diff --git a/test/e2e/scheduling/equivalence_cache_predicates.go b/test/e2e/scheduling/equivalence_cache_predicates.go
index 9eb0d8a44a8..94789da2a09 100644
--- a/test/e2e/scheduling/equivalence_cache_predicates.go
+++ b/test/e2e/scheduling/equivalence_cache_predicates.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("EquivalenceCache [Serial]", func() {
 		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, func() error {
 			err := CreateNodeSelectorPods(f, rcName, 2, nodeSelector, false)
 			return err
-		}, rcName, false)
+		}, ns, rcName, false)
 		defer framework.DeleteRCAndPods(f.ClientSet, f.InternalClientset, f.ScalesGetter, ns, rcName)
 		// the first replica pod is scheduled, and the second pod will be rejected.
 		verifyResult(cs, 1, 1, ns)
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("EquivalenceCache [Serial]", func() {
 		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, func() error {
 			err := framework.ScaleRC(f.ClientSet, f.InternalClientset, f.ScalesGetter, ns, affinityRCName, uint(replica+1), false)
 			return err
-		}, affinityRCName, false)
+		}, ns, affinityRCName, false)
 		// and this new pod should be rejected since node label has been updated
 		verifyReplicasResult(cs, replica, 1, ns, affinityRCName)
 	})
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("EquivalenceCache [Serial]", func() {
 		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, func() error {
 			_, err := cs.CoreV1().ReplicationControllers(ns).Create(rc)
 			return err
-		}, labelRCName, false)
+		}, ns, labelRCName, false)
 
 		// these two replicas should all be rejected since podAntiAffinity says it they anit-affinity with pod {"service": "S1"}
 		verifyReplicasResult(cs, 0, replica, ns, labelRCName)
diff --git a/test/e2e/scheduling/events.go b/test/e2e/scheduling/events.go
index 1f25474de3e..df55b40588f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/scheduling/events.go
+++ b/test/e2e/scheduling/events.go
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
-func scheduleSuccessEvent(podName, nodeName string) func(*v1.Event) bool {
+func scheduleSuccessEvent(ns, podName, nodeName string) func(*v1.Event) bool {
 	return func(e *v1.Event) bool {
 		return e.Type == v1.EventTypeNormal &&
 			e.Reason == "Scheduled" &&
 			strings.HasPrefix(e.Name, podName) &&
-			strings.Contains(e.Message, fmt.Sprintf("Successfully assigned %v to %v", podName, nodeName))
+			strings.Contains(e.Message, fmt.Sprintf("Successfully assigned %v/%v to %v", ns, podName, nodeName))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go b/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go
index 731b30228ee..d135221ec76 100644
--- a/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go
+++ b/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("SchedulerPredicates [Serial]", func() {
 		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, createPausePodAction(f, pausePodConfig{
 			Name:   podName,
 			Labels: map[string]string{"name": "additional"},
-		}), podName, false)
+		}), ns, podName, false)
 		verifyResult(cs, podsNeededForSaturation, 1, ns)
 	})
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("SchedulerPredicates [Serial]", func() {
 				},
 			},
 		}
-		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, createPausePodAction(f, conf), podName, false)
+		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, createPausePodAction(f, conf), ns, podName, false)
 		verifyResult(cs, podsNeededForSaturation, 1, ns)
 	})
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("SchedulerPredicates [Serial]", func() {
 				},
 			},
 		}
-		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, createPausePodAction(f, conf), podName, false)
+		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, createPausePodAction(f, conf), ns, podName, false)
 		verifyResult(cs, len(fillerPods), 1, ns)
 	})
 
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("SchedulerPredicates [Serial]", func() {
 			},
 		}
 
-		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, createPausePodAction(f, conf), podName, false)
+		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, createPausePodAction(f, conf), ns, podName, false)
 		verifyResult(cs, 0, 1, ns)
 	})
 
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("SchedulerPredicates [Serial]", func() {
 			},
 			Labels: map[string]string{"name": "restricted"},
 		}
-		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, createPausePodAction(f, conf), podName, false)
+		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, createPausePodAction(f, conf), ns, podName, false)
 		verifyResult(cs, 0, 1, ns)
 	})
 
@@ -585,11 +585,11 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("SchedulerPredicates [Serial]", func() {
 			NodeSelector: map[string]string{labelKey: labelValue},
 		}
 
-		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, createPausePodAction(f, conf), podNameNoTolerations, false)
+		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, createPausePodAction(f, conf), ns, podNameNoTolerations, false)
 		verifyResult(cs, 0, 1, ns)
 
 		By("Removing taint off the node")
-		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, removeTaintFromNodeAction(cs, nodeName, testTaint), podNameNoTolerations, true)
+		WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f, removeTaintFromNodeAction(cs, nodeName, testTaint), ns, podNameNoTolerations, true)
 		verifyResult(cs, 1, 0, ns)
 	})
 
@@ -736,10 +736,10 @@ func createPausePodAction(f *framework.Framework, conf pausePodConfig) common.Ac
 
 // WaitForSchedulerAfterAction performs the provided action and then waits for
 // scheduler to act on the given pod.
-func WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f *framework.Framework, action common.Action, podName string, expectSuccess bool) {
+func WaitForSchedulerAfterAction(f *framework.Framework, action common.Action, ns, podName string, expectSuccess bool) {
 	predicate := scheduleFailureEvent(podName)
 	if expectSuccess {
-		predicate = scheduleSuccessEvent(podName, "" /* any node */)
+		predicate = scheduleSuccessEvent(ns, podName, "" /* any node */)
 	}
 	success, err := common.ObserveEventAfterAction(f, predicate, action)
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())