diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
index 4569a9ec413..e7ea508d7a4 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func getPod(getter ResourceGetter, ctx context.Context, name string) (*api.Pod,
 	return pod, nil
 }
 
-// returns primary IP for a Pod
+// getPodIP returns primary IP for a Pod
 func getPodIP(pod *api.Pod) string {
 	if pod == nil {
 		return ""
@@ -327,25 +327,9 @@ func LogLocation(
 	// Try to figure out a container
 	// If a container was provided, it must be valid
 	container := opts.Container
-	if len(container) == 0 {
-		switch len(pod.Spec.Containers) {
-		case 1:
-			container = pod.Spec.Containers[0].Name
-		case 0:
-			return nil, nil, errors.NewBadRequest(fmt.Sprintf("a container name must be specified for pod %s", name))
-		default:
-			containerNames := getContainerNames(pod.Spec.Containers)
-			initContainerNames := getContainerNames(pod.Spec.InitContainers)
-			err := fmt.Sprintf("a container name must be specified for pod %s, choose one of: [%s]", name, containerNames)
-			if len(initContainerNames) > 0 {
-				err += fmt.Sprintf(" or one of the init containers: [%s]", initContainerNames)
-			}
-			return nil, nil, errors.NewBadRequest(err)
-		}
-	} else {
-		if !podHasContainerWithName(pod, container) {
-			return nil, nil, errors.NewBadRequest(fmt.Sprintf("container %s is not valid for pod %s", container, name))
-		}
+	container, err = validateContainer(container, pod)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	nodeName := types.NodeName(pod.Spec.NodeName)
 	if len(nodeName) == 0 {
@@ -488,26 +472,11 @@ func streamLocation(
 
 	// Try to figure out a container
 	// If a container was provided, it must be valid
-	if container == "" {
-		switch len(pod.Spec.Containers) {
-		case 1:
-			container = pod.Spec.Containers[0].Name
-		case 0:
-			return nil, nil, errors.NewBadRequest(fmt.Sprintf("a container name must be specified for pod %s", name))
-		default:
-			containerNames := getContainerNames(pod.Spec.Containers)
-			initContainerNames := getContainerNames(pod.Spec.InitContainers)
-			err := fmt.Sprintf("a container name must be specified for pod %s, choose one of: [%s]", name, containerNames)
-			if len(initContainerNames) > 0 {
-				err += fmt.Sprintf(" or one of the init containers: [%s]", initContainerNames)
-			}
-			return nil, nil, errors.NewBadRequest(err)
-		}
-	} else {
-		if !podHasContainerWithName(pod, container) {
-			return nil, nil, errors.NewBadRequest(fmt.Sprintf("container %s is not valid for pod %s", container, name))
-		}
+	container, err = validateContainer(container, pod)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
+
 	nodeName := types.NodeName(pod.Spec.NodeName)
 	if len(nodeName) == 0 {
 		// If pod has not been assigned a host, return an empty location
@@ -564,3 +533,29 @@ func PortForwardLocation(
 	}
 	return loc, nodeInfo.Transport, nil
 }
+
+// validateContainer validate container is valid for pod, return valid container
+func validateContainer(container string, pod *api.Pod) (string, error) {
+	if len(container) == 0 {
+		switch len(pod.Spec.Containers) {
+		case 1:
+			container = pod.Spec.Containers[0].Name
+		case 0:
+			return "", errors.NewBadRequest(fmt.Sprintf("a container name must be specified for pod %s", pod.Name))
+		default:
+			containerNames := getContainerNames(pod.Spec.Containers)
+			initContainerNames := getContainerNames(pod.Spec.InitContainers)
+			err := fmt.Sprintf("a container name must be specified for pod %s, choose one of: [%s]", pod.Name, containerNames)
+			if len(initContainerNames) > 0 {
+				err += fmt.Sprintf(" or one of the init containers: [%s]", initContainerNames)
+			}
+			return "", errors.NewBadRequest(err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		if !podHasContainerWithName(pod, container) {
+			return "", errors.NewBadRequest(fmt.Sprintf("container %s is not valid for pod %s", container, pod.Name))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return container, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy_test.go b/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy_test.go
index 39d94bd7667..22c104dfd97 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy_test.go
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ func (g mockPodGetter) Get(context.Context, string, *metav1.GetOptions) (runtime
 
 func TestCheckLogLocation(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := genericapirequest.NewDefaultContext()
+	fakePodName := "test"
 	tcs := []struct {
 		name              string
 		in                *api.Pod
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ func TestCheckLogLocation(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "simple",
 			in: &api.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: fakePodName},
 				Spec: api.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []api.Container{
 						{Name: "mycontainer"},
@@ -345,6 +347,7 @@ func TestCheckLogLocation(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "insecure",
 			in: &api.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: fakePodName},
 				Spec: api.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []api.Container{
 						{Name: "mycontainer"},
@@ -362,8 +365,9 @@ func TestCheckLogLocation(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "missing container",
 			in: &api.Pod{
-				Spec:   api.PodSpec{},
-				Status: api.PodStatus{},
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: fakePodName},
+				Spec:       api.PodSpec{},
+				Status:     api.PodStatus{},
 			},
 			opts:              &api.PodLogOptions{},
 			expectedErr:       errors.NewBadRequest("a container name must be specified for pod test"),
@@ -372,6 +376,7 @@ func TestCheckLogLocation(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "choice of two containers",
 			in: &api.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: fakePodName},
 				Spec: api.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []api.Container{
 						{Name: "container1"},
@@ -387,6 +392,7 @@ func TestCheckLogLocation(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "initcontainers",
 			in: &api.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: fakePodName},
 				Spec: api.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []api.Container{
 						{Name: "container1"},
@@ -405,6 +411,7 @@ func TestCheckLogLocation(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "bad container",
 			in: &api.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: fakePodName},
 				Spec: api.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []api.Container{
 						{Name: "container1"},
@@ -422,6 +429,7 @@ func TestCheckLogLocation(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "good with two containers",
 			in: &api.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: fakePodName},
 				Spec: api.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []api.Container{
 						{Name: "container1"},
@@ -446,7 +454,7 @@ func TestCheckLogLocation(t *testing.T) {
 				InsecureSkipTLSVerifyTransport: fakeInsecureRoundTripper,
 			}}
 
-			_, actualTransport, err := LogLocation(getter, connectionGetter, ctx, "test", tc.opts)
+			_, actualTransport, err := LogLocation(getter, connectionGetter, ctx, fakePodName, tc.opts)
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(err, tc.expectedErr) {
 				t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", tc.expectedErr, err)
 			}