diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
index baff0620ee2..a243ed410ff 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ func (factory *ConfigFactory) makeDefaultErrorFunc(backoff *podBackoff, podQueue
 		go func() {
 			defer util.HandleCrash()
 			podID := pod.Name
+			podNamespace := pod.Namespace
 			backoff.wait(podID)
 			// Get the pod again; it may have changed/been scheduled already.
 			pod = &api.Pod{}
-			ctx := api.WithNamespace(api.NewContext(), pod.Namespace)
-			err := factory.Client.Get().Namespace(api.Namespace(ctx)).Path("pods").Path(podID).Do().Into(pod)
+			err := factory.Client.Get().Namespace(podNamespace).Path("pods").Path(podID).Do().Into(pod)
 			if err != nil {
 				glog.Errorf("Error getting pod %v for retry: %v; abandoning", podID, err)
 				return
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
index 53f357f5a5b..d1bb337d6ca 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func TestPollMinions(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDefaultErrorFunc(t *testing.T) {
-	testPod := &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}}
+	testPod := &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo", Namespace: "bar"}}
 	handler := util.FakeHandler{
 		StatusCode:   200,
 		ResponseBody: runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, testPod),
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func TestDefaultErrorFunc(t *testing.T) {
 		if !exists {
 			continue
 		}
-		handler.ValidateRequest(t, "/api/"+testapi.Version()+"/pods/foo", "GET", nil)
+		handler.ValidateRequest(t, "/api/"+testapi.Version()+"/pods/foo?namespace=bar", "GET", nil)
 		if e, a := testPod, got; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected %v, got %v", e, a)
 		}