diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
index a00b934df6a..6703e3e8b01 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
@@ -1323,19 +1323,18 @@ func getPhase(spec *v1.PodSpec, info []v1.ContainerStatus) v1.PodPhase {
 func (kl *Kubelet) generateAPIPodStatus(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecontainer.PodStatus) v1.PodStatus {
 	glog.V(3).Infof("Generating status for %q", format.Pod(pod))
 
+	s := kl.convertStatusToAPIStatus(pod, podStatus)
+
 	// check if an internal module has requested the pod is evicted.
 	for _, podSyncHandler := range kl.PodSyncHandlers {
 		if result := podSyncHandler.ShouldEvict(pod); result.Evict {
-			return v1.PodStatus{
-				Phase:   v1.PodFailed,
-				Reason:  result.Reason,
-				Message: result.Message,
-			}
+			s.Phase = v1.PodFailed
+			s.Reason = result.Reason
+			s.Message = result.Message
+			return *s
 		}
 	}
 
-	s := kl.convertStatusToAPIStatus(pod, podStatus)
-
 	// Assume info is ready to process
 	spec := &pod.Spec
 	allStatus := append(append([]v1.ContainerStatus{}, s.ContainerStatuses...), s.InitContainerStatuses...)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
index e5a14a2336c..89a7da95969 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
@@ -1432,6 +1432,8 @@ func TestSyncPodsSetStatusToFailedForPodsThatRunTooLong(t *testing.T) {
 	status, found := kubelet.statusManager.GetPodStatus(pods[0].UID)
 	assert.True(t, found, "expected to found status for pod %q", pods[0].UID)
 	assert.Equal(t, v1.PodFailed, status.Phase)
+	// check pod status contains ContainerStatuses, etc.
+	assert.NotNil(t, status.ContainerStatuses)
 }
 
 func TestSyncPodsDoesNotSetPodsThatDidNotRunTooLongToFailed(t *testing.T) {