diff --git a/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor.go b/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor.go
index 6a024fddb93..62c2bba44bd 100644
--- a/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor.go
+++ b/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package executor
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	containerPollTime = 300 * time.Millisecond
+	containerPollTime = 1 * time.Second
 	launchGracePeriod = 5 * time.Minute
 )
 
@@ -97,10 +98,15 @@ type suicideWatcher interface {
 
 type podStatusFunc func() (*api.PodStatus, error)
 
+// KubeletInterface consists of the kubelet.Kubelet API's that we actually use
+type KubeletInterface interface {
+	GetHostIP() (net.IP, error)
+}
+
 // KubernetesExecutor is an mesos executor that runs pods
 // in a minion machine.
 type KubernetesExecutor struct {
-	kl                  *kubelet.Kubelet   // the kubelet instance.
+	kl                  KubeletInterface   // the kubelet instance.
 	updateChan          chan<- interface{} // to send pod config updates to the kubelet
 	state               stateType
 	tasks               map[string]*kuberTask
@@ -118,11 +124,11 @@ type KubernetesExecutor struct {
 	kubeletFinished     <-chan struct{} // signals that kubelet Run() died
 	initialRegistration sync.Once
 	exitFunc            func(int)
-	podStatusFunc       func(*kubelet.Kubelet, *api.Pod) (*api.PodStatus, error)
+	podStatusFunc       func(KubeletInterface, *api.Pod) (*api.PodStatus, error)
 }
 
 type Config struct {
-	Kubelet         *kubelet.Kubelet
+	Kubelet         KubeletInterface
 	Updates         chan<- interface{} // to send pod config updates to the kubelet
 	SourceName      string
 	APIClient       *client.Client
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	SuicideTimeout  time.Duration
 	KubeletFinished <-chan struct{} // signals that kubelet Run() died
 	ExitFunc        func(int)
-	PodStatusFunc   func(*kubelet.Kubelet, *api.Pod) (*api.PodStatus, error)
+	PodStatusFunc   func(KubeletInterface, *api.Pod) (*api.PodStatus, error)
 }
 
 func (k *KubernetesExecutor) isConnected() bool {
@@ -490,7 +496,18 @@ func (k *KubernetesExecutor) launchTask(driver bindings.ExecutorDriver, taskId s
 
 	// Delay reporting 'task running' until container is up.
 	psf := podStatusFunc(func() (*api.PodStatus, error) {
-		return k.podStatusFunc(k.kl, pod)
+		status, err := k.podStatusFunc(k.kl, pod)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		status.Phase = kubelet.GetPhase(&pod.Spec, status.ContainerStatuses)
+		hostIP, err := k.kl.GetHostIP()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("Cannot get host IP: %v", err)
+		} else {
+			status.HostIP = hostIP.String()
+		}
+		return status, nil
 	})
 
 	go k._launchTask(driver, taskId, podFullName, psf)
diff --git a/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor_test.go b/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor_test.go
index 0954454422d..b94deaee182 100644
--- a/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor_test.go
+++ b/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package executor
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"reflect"
@@ -285,6 +286,15 @@ func TestExecutorReregister(t *testing.T) {
 	mockDriver.AssertExpectations(t)
 }
 
+type fakeKubelet struct {
+	*kubelet.Kubelet
+	hostIP net.IP
+}
+
+func (kl *fakeKubelet) GetHostIP() (net.IP, error) {
+	return kl.hostIP, nil
+}
+
 // TestExecutorLaunchAndKillTask ensures that the executor is able to launch
 // and kill tasks while properly bookkeping its tasks.
 func TestExecutorLaunchAndKillTask(t *testing.T) {
@@ -304,8 +314,11 @@ func TestExecutorLaunchAndKillTask(t *testing.T) {
 			Host:    testApiServer.server.URL,
 			Version: testapi.Version(),
 		}),
-		Kubelet: &kubelet.Kubelet{},
-		PodStatusFunc: func(kl *kubelet.Kubelet, pod *api.Pod) (*api.PodStatus, error) {
+		Kubelet: &fakeKubelet{
+			Kubelet: &kubelet.Kubelet{},
+			hostIP:  net.IPv4(127, 0, 0, 1),
+		},
+		PodStatusFunc: func(kl KubeletInterface, pod *api.Pod) (*api.PodStatus, error) {
 			return &api.PodStatus{
 				ContainerStatuses: []api.ContainerStatus{
 					{
@@ -489,6 +502,7 @@ func NewTestPod(i int) *api.Pod {
 		Spec: api.PodSpec{
 			Containers: []api.Container{
 				{
+					Name: "foo",
 					Ports: []api.ContainerPort{
 						{
 							ContainerPort: 8000 + i,
diff --git a/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/service/service.go b/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/service/service.go
index be3335c0dc9..dc8ba9beabe 100644
--- a/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/service/service.go
+++ b/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/service/service.go
@@ -376,8 +376,8 @@ func (ks *KubeletExecutorServer) createAndInitKubelet(
 			}
 		},
 		ExitFunc: os.Exit,
-		PodStatusFunc: func(kl *kubelet.Kubelet, pod *api.Pod) (*api.PodStatus, error) {
-			return kl.GetRuntime().GetPodStatus(pod)
+		PodStatusFunc: func(_ executor.KubeletInterface, pod *api.Pod) (*api.PodStatus, error) {
+			return klet.GetRuntime().GetPodStatus(pod)
 		},
 	})