diff --git a/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller.go b/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller.go
index fd59aa5d9cb..d04079fb3d1 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller.go
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ func (rm *ReplicationManager) manageReplicas(filteredPods []*api.Pod, rc *api.Re
 					// Decrement the expected number of deletes because the informer won't observe this deletion
 					glog.V(2).Infof("Failed deletion, decrementing expectations for controller %q/%q", rc.Namespace, rc.Name)
 					rm.expectations.DeletionObserved(rcKey)
+					util.HandleError(err)
 				}
 			}(i)
 		}