diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
index 03815557df9..3e2e6b6a031 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ func (dm *DockerManager) runContainer(
 		return kubecontainer.ContainerID{}, err
 	}
 
-	dm.recorder.Eventf(ref, "Created", "Created with docker id %v", util.ShortenString(dockerContainer.ID, 12))
+	dm.recorder.Eventf(ref, "Created", "Created container with docker id %v", util.ShortenString(dockerContainer.ID, 12))
 
 	podHasSELinuxLabel := pod.Spec.SecurityContext != nil && pod.Spec.SecurityContext.SELinuxOptions != nil
 	binds := makeMountBindings(opts.Mounts, podHasSELinuxLabel)
@@ -827,10 +827,11 @@ func (dm *DockerManager) runContainer(
 
 	if err = dm.client.StartContainer(dockerContainer.ID, hc); err != nil {
 		dm.recorder.Eventf(ref, "Failed",
-			"Failed to start with docker id %v with error: %v", util.ShortenString(dockerContainer.ID, 12), err)
+			"Failed to start container with docker id %v with error: %v", util.ShortenString(dockerContainer.ID, 12), err)
 		return kubecontainer.ContainerID{}, err
 	}
-	dm.recorder.Eventf(ref, "Started", "Started with docker id %v", util.ShortenString(dockerContainer.ID, 12))
+	dm.recorder.Eventf(ref, "Started", "Started container with docker id %v", util.ShortenString(dockerContainer.ID, 12))
+
 	return kubetypes.DockerID(dockerContainer.ID).ContainerID(), nil
 }
 
@@ -1441,7 +1442,7 @@ func (dm *DockerManager) killContainer(containerID kubecontainer.ContainerID, co
 	if !ok {
 		glog.Warningf("No ref for pod '%q'", name)
 	} else {
-		message := fmt.Sprintf("Killing with docker id %v", util.ShortenString(ID, 12))
+		message := fmt.Sprintf("Killing container with docker id %v", util.ShortenString(ID, 12))
 		if reason != "" {
 			message = fmt.Sprint(message, ": ", reason)
 		}