diff --git a/generator/k8s_client_template.go b/generator/k8s_client_template.go
index 323823b3..05311829 100644
--- a/generator/k8s_client_template.go
+++ b/generator/k8s_client_template.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/rancher/norman/objectclient"
+	"github.com/rancher/norman/objectclient/dynamic"
 	"github.com/rancher/norman/controller"
 	"github.com/rancher/norman/restwatch"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 )
 
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ type Client struct {
 
 func NewForConfig(config rest.Config) (Interface, error) {
 	if config.NegotiatedSerializer == nil {
-		configConfig := dynamic.ContentConfig()
-		config.NegotiatedSerializer = configConfig.NegotiatedSerializer
+		config.NegotiatedSerializer = dynamic.NegotiatedSerializer
 	}
 
 	restClient, err := restwatch.UnversionedRESTClientFor(&config)
diff --git a/leader12/leader.go b/leader12/leader.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..357e7b34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/leader12/leader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package leader
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	v1core "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
+)
+
+type Callback func(cb context.Context)
+
+func RunOrDie(ctx context.Context, name string, client kubernetes.Interface, cb Callback) {
+	err := run(ctx, name, client, cb)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Fatalf("Failed to start leader election for %s", name)
+	}
+	panic("Failed to start leader election for " + name)
+}
+
+func run(ctx context.Context, name string, client kubernetes.Interface, cb Callback) error {
+	id, err := os.Hostname()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	recorder := createRecorder(name, client)
+
+	rl, err := resourcelock.New(resourcelock.ConfigMapsResourceLock,
+		"kube-system",
+		name,
+		client.CoreV1(),
+		resourcelock.ResourceLockConfig{
+			Identity:      id,
+			EventRecorder: recorder,
+		})
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Fatalf("error creating leader lock for %s: %v", name, err)
+	}
+
+	leaderelection.RunOrDie(ctx, leaderelection.LeaderElectionConfig{
+		Lock:          rl,
+		LeaseDuration: 15 * time.Second,
+		RenewDeadline: 10 * time.Second,
+		RetryPeriod:   2 * time.Second,
+		Callbacks: leaderelection.LeaderCallbacks{
+			OnStartedLeading: func(ctx context.Context) {
+				go cb(ctx)
+			},
+			OnStoppedLeading: func() {
+				logrus.Fatalf("leaderelection lost for %s", name)
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	panic("unreachable")
+}
+
+func createRecorder(name string, kubeClient kubernetes.Interface) record.EventRecorder {
+	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
+	eventBroadcaster.StartLogging(logrus.Debugf)
+	eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(&v1core.EventSinkImpl{Interface: v1core.New(kubeClient.CoreV1().RESTClient()).Events("")})
+	return eventBroadcaster.NewRecorder(legacyscheme.Scheme, v1.EventSource{Component: name})
+}
diff --git a/objectclient/dynamic/content.go b/objectclient/dynamic/content.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..794f15b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/objectclient/dynamic/content.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package dynamic
+
+import (
+	ejson "encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+)
+
+var (
+	NegotiatedSerializer = negotiatedSerializer{}
+)
+
+type negotiatedSerializer struct{}
+
+func (s negotiatedSerializer) SupportedMediaTypes() []runtime.SerializerInfo {
+	return []runtime.SerializerInfo{
+		{
+			MediaType:     "application/json",
+			EncodesAsText: true,
+			Serializer: dynamicCodec{
+				Encoder: unstructured.UnstructuredJSONScheme,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (s negotiatedSerializer) EncoderForVersion(encoder runtime.Encoder, gv runtime.GroupVersioner) runtime.Encoder {
+	return encoder
+}
+
+func (s negotiatedSerializer) DecoderToVersion(decoder runtime.Decoder, gv runtime.GroupVersioner) runtime.Decoder {
+	return decoder
+}
+
+type dynamicCodec struct {
+	runtime.Encoder
+}
+
+func (dynamicCodec) Decode(data []byte, gvk *schema.GroupVersionKind, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, *schema.GroupVersionKind, error) {
+	obj, gvk, err := unstructured.UnstructuredJSONScheme.Decode(data, gvk, obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := obj.(*metav1.Status); !ok && strings.ToLower(gvk.Kind) == "status" {
+		obj = &metav1.Status{}
+		err := ejson.Unmarshal(data, obj)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return obj, gvk, nil
+}
diff --git a/objectclient/object_client.go b/objectclient/object_client.go
index 29b85811..d75896a2 100644
--- a/objectclient/object_client.go
+++ b/objectclient/object_client.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/streaming"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	restclientwatch "k8s.io/client-go/rest/watch"
 )
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ func (p *ObjectClient) GetNamespaced(namespace, name string, opts metav1.GetOpti
 	}
 	err := req.
 		Resource(p.resource.Name).
-		VersionedParams(&opts, dynamic.VersionedParameterEncoderWithV1Fallback).
+		VersionedParams(&opts, metav1.ParameterCodec).
 		Name(name).
 		Do().
 		Into(result)
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ func (p *ObjectClient) Get(name string, opts metav1.GetOptions) (runtime.Object,
 		Prefix(p.getAPIPrefix(), p.gvk.Group, p.gvk.Version).
 		NamespaceIfScoped(p.ns, p.resource.Namespaced).
 		Resource(p.resource.Name).
-		VersionedParams(&opts, dynamic.VersionedParameterEncoderWithV1Fallback).
+		VersionedParams(&opts, metav1.ParameterCodec).
 		Name(name).
 		Do().
 		Into(result)
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ func (p *ObjectClient) List(opts metav1.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 		Prefix(p.getAPIPrefix(), p.gvk.Group, p.gvk.Version).
 		NamespaceIfScoped(p.ns, p.resource.Namespaced).
 		Resource(p.resource.Name).
-		VersionedParams(&opts, dynamic.VersionedParameterEncoderWithV1Fallback).
+		VersionedParams(&opts, metav1.ParameterCodec).
 		Do().
 		Into(result)
 }
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ func (p *ObjectClient) Watch(opts metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
 		Prefix("watch").
 		NamespaceIfScoped(p.ns, p.resource.Namespaced).
 		Resource(p.resource.Name).
-		VersionedParams(&opts, dynamic.VersionedParameterEncoderWithV1Fallback).
+		VersionedParams(&opts, metav1.ParameterCodec).
 		Stream()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ func (p *ObjectClient) DeleteCollection(deleteOptions *metav1.DeleteOptions, lis
 		Prefix(p.getAPIPrefix(), p.gvk.Group, p.gvk.Version).
 		NamespaceIfScoped(p.ns, p.resource.Namespaced).
 		Resource(p.resource.Name).
-		VersionedParams(&listOptions, dynamic.VersionedParameterEncoderWithV1Fallback).
+		VersionedParams(&listOptions, metav1.ParameterCodec).
 		Body(deleteOptions).
 		Do().
 		Error()
diff --git a/scripts/validate b/scripts/validate
index ff9e078e..a3b265c7 100755
--- a/scripts/validate
+++ b/scripts/validate
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cd $(dirname $0)/..
 
 echo Running validation
 
-PACKAGES="$(find -name '*.go' | xargs -I{} dirname {} |  cut -f2 -d/ | sort -u | grep -Ev '(^\.$|.git|.trash-cache|vendor|bin)' | sed -e 's!^!./!' -e 's!$!/...!')"
+PACKAGES="$(find -name '*.go' | xargs -I{} dirname {} |  cut -f2 -d/ | sort -u | grep -Ev '(^\.$|.git|.trash-cache|vendor|bin|leader12)' | sed -e 's!^!./!' -e 's!$!/...!')"
 
 echo Running: go vet
 go vet ${PACKAGES}
diff --git a/store/proxy/proxy_store.go b/store/proxy/proxy_store.go
index 54f66fb7..54cf1053 100644
--- a/store/proxy/proxy_store.go
+++ b/store/proxy/proxy_store.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rancher/norman/httperror"
+	"github.com/rancher/norman/objectclient/dynamic"
 	"github.com/rancher/norman/pkg/broadcast"
 	"github.com/rancher/norman/restwatch"
 	"github.com/rancher/norman/types"
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/json"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/streaming"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	restclientwatch "k8s.io/client-go/rest/watch"
 )
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ type simpleClientGetter struct {
 func NewClientGetterFromConfig(config rest.Config) (ClientGetter, error) {
 	dynamicConfig := config
 	if dynamicConfig.NegotiatedSerializer == nil {
-		configConfig := dynamic.ContentConfig()
-		dynamicConfig.NegotiatedSerializer = configConfig.NegotiatedSerializer
+		dynamicConfig.NegotiatedSerializer = dynamic.NegotiatedSerializer
 	}
 
 	unversionedClient, err := rest.UnversionedRESTClientFor(&dynamicConfig)
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ func (s *Store) realWatch(apiContext *types.APIContext, schema *types.Schema, op
 		Watch:           true,
 		TimeoutSeconds:  &timeout,
 		ResourceVersion: "0",
-	}, dynamic.VersionedParameterEncoderWithV1Fallback)
+	}, metav1.ParameterCodec)
 
 	body, err := req.Stream()
 	if err != nil {