diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
index e82ba53d979..d83e75e300a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func NewKubeGenericRuntimeManager(
 
 	typedVersion, err := kubeRuntimeManager.getTypedVersion()
 	if err != nil {
-		klog.ErrorS(err, "Get runtime version failed: %v")
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Get runtime version failed")
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ func containerSucceeded(c *v1.Container, podStatus *kubecontainer.PodStatus) boo
 
 // computePodActions checks whether the pod spec has changed and returns the changes if true.
 func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) computePodActions(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecontainer.PodStatus) podActions {
-	klog.V(5).InfoS("Syncing Pod", klog.KObj(pod))
+	klog.V(5).InfoS("Syncing Pod", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
 
 	createPodSandbox, attempt, sandboxID := m.podSandboxChanged(pod, podStatus)
 	changes := podActions{
@@ -711,16 +711,16 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) SyncPod(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecontaine
 		if podContainerChanges.SandboxID != "" {
 			m.recorder.Eventf(ref, v1.EventTypeNormal, events.SandboxChanged, "Pod sandbox changed, it will be killed and re-created.")
 		} else {
-			klog.V(4).InfoS("SyncPod received new pod, will create a sandbox for it", klog.KObj(pod))
+			klog.V(4).InfoS("SyncPod received new pod, will create a sandbox for it", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Step 2: Kill the pod if the sandbox has changed.
 	if podContainerChanges.KillPod {
 		if podContainerChanges.CreateSandbox {
-			klog.V(4).InfoS("Stopping PodSandbox for pod, will start new one", klog.KObj(pod))
+			klog.V(4).InfoS("Stopping PodSandbox for pod, will start new one", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
 		} else {
-			klog.V(4).InfoS("Stopping PodSandbox for pod, because all other containers are dead", klog.KObj(pod))
+			klog.V(4).InfoS("Stopping PodSandbox for pod, because all other containers are dead", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
 		}
 
 		killResult := m.killPodWithSyncResult(pod, kubecontainer.ConvertPodStatusToRunningPod(m.runtimeName, podStatus), nil)
@@ -787,10 +787,10 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) SyncPod(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecontaine
 				return
 			}
 			createSandboxResult.Fail(kubecontainer.ErrCreatePodSandbox, msg)
-			klog.ErrorS(err, "CreatePodSandbox for pod failed", klog.KObj(pod))
+			klog.ErrorS(err, "CreatePodSandbox for pod failed", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
 			ref, referr := ref.GetReference(legacyscheme.Scheme, pod)
 			if referr != nil {
-				klog.ErrorS(referr, "Couldn't make a ref to pod %q: '%v'", klog.KObj(pod))
+				klog.ErrorS(referr, "Couldn't make a ref to pod", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
 			}
 			m.recorder.Eventf(ref, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.FailedCreatePodSandBox, "Failed to create pod sandbox: %v", err)
 			return
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) SyncPod(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecontaine
 			return err
 		}
 
-		klog.V(4).InfoS("Creating container in pod %v", "containerType", typeName, "container", spec.container, "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
+		klog.V(4).InfoS("Creating container in pod", "containerType", typeName, "container", spec.container, "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
 		// NOTE (aramase) podIPs are populated for single stack and dual stack clusters. Send only podIPs.
 		if msg, err := m.startContainer(podSandboxID, podSandboxConfig, spec, pod, podStatus, pullSecrets, podIP, podIPs); err != nil {
 			startContainerResult.Fail(err, msg)
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) SyncPod(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecontaine
 			// repetitive log spam
 			switch {
 			case err == images.ErrImagePullBackOff:
-				klog.V(3).InfoS("Container start failed in pod", "containerType", typeName, "container", spec.container, klog.KObj(pod), "containerMessage", msg, "err", err)
+				klog.V(3).InfoS("Container start failed in pod", "containerType", typeName, "container", spec.container, "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerMessage", msg, "err", err)
 			default:
 				utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("%v %+v start failed in pod %v: %v: %s", typeName, spec.container, format.Pod(pod), err, msg))
 			}