diff --git a/pkg/controller/scheduledjob/controller.go b/pkg/controller/scheduledjob/controller.go
index 4c9c0322d88..ba837cb693c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/scheduledjob/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/scheduledjob/controller.go
@@ -149,10 +149,11 @@ func SyncOne(sj batch.ScheduledJob, js []batch.Job, now time.Time, jc jobControl
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	err := sjc.UpdateStatus(&sj)
+	updatedSJ, err := sjc.UpdateStatus(&sj)
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("Unable to update status for %s: %v", nameForLog, err)
+		glog.Errorf("Unable to update status for %s (rv = %s): %v", nameForLog, sj.ResourceVersion, err)
 	}
+	sj = *updatedSJ
 
 	if sj.Spec.Suspend != nil && *sj.Spec.Suspend {
 		glog.V(4).Infof("Not starting job for %s because it is suspended", nameForLog)
@@ -280,8 +281,8 @@ func SyncOne(sj batch.ScheduledJob, js []batch.Job, now time.Time, jc jobControl
 		sj.Status.Active = append(sj.Status.Active, *ref)
 	}
 	sj.Status.LastScheduleTime = &unversioned.Time{Time: scheduledTime}
-	if err := sjc.UpdateStatus(&sj); err != nil {
-		glog.Infof("Unable to update status for %s: %v", nameForLog, err)
+	if _, err := sjc.UpdateStatus(&sj); err != nil {
+		glog.Infof("Unable to update status for %s (rv = %s): %v", nameForLog, sj.ResourceVersion, err)
 	}
 
 	return
diff --git a/pkg/controller/scheduledjob/injection.go b/pkg/controller/scheduledjob/injection.go
index 11f9e5da075..26715df9783 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/scheduledjob/injection.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/scheduledjob/injection.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 // sjControlInterface is an interface that knows how to update ScheduledJob status
 // created as an interface to allow testing.
 type sjControlInterface interface {
-	UpdateStatus(sj *batch.ScheduledJob) error
+	UpdateStatus(sj *batch.ScheduledJob) (*batch.ScheduledJob, error)
 }
 
 // realSJControl is the default implementation of sjControlInterface.
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ type realSJControl struct {
 
 var _ sjControlInterface = &realSJControl{}
 
-func (c *realSJControl) UpdateStatus(sj *batch.ScheduledJob) error {
-	_, err := c.KubeClient.Batch().ScheduledJobs(sj.Namespace).UpdateStatus(sj)
-	return err
+func (c *realSJControl) UpdateStatus(sj *batch.ScheduledJob) (*batch.ScheduledJob, error) {
+	return c.KubeClient.Batch().ScheduledJobs(sj.Namespace).UpdateStatus(sj)
 }
 
 // fakeSJControl is the default implementation of sjControlInterface.
@@ -51,9 +50,9 @@ type fakeSJControl struct {
 
 var _ sjControlInterface = &fakeSJControl{}
 
-func (c *fakeSJControl) UpdateStatus(sj *batch.ScheduledJob) error {
+func (c *fakeSJControl) UpdateStatus(sj *batch.ScheduledJob) (*batch.ScheduledJob, error) {
 	c.Updates = append(c.Updates, *sj)
-	return nil
+	return sj, nil
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------ //