diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/daemonset/daemonset_controller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/daemonset/daemonset_controller.go
index 5d2bb7e1ba9..aa78ca3e277 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/daemonset/daemonset_controller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/daemonset/daemonset_controller.go
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func (daemonsetcontroller *DaemonSetController) reconcileDaemonSet(namespace str
 	}
 	err = daemonsetcontroller.federatedUpdater.UpdateWithOnError(operations, daemonsetcontroller.updateTimeout,
 		func(op util.FederatedOperation, operror error) {
-			daemonsetcontroller.eventRecorder.Eventf(baseDaemonSet, api.EventTypeNormal, "UpdateInClusterFailed",
+			daemonsetcontroller.eventRecorder.Eventf(baseDaemonSet, api.EventTypeWarning, "UpdateInClusterFailed",
 				"DaemonSet update in cluster %s failed: %v", op.ClusterName, operror)
 		})
 
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/deployment/deploymentcontroller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/deployment/deploymentcontroller.go
index b3683c64578..7d5fa116083 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/deployment/deploymentcontroller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/deployment/deploymentcontroller.go
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ func (fdc *DeploymentController) reconcileDeployment(key string) (reconciliation
 		return statusAllOk, nil
 	}
 	err = fdc.fedUpdater.UpdateWithOnError(operations, updateTimeout, func(op fedutil.FederatedOperation, operror error) {
-		fdc.eventRecorder.Eventf(fd, api.EventTypeNormal, "FailedUpdateInCluster",
+		fdc.eventRecorder.Eventf(fd, api.EventTypeWarning, "FailedUpdateInCluster",
 			"Deployment update in cluster %s failed: %v", op.ClusterName, operror)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/ingress/ingress_controller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/ingress/ingress_controller.go
index d22a01858e6..398e24aa636 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/ingress/ingress_controller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/ingress/ingress_controller.go
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ func (ic *IngressController) reconcileIngress(ingress types.NamespacedName) {
 	}
 	glog.V(4).Infof("Calling federatedUpdater.Update() - operations: %v", operations)
 	err = ic.federatedIngressUpdater.UpdateWithOnError(operations, ic.updateTimeout, func(op util.FederatedOperation, operror error) {
-		ic.eventRecorder.Eventf(baseIngress, api.EventTypeNormal, "FailedClusterUpdate",
+		ic.eventRecorder.Eventf(baseIngress, api.EventTypeWarning, "FailedClusterUpdate",
 			"Ingress update in cluster %s failed: %v", op.ClusterName, operror)
 	})
 	if err != nil {