diff --git a/controller.py b/controller.py
index 49b90620..a16a9a29 100644
--- a/controller.py
+++ b/controller.py
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.add_handler(RESOURCE_TYPE_POD, TYPE_DELETED,
                          delete_pod)
 
+        self._last_resource_version = {}
+        """
+        Keeps track of last received version for each resource type.
+        """
+
     def add_handler(self, resource_type, event_type, handler):
         """
         Adds an event handler for the given event type (ADD, DELETE) for the
@@ -295,20 +300,33 @@ def _process_update(self, event_type, resource_type, resource):
     def _manage_resource(self, resource_type):
         """
         Routine for a worker thread.  Syncs with API for the given resource
-        and starts a watch.  If an error occurs within the watch, will re-sync
-        with the API and re-start the watch.
+        and starts a watch.  If an error occurs within the watch, will resync
+        with the API and restart the watch.
         """
+        sync_needed = True
         while True:
             try:
-                # Sync existing resources for this type.
-                resource_version = self._sync_resources(resource_type)
+                if sync_needed:
+                    # Sync existing resources for this type.
+                    self._sync_resources(resource_type)
+
+                # There are many exception conditions below for which we would
+                # need to sync again.  Even though sync isn't needed in the
+                # most mainline case - read timeout - we save some lines of
+                # code by setting sync_needed True here, and resetting it below
+                # in the cases where it isn't needed.
+                sync_needed = True
 
                 # Start a watch from the latest resource_version.
-                self._watch_resource(resource_type, resource_version)
+                self._watch_resource(resource_type)
             except requests.exceptions.ConnectTimeout as e:
                 _log.warning("Connection attempt timed out: %s ...%s", resource_type, e)
             except requests.ConnectionError as e:
-                _log.warning("Connection error: %s ...%s", resource_type, e)
+                if "Read timed out" in str(e):
+                    _log.debug("Normal read time out for %s", resource_type)
+                    sync_needed = False
+                else:
+                    _log.warning("Connection error: %s ...%s", resource_type, e)
             except requests.exceptions.ChunkedEncodingError:
                 _log.exception("Read error querying: %s", resource_type)
             except requests.HTTPError:
@@ -320,23 +338,29 @@ def _manage_resource(self, resource_type):
             except Exception:
                 _log.exception("Unhandled exception killed %s manager", resource_type)
             finally:
-                # Sleep for a second so that we don't tight-loop.
-                _log.warning("Re-starting watch on resource: %s",
-                             resource_type)
-                time.sleep(1)
+                if sync_needed:
+                    # Sleep for a second so that we don't tight-loop.
+                    _log.info("Restarting watch on resource: %s",
+                              resource_type)
+                    time.sleep(1)
+                else:
+                    _log.debug("Restarting watch on resource: %s",
+                               resource_type)
 
-    def _watch_resource(self, resource_type, resource_version):
+    def _watch_resource(self, resource_type):
         """
         Watch the given resource type starting at the given resource version.
         Add any events to the event queue.
         """
         path = WATCH_URLS[resource_type] % self.k8s_api
-        _log.info("Starting watch on: %s", path)
+        _log.debug("Starting watch on: %s", path)
         while True:
             # Attempt to stream API resources.
-            response = self._api_get(path,
-                                     stream=True,
-                                     resource_version=resource_version)
+            response = self._api_get(
+                path,
+                stream=True,
+                resource_version=self._last_resource_version[resource_type]
+            )
             _log.debug("Watch response for %s: %s", path, response)
 
             # Check for successful response, raise error if not.
@@ -377,9 +401,10 @@ def _watch_resource(self, resource_type, resource_version):
 
                     # Extract the latest resource version.
                     new_ver = resource["metadata"]["resourceVersion"]
-                    _log.debug("Update resourceVersion, was: %s, now: %s",
-                               resource_version, new_ver)
-                    resource_version = new_ver
+                    _log.info("Update resourceVersion, was: %s, now: %s",
+                              self._last_resource_version[resource_type],
+                              new_ver)
+                    self._last_resource_version[resource_type] = new_ver
 
     def _sync_resources(self, resource_type):
         """
@@ -420,7 +445,7 @@ def _sync_resources(self, resource_type):
 
         _log.info("Done getting %s(s) - new resourceVersion: %s",
                   resource_type, resource_version)
-        return resource_version
+        self._last_resource_version[resource_type] = resource_version
 
     def _api_get(self, path, stream, resource_version=None):
         """