diff --git a/pkg/volume/util.go b/pkg/volume/util.go
index d9a1c87ecf0..4b59b710128 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util.go
@@ -82,7 +82,10 @@ func internalScrubPodVolumeAndWatchUntilCompletion(pod *api.Pod, scrubberClient
 
 	defer scrubberClient.DeletePod(pod.Name, pod.Namespace)
 
-	nextPod := scrubberClient.WatchPod(pod.Name, pod.Namespace, pod.ResourceVersion)
+	stopChannel := make(chan struct{})
+	defer close(stopChannel)
+	nextPod := scrubberClient.WatchPod(pod.Name, pod.Namespace, pod.ResourceVersion, stopChannel)
+
 	for {
 		watchedPod := nextPod()
 		if watchedPod.Status.Phase == api.PodSucceeded {
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ type scrubberClient interface {
 	CreatePod(pod *api.Pod) (*api.Pod, error)
 	GetPod(name, namespace string) (*api.Pod, error)
 	DeletePod(name, namespace string) error
-	WatchPod(name, namespace, resourceVersion string) func() *api.Pod
+	WatchPod(name, namespace, resourceVersion string, stopChannel chan struct{}) func() *api.Pod
 }
 
 func newScrubberClient(client client.Interface) scrubberClient {
@@ -129,7 +132,10 @@ func (c *realScrubberClient) DeletePod(name, namespace string) error {
 	return c.client.Pods(namespace).Delete(name, nil)
 }
 
-func (c *realScrubberClient) WatchPod(name, namespace, resourceVersion string) func() *api.Pod {
+// WatchPod returns a ListWatch for watching a pod.  The stopChannel is used
+// to close the reflector backing the watch.  The caller is responsible for derring a close on the channel to
+// stop the reflector.
+func (c *realScrubberClient) WatchPod(name, namespace, resourceVersion string, stopChannel chan struct{}) func() *api.Pod {
 	fieldSelector, _ := fields.ParseSelector("metadata.name=" + name)
 
 	podLW := &cache.ListWatch{
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@ func (c *realScrubberClient) WatchPod(name, namespace, resourceVersion string) f
 		},
 	}
 	queue := cache.NewFIFO(cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc)
-	cache.NewReflector(podLW, &api.Pod{}, queue, 1*time.Minute).Run()
+	cache.NewReflector(podLW, &api.Pod{}, queue, 1*time.Minute).RunUntil(stopChannel)
 
 	return func() *api.Pod {
 		obj := queue.Pop()
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util_test.go b/pkg/volume/util_test.go
index b921d013f51..2a4cf9a78fe 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util_test.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (c *mockScrubberClient) DeletePod(name, namespace string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *mockScrubberClient) WatchPod(name, namespace, resourceVersion string) func() *api.Pod {
+func (c *mockScrubberClient) WatchPod(name, namespace, resourceVersion string, stopChannel chan struct{}) func() *api.Pod {
 	return func() *api.Pod {
 		return c.pod
 	}