (r *ScaleREST) Destroy() {
 func (r *ScaleREST) Get(ctx context.Context, name string, options *metav1.GetOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	obj, err := r.store.Get(ctx, name, options)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.NewNotFound(apps.Resource("replicasets/scale"), name)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	rs := obj.(*apps.ReplicaSet)
 	scale, err := scaleFromReplicaSet(rs)
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/replicationcontroller/storage/storage.go b/pkg/registry/core/replicationcontroller/storage/storage.go
index c1f69e8cba0..b2e34c9560d 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/replicationcontroller/storage/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/replicationcontroller/storage/storage.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (r *ScaleREST) Destroy() {
 func (r *ScaleREST) Get(ctx context.Context, name string, options *metav1.GetOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	obj, err := r.store.Get(ctx, name, options)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.NewNotFound(autoscaling.Resource("replicationcontrollers/scale"), name)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	rc := obj.(*api.ReplicationController)
 	return scaleFromRC(rc), nil