diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
index 6736efd5bf2..0bb154a7ba4 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
@@ -382,20 +382,6 @@ func StartControllers(s *options.CMServer, kubeconfig *restclient.Config, rootCl
 	// TODO: this needs to be dynamic so users don't have to restart their controller manager if they change the apiserver
 	if containsVersion(versions, groupVersion) && found {
 		glog.Infof("Starting %s apis", groupVersion)
-		if containsResource(resources, "horizontalpodautoscalers") {
-			glog.Infof("Starting horizontal pod controller.")
-			hpaClient := client("horizontal-pod-autoscaler")
-			metricsClient := metrics.NewHeapsterMetricsClient(
-				hpaClient,
-				metrics.DefaultHeapsterNamespace,
-				metrics.DefaultHeapsterScheme,
-				metrics.DefaultHeapsterService,
-				metrics.DefaultHeapsterPort,
-			)
-			go podautoscaler.NewHorizontalController(hpaClient.Core(), hpaClient.Extensions(), hpaClient.Autoscaling(), metricsClient, s.HorizontalPodAutoscalerSyncPeriod.Duration).
-				Run(wait.NeverStop)
-			time.Sleep(wait.Jitter(s.ControllerStartInterval.Duration, ControllerStartJitter))
-		}
 
 		if containsResource(resources, "daemonsets") {
 			glog.Infof("Starting daemon set controller")
@@ -426,6 +412,27 @@ func StartControllers(s *options.CMServer, kubeconfig *restclient.Config, rootCl
 		}
 	}
 
+	groupVersion = "autoscaling/v1"
+	resources, found = resourceMap[groupVersion]
+	glog.Infof("Attempting to start horizontal pod autoscaler controller, full resource map %+v", resourceMap)
+	if containsVersion(versions, groupVersion) && found {
+		glog.Infof("Starting %s apis", groupVersion)
+		if containsResource(resources, "horizontalpodautoscalers") {
+			glog.Infof("Starting horizontal pod controller.")
+			hpaClient := client("horizontal-pod-autoscaler")
+			metricsClient := metrics.NewHeapsterMetricsClient(
+				hpaClient,
+				metrics.DefaultHeapsterNamespace,
+				metrics.DefaultHeapsterScheme,
+				metrics.DefaultHeapsterService,
+				metrics.DefaultHeapsterPort,
+			)
+			go podautoscaler.NewHorizontalController(hpaClient.Core(), hpaClient.Extensions(), hpaClient.Autoscaling(), metricsClient, s.HorizontalPodAutoscalerSyncPeriod.Duration).
+				Run(wait.NeverStop)
+			time.Sleep(wait.Jitter(s.ControllerStartInterval.Duration, ControllerStartJitter))
+		}
+	}
+
 	groupVersion = "policy/v1beta1"
 	resources, found = resourceMap[groupVersion]
 	glog.Infof("Attempting to start disruption controller, full resource map %+v", resourceMap)