diff --git a/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/components/scheduler.go b/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/components/scheduler.go
index b477e5afc88..1cee5ae3763 100644
--- a/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/components/scheduler.go
+++ b/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/components/scheduler.go
@@ -80,10 +80,8 @@ func NewScheduler(c *config.Config, fw framework.Framework, ps podschedulers.Pod
 	binder := binder.NewBinder(core)
 
 	startLatch := make(chan struct{})
-	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
 
 	runtime.On(startLatch, func() {
-		eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(client.Events(""))
 		reflector.Run() // TODO(jdef) should listen for termination
 		podDeleter.Run(updates, terminate)
 		q.Run(terminate)
diff --git a/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/service.go b/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/service.go
index f5a73cc9ec3..2597a515efd 100644
--- a/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/service.go
+++ b/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/service.go
@@ -759,9 +759,12 @@ func (s *SchedulerServer) bootstrap(hks hyperkube.Interface, sc *schedcfg.Config
 		},
 	}
 
+	// create event recorder sending events to the "" namespace of the apiserver
+	broadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
+	recorder := broadcaster.NewRecorder(api.EventSource{Component: "scheduler"})
+	broadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(client.Events(""))
+
 	// create scheduler loop
-	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
-	recorder := eventBroadcaster.NewRecorder(api.EventSource{Component: "scheduler"})
 	lw := cache.NewListWatchFromClient(client, "pods", api.NamespaceAll, fields.Everything())
 	sched := components.NewScheduler(sc, framework, fcfs, client, recorder, schedulerProcess.Terminal(), s.mux, lw)