diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go
index 98fdd5b4c87..f825c2eb526 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func new(path string, nodeName types.NodeName, period time.Duration, updates cha
 
 func (s *sourceFile) run() {
 	if err := s.watch(); err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("unable to read manifest path %q: %v", s.path, err)
+		glog.Errorf("Unable to read manifest path %q: %v", s.path, err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -136,22 +136,22 @@ func (s *sourceFile) extractFromDir(name string) ([]*v1.Pod, error) {
 	for _, path := range dirents {
 		statInfo, err := os.Stat(path)
 		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(1).Infof("Can't get metadata for %q: %v", path, err)
+			glog.Errorf("Can't get metadata for %q: %v", path, err)
 			continue
 		}
 
 		switch {
 		case statInfo.Mode().IsDir():
-			glog.V(1).Infof("Not recursing into manifest path %q", path)
+			glog.Errorf("Not recursing into manifest path %q", path)
 		case statInfo.Mode().IsRegular():
 			pod, err := s.extractFromFile(path)
 			if err != nil {
-				glog.V(1).Infof("Can't process manifest file %q: %v", path, err)
+				glog.Errorf("Can't process manifest file %q: %v", path, err)
 			} else {
 				pods = append(pods, pod)
 			}
 		default:
-			glog.V(1).Infof("Manifest path %q is not a directory or file: %v", path, statInfo.Mode())
+			glog.Errorf("Manifest path %q is not a directory or file: %v", path, statInfo.Mode())
 		}
 	}
 	return pods, nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux.go
index bc087127a92..315c80a6864 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (s *sourceFile) processEvent(e *inotify.Event) error {
 	var eventType podEventType
 	switch {
 	case (e.Mask & inotify.IN_ISDIR) > 0:
-		glog.V(1).Infof("Not recursing into manifest path %q", s.path)
+		glog.Errorf("Not recursing into manifest path %q", s.path)
 		return nil
 	case (e.Mask & inotify.IN_CREATE) > 0:
 		eventType = podAdd
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (s *sourceFile) processEvent(e *inotify.Event) error {
 	switch eventType {
 	case podAdd, podModify:
 		if pod, err := s.extractFromFile(e.Name); err != nil {
-			glog.Errorf("can't process manifest file %q: %v", e.Name, err)
+			glog.Errorf("Can't process manifest file %q: %v", e.Name, err)
 		} else {
 			return s.store.Add(pod)
 		}