diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/deployment/deploymentcontroller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/deployment/deploymentcontroller.go
index 4b2328428cf..b6e629a554e 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/deployment/deploymentcontroller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/deployment/deploymentcontroller.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func NewDeploymentController(federationClient fedclientset.Interface) *Deploymen
 		// objNameFunc
 		func(obj runtime.Object) string {
 			deployment := obj.(*extensionsv1.Deployment)
-			return deployment.Name
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", deployment.Namespace, deployment.Name)
 		},
 		updateTimeout,
 		fdc.eventRecorder,
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/ingress/ingress_controller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/ingress/ingress_controller.go
index ad9ff847636..46215e72cb7 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/ingress/ingress_controller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/ingress/ingress_controller.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func NewIngressController(client federationclientset.Interface) *IngressControll
 		// objNameFunc
 		func(obj pkgruntime.Object) string {
 			ingress := obj.(*extensionsv1beta1.Ingress)
-			return ingress.Name
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", ingress.Namespace, ingress.Name)
 		},
 		ic.updateTimeout,
 		ic.eventRecorder,
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/namespace/namespace_controller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/namespace/namespace_controller.go
index b33e4ad1dba..37f5748063b 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/namespace/namespace_controller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/namespace/namespace_controller.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func NewNamespaceController(client federationclientset.Interface, dynamicClientP
 		// objNameFunc
 		func(obj runtime.Object) string {
 			namespace := obj.(*apiv1.Namespace)
-			return namespace.Name
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", namespace.Namespace, namespace.Name)
 		},
 		nc.updateTimeout,
 		nc.eventRecorder,
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/replicaset/replicasetcontroller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/replicaset/replicasetcontroller.go
index 2d2b5242170..69e158c0dee 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/replicaset/replicasetcontroller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/replicaset/replicasetcontroller.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func NewReplicaSetController(federationClient fedclientset.Interface) *ReplicaSe
 		// objNameFunc
 		func(obj runtime.Object) string {
 			replicaset := obj.(*extensionsv1.ReplicaSet)
-			return replicaset.Name
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", replicaset.Namespace, replicaset.Name)
 		},
 		updateTimeout,
 		frsc.eventRecorder,
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/servicecontroller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/servicecontroller.go
index ef89a27df80..2219abd6252 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/servicecontroller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/servicecontroller.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func New(federationClient fedclientset.Interface, dns dnsprovider.Interface,
 		// objNameFunc
 		func(obj pkgruntime.Object) string {
 			service := obj.(*v1.Service)
-			return service.Name
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", service.Namespace, service.Name)
 		},
 		updateTimeout,
 		s.eventRecorder,
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/sync/controller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/sync/controller.go
index 529521fd787..7d850667717 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/sync/controller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/sync/controller.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func newFederationSyncController(client federationclientset.Interface, adapter f
 		s.updateObject,
 		// objNameFunc
 		func(obj pkgruntime.Object) string {
-			return adapter.ObjectMeta(obj).Name
+			return adapter.NamespacedName(obj).String()
 		},
 		s.updateTimeout,
 		s.eventRecorder,