diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index fb17cf92d1..3e32e92d3a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/util/proc"
 	flag "github.com/spf13/pflag"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/1.5/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/pkg/api/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/pkg/watch"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/1.5/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/tools/clientcmd"
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ func main() {
 		glog.Fatalf("Failed to create client: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	initializeMetrics(kubeClient)
+	initializeMetricCollection(kubeClient)
 	metricsServer()
 }
 
@@ -174,54 +173,36 @@ func (l NodeLister) List() (v1.NodeList, error) {
 	return l()
 }
 
-// initializeMetrics creates a new controller from the given config.
-func initializeMetrics(kubeClient clientset.Interface) {
-	dplStore, dplController := cache.NewNamespaceKeyedIndexerAndReflector(
-		&cache.ListWatch{
-			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
-				return kubeClient.Extensions().Deployments(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
-			},
-			WatchFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
-				return kubeClient.Extensions().Deployments(api.NamespaceAll).Watch(options)
-			},
-		}, &v1beta1.Deployment{}, resyncPeriod)
-
-	podStore, podController := cache.NewNamespaceKeyedIndexerAndReflector(
-		cache.NewListWatchFromClient(
-			kubeClient.Core().GetRESTClient(),
-			"pods",
-			api.NamespaceAll,
-			nil,
-		), &v1.Pod{}, resyncPeriod)
-
-	nodeStore, nodeController := cache.NewNamespaceKeyedIndexerAndReflector(
-		cache.NewListWatchFromClient(
-			kubeClient.Core().GetRESTClient(),
-			"nodes",
-			api.NamespaceAll,
-			nil,
-		), &v1.Node{}, resyncPeriod)
-
-	go dplController.Run()
-	go podController.Run()
-	go nodeController.Run()
+// initializeMetricCollection creates and starts informers and initializes and
+// registers metrics for collection.
+func initializeMetricCollection(kubeClient clientset.Interface) {
+	cclient := kubeClient.Core().GetRESTClient()
+	eclient := kubeClient.Extensions().GetRESTClient()
+
+	dlw := cache.NewListWatchFromClient(eclient, "deployments", api.NamespaceAll, nil)
+	plw := cache.NewListWatchFromClient(cclient, "pods", api.NamespaceAll, nil)
+	nlw := cache.NewListWatchFromClient(cclient, "nodes", api.NamespaceAll, nil)
+
+	dinf := cache.NewSharedInformer(dlw, &v1beta1.Deployment{}, resyncPeriod)
+	pinf := cache.NewSharedInformer(plw, &v1.Pod{}, resyncPeriod)
+	ninf := cache.NewSharedInformer(nlw, &v1.Node{}, resyncPeriod)
 
 	dplLister := DeploymentLister(func() (deployments []v1beta1.Deployment, err error) {
-		for _, c := range dplStore.List() {
+		for _, c := range dinf.GetStore().List() {
 			deployments = append(deployments, *(c.(*v1beta1.Deployment)))
 		}
 		return deployments, nil
 	})
 
 	podLister := PodLister(func() (pods []v1.Pod, err error) {
-		for _, m := range podStore.List() {
+		for _, m := range pinf.GetStore().List() {
 			pods = append(pods, *m.(*v1.Pod))
 		}
 		return pods, nil
 	})
 
 	nodeLister := NodeLister(func() (machines v1.NodeList, err error) {
-		for _, m := range nodeStore.List() {
+		for _, m := range ninf.GetStore().List() {
 			machines.Items = append(machines.Items, *(m.(*v1.Node)))
 		}
 		return machines, nil
@@ -230,4 +211,8 @@ func initializeMetrics(kubeClient clientset.Interface) {
 	prometheus.MustRegister(&deploymentCollector{store: dplLister})
 	prometheus.MustRegister(&podCollector{store: podLister})
 	prometheus.MustRegister(&nodeCollector{store: nodeLister})
+
+	go dinf.Run(context.Background().Done())
+	go pinf.Run(context.Background().Done())
+	go ninf.Run(context.Background().Done())
 }