diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/server/server_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/server/server_test.go
index 96dce2c86a9..d65828eac12 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/server/server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/server/server_test.go
@@ -1579,6 +1579,20 @@ func TestDebuggingDisabledHandlers(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
+func TestFailedParseParamsSummaryHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	fw := newServerTest()
+	defer fw.testHTTPServer.Close()
+
+	resp, err := http.Post(fw.testHTTPServer.URL+"/stats/summary", "invalid/content/type", nil)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	v, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusInternalServerError, resp.StatusCode)
+	assert.Contains(t, string(v), "parse form failed")
+
+}
+
 func TestTrimURLPath(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		path, expected string
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/server/stats/BUILD b/pkg/kubelet/server/stats/BUILD
index 878382309f3..49851893f53 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/server/stats/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/server/stats/BUILD
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/emicklei/go-restful:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/google/cadvisor/info/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/github.com/pkg/errors:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/klog:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/server/stats/handler.go b/pkg/kubelet/server/stats/handler.go
index c6dd5a0c569..3dc23b45fe1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/server/stats/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/server/stats/handler.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	restful "github.com/emicklei/go-restful"
 	cadvisorapi "github.com/google/cadvisor/info/v1"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"k8s.io/klog"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -215,13 +216,16 @@ func (h *handler) handleStats(request *restful.Request, response *restful.Respon
 // If "only_cpu_and_memory" GET param is true then only cpu and memory is returned in response.
 func (h *handler) handleSummary(request *restful.Request, response *restful.Response) {
 	onlyCPUAndMemory := false
-	request.Request.ParseForm()
+	err := request.Request.ParseForm()
+	if err != nil {
+		handleError(response, "/stats/summary", errors.Wrapf(err, "parse form failed"))
+		return
+	}
 	if onlyCluAndMemoryParam, found := request.Request.Form["only_cpu_and_memory"]; found &&
 		len(onlyCluAndMemoryParam) == 1 && onlyCluAndMemoryParam[0] == "true" {
 		onlyCPUAndMemory = true
 	}
 	var summary *statsapi.Summary
-	var err error
 	if onlyCPUAndMemory {
 		summary, err = h.summaryProvider.GetCPUAndMemoryStats()
 	} else {