diff --git a/controllers/nginx/controller.go b/controllers/nginx/controller.go
index 52f64dcd6..0124f06fe 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/controller.go
+++ b/controllers/nginx/controller.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func newLoadBalancerController(kubeClient *client.Client, resyncPeriod time.Dura
 
 	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
 	eventBroadcaster.StartLogging(glog.Infof)
-	eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(kubeClient.Events(""))
+	eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(kubeClient.Events(namespace))
 
 	lbc := loadBalancerController{
 		client:       kubeClient,
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func newLoadBalancerController(kubeClient *client.Client, resyncPeriod time.Dura
 			addIng := obj.(*extensions.Ingress)
 			lbc.recorder.Eventf(addIng, api.EventTypeNormal, "CREATE", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", addIng.Namespace, addIng.Name))
 			lbc.ingQueue.enqueue(obj)
+			lbc.svcEpQueue.enqueue(obj)
 			lbc.syncQueue.enqueue(obj)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ func newLoadBalancerController(kubeClient *client.Client, resyncPeriod time.Dura
 				upIng := cur.(*extensions.Ingress)
 				lbc.recorder.Eventf(upIng, api.EventTypeNormal, "UPDATE", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", upIng.Namespace, upIng.Name))
 				lbc.ingQueue.enqueue(cur)
+				lbc.svcEpQueue.enqueue(cur)
 				lbc.syncQueue.enqueue(cur)
 			}
 		},
@@ -170,17 +172,6 @@ func newLoadBalancerController(kubeClient *client.Client, resyncPeriod time.Dura
 		},
 	}
 
-	svcEventHandler := framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
-		AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
-			lbc.svcEpQueue.enqueue(obj)
-		},
-		UpdateFunc: func(old, cur interface{}) {
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(old, cur) {
-				lbc.svcEpQueue.enqueue(cur)
-			}
-		},
-	}
-
 	lbc.ingLister.Store, lbc.ingController = framework.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc:  ingressListFunc(lbc.client, namespace),
@@ -200,7 +191,7 @@ func newLoadBalancerController(kubeClient *client.Client, resyncPeriod time.Dura
 			ListFunc:  serviceListFunc(lbc.client, namespace),
 			WatchFunc: serviceWatchFunc(lbc.client, namespace),
 		},
-		&api.Service{}, resyncPeriod, svcEventHandler)
+		&api.Service{}, resyncPeriod, framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{})
 
 	return &lbc, nil
 }
@@ -263,27 +254,54 @@ func (lbc *loadBalancerController) updateEpNamedPorts(key string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	svcObj, svcExists, err := lbc.svcLister.GetByKey(key)
+	glog.V(4).Infof("checking if service %v uses named ports to update annotation %v", key, namedPortAnnotation)
+
+	ingObj, ingExists, err := lbc.ingLister.Store.GetByKey(key)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Warningf("error getting service %v: %v", key, err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !svcExists {
+	if !ingExists {
 		glog.Warningf("service %v not found", key)
 		return
 	}
 
-	svc := svcObj.(*api.Service)
-	if svc.Spec.Selector == nil {
-		return
-	}
+	ing := ingObj.(*extensions.Ingress)
+	for _, rule := range ing.Spec.Rules {
+		if rule.IngressRuleValue.HTTP == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 
+		for _, path := range rule.HTTP.Paths {
+			svcKey := fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", ing.GetNamespace(), path.Backend.ServiceName)
+			svcObj, svcExists, err := lbc.svcLister.Store.GetByKey(svcKey)
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Infof("error getting service %v from the cache: %v", svcKey, err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if !svcExists {
+				glog.Warningf("service %v does no exists", svcKey)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			svc := svcObj.(*api.Service)
+			if svc.Spec.Selector == nil {
+				return
+			}
+
+			lbc.checkSvcForUpdate(svc)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (lbc *loadBalancerController) checkSvcForUpdate(svc *api.Service) {
 	pods, err := lbc.client.Pods(svc.Namespace).List(api.ListOptions{
 		LabelSelector: labels.Set(svc.Spec.Selector).AsSelector(),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("error searching service pods %q: %v", key, err)
+		glog.Errorf("error searching service pods %v/%v: %v", svc.Namespace, svc.Name, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -291,7 +309,7 @@ func (lbc *loadBalancerController) updateEpNamedPorts(key string) {
 
 	for i := range pods.Items {
 		pod := &pods.Items[i]
-
+		glog.V(4).Infof("checking pod %v/%v for named port information", pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
 		for i := range svc.Spec.Ports {
 			servicePort := &svc.Spec.Ports[i]
 
@@ -299,7 +317,7 @@ func (lbc *loadBalancerController) updateEpNamedPorts(key string) {
 			if err != nil {
 				portNum, err := podutil.FindPort(pod, servicePort)
 				if err != nil {
-					glog.V(4).Infof("Failed to find port for service %s/%s: %v", svc.Namespace, svc.Name, err)
+					glog.V(4).Infof("failed to find port for service %s/%s: %v", svc.Namespace, svc.Name, err)
 					continue
 				}
 
@@ -312,16 +330,18 @@ func (lbc *loadBalancerController) updateEpNamedPorts(key string) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(svc.ObjectMeta.Annotations, namedPorts) {
+	if svc.ObjectMeta.Annotations == nil {
+		svc.ObjectMeta.Annotations = map[string]string{}
+	}
+
+	curNamedPort := svc.ObjectMeta.Annotations[namedPortAnnotation]
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(curNamedPort, namedPorts) {
 		data, _ := json.Marshal(namedPorts)
-		if svc.ObjectMeta.Annotations == nil {
-			svc.ObjectMeta.Annotations = map[string]string{}
-		}
 		svc.ObjectMeta.Annotations[namedPortAnnotation] = string(data)
 		glog.Infof("updating service %v with new named port mappings", svc.Name)
 		_, err := lbc.client.Services(svc.Namespace).Update(svc)
 		if err != nil {
-			glog.Errorf("Error syncing service %q: %v", key, err)
+			glog.Errorf("error syncing service %v/%v: %v", svc.Namespace, svc.Name, err)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -879,6 +899,8 @@ func (lbc *loadBalancerController) Run() {
 	go lbc.endpController.Run(lbc.stopCh)
 	go lbc.svcController.Run(lbc.stopCh)
 
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+
 	go lbc.syncQueue.run(time.Second, lbc.stopCh)
 	go lbc.ingQueue.run(time.Second, lbc.stopCh)
 	go lbc.svcEpQueue.run(time.Second, lbc.stopCh)