diff --git a/cmd/kail/main.go b/cmd/kail/main.go
index e32c4ac..597a1ad 100644
--- a/cmd/kail/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kail/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 )
 
@@ -57,6 +59,14 @@ var (
 			PlaceHolder("DURATION").
 			Default("1s").
 			Duration()
+
+	flagGlogV = kingpin.Flag("glog-v", "glog -v value").
+			Default("0").
+			String()
+
+	flagGlogVmodule = kingpin.Flag("glog-vmodule", "glog -vmodule flag").
+			Default("").
+			String()
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -72,7 +82,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	log := createLog()
 
-	cs := createKubeClient()
+	cs, rc := createKubeClient()
 
 	dsb := createDSBuilder()
 
@@ -84,13 +94,15 @@ func main() {
 
 	ds := createDS(ctx, cs, dsb)
 
+	filter := kail.NewContainerFilter(*flagContainers)
+
 	if *flagDryRun {
 
-		listPods(ds)
+		listPods(ds, filter)
 
 	} else {
 
-		streamLogs(createController(ctx, cs, ds))
+		streamLogs(createController(ctx, cs, rc, ds, filter))
 
 	}
 
@@ -123,23 +135,31 @@ func createLog() logutil.Log {
 	parent.Level = lvl
 	parent.Out = *flagLogFile
 
+	// XXX: fucking glog.
+	os.Args = []string{os.Args[0],
+		"-logtostderr=true",
+		"-v=" + *flagGlogV,
+		"-vmodule=" + *flagGlogVmodule,
+	}
+	flag.Parse()
+
 	return logutil_logrus.New(parent).WithComponent("kail.main")
 }
 
-func createKubeClient() kubernetes.Interface {
+func createKubeClient() (kubernetes.Interface, *rest.Config) {
 	overrides := &clientcmd.ConfigOverrides{}
 
 	if flagContext != nil {
 		overrides.CurrentContext = *flagContext
 	}
 
-	cs, _, err := util.KubeClient(overrides)
+	cs, rc, err := util.KubeClient(overrides)
 	kingpin.FatalIfError(err, "Error configuring kubernetes connection")
 
 	_, err = cs.CoreV1().Namespaces().List(metav1.ListOptions{})
 	kingpin.FatalIfError(err, "Can't connnect to kubernetes")
 
-	return cs
+	return cs, rc
 }
 
 func createDSBuilder() kail.DSBuilder {
@@ -204,27 +224,28 @@ func createDS(ctx context.Context, cs kubernetes.Interface, dsb kail.DSBuilder)
 	return ds
 }
 
-func listPods(ds kail.DS) {
+func listPods(ds kail.DS, filter kail.ContainerFilter) {
 	pods, err := ds.Pods().Cache().List()
 	kingpin.FatalIfError(err, "Error fetching pods")
 
 	w := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 0, 0, 1, ' ', 0)
 
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "NAMESPACE\tNAME\tNODE")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "NAMESPACE\tNAME\tCONTAINER\tNODE")
 
 	for _, pod := range pods {
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%v\t%v\t%v\n", pod.GetNamespace(), pod.GetName(), pod.Spec.NodeName)
+		_, sources := kail.SourcesForPod(filter, pod)
+		for _, source := range sources {
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%v\t%v\t%v\t%v\n", source.Namespace(), source.Name(), source.Container(), source.Node())
+		}
 	}
 
 	w.Flush()
 }
 
 func createController(
-	ctx context.Context, cs kubernetes.Interface, ds kail.DS) kail.Controller {
-
-	filter := kail.NewContainerFilter(*flagContainers)
+	ctx context.Context, cs kubernetes.Interface, rc *rest.Config, ds kail.DS, filter kail.ContainerFilter) kail.Controller {
 
-	controller, err := kail.NewController(ctx, cs, ds.Pods(), filter, *flagSince)
+	controller, err := kail.NewController(ctx, cs, rc, ds.Pods(), filter, *flagSince)
 	kingpin.FatalIfError(err, "Error creating controller")
 
 	return controller
diff --git a/controller.go b/controller.go
index 69c0c4b..86532a6 100644
--- a/controller.go
+++ b/controller.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 
 	lifecycle "github.com/boz/go-lifecycle"
 	logutil "github.com/boz/go-logutil"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ type Controller interface {
 func NewController(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	cs kubernetes.Interface,
+	rc *rest.Config,
 	pcontroller pod.Controller,
 	filter ContainerFilter,
 	since time.Duration) (Controller, error) {
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ func NewController(
 
 	c := &controller{
 		cs:        cs,
+		rc:        rc,
 		pods:      pods,
 		filter:    filter,
 		mconfig:   monitorConfig{since: since},
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ func NewController(
 
 type controller struct {
 	cs     kubernetes.Interface
+	rc     *rest.Config
 	pods   pod.Subscription
 	filter ContainerFilter
 
@@ -183,15 +187,7 @@ func (c *controller) handlePodEvent(ev pod.Event) {
 }
 
 func (c *controller) ensureMonitorsForPod(pod *v1.Pod) {
-	id := nsname.ForObject(pod)
-	sources := make(map[eventSource]bool)
-
-	for _, cstatus := range pod.Status.ContainerStatuses {
-		if c.filter.Accept(cstatus) {
-			source := eventSource{id, cstatus.Name, pod.Spec.NodeName}
-			sources[source] = true
-		}
-	}
+	id, sources := sourcesForPod(c.filter, pod)
 
 	c.log.Debugf("pod %v/%v: %v containers ready",
 		pod.GetNamespace(), pod.GetName(), len(sources))
diff --git a/filter.go b/filter.go
index e196ce0..e80877c 100644
--- a/filter.go
+++ b/filter.go
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package kail
 
-import "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+import (
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/boz/kcache/nsname"
+	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+)
 
 type ContainerFilter interface {
 	Accept(cs v1.ContainerStatus) bool
@@ -26,3 +31,34 @@ func (cf containerFilter) Accept(cs v1.ContainerStatus) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func sourcesForPod(filter ContainerFilter, pod *v1.Pod) (nsname.NSName, map[eventSource]bool) {
+	id := nsname.ForObject(pod)
+	sources := make(map[eventSource]bool)
+
+	for _, cstatus := range pod.Status.ContainerStatuses {
+		if filter.Accept(cstatus) {
+			source := eventSource{id, cstatus.Name, pod.Spec.NodeName}
+			sources[source] = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return id, sources
+}
+
+func SourcesForPod(
+	filter ContainerFilter, pod *v1.Pod) (nsname.NSName, []EventSource) {
+
+	id, internal := sourcesForPod(filter, pod)
+	sources := make([]EventSource, 0, len(internal))
+
+	for source, _ := range internal {
+		sources = append(sources, source)
+	}
+
+	sort.Slice(sources, func(a, b int) bool {
+		return sources[a].Name() < sources[b].Name()
+	})
+
+	return id, sources
+}
diff --git a/monitor.go b/monitor.go
index 4d2532a..81cf063 100644
--- a/monitor.go
+++ b/monitor.go
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 package kail
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 
 	lifecycle "github.com/boz/go-lifecycle"
 	logutil "github.com/boz/go-logutil"
@@ -17,6 +20,10 @@ const (
 	logBufsiz = 1024
 )
 
+var (
+	canaryLog = []byte("unexpected stream type \"\"")
+)
+
 type monitorConfig struct {
 	since time.Duration
 }
@@ -34,7 +41,7 @@ func newMonitor(c *controller, source EventSource, config monitorConfig) monitor
 		fmt.Sprintf("monitor [%v]", source))
 
 	m := &_monitor{
-		core:    c.cs.CoreV1(),
+		rc:      c.rc,
 		source:  source,
 		config:  config,
 		eventch: c.eventch,
@@ -49,7 +56,7 @@ func newMonitor(c *controller, source EventSource, config monitorConfig) monitor
 }
 
 type _monitor struct {
-	core    corev1.CoreV1Interface
+	rc      *rest.Config
 	source  EventSource
 	config  monitorConfig
 	eventch chan<- Event
@@ -72,18 +79,34 @@ func (m *_monitor) run() {
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(m.ctx)
 
+	client, err := m.makeClient(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		m.lc.ShutdownInitiated(err)
+		cancel()
+		return
+	}
+
 	donech := make(chan struct{})
 
-	go m.mainloop(ctx, donech)
+	go m.mainloop(ctx, client, donech)
 
-	err := <-m.lc.ShutdownRequest()
+	err = <-m.lc.ShutdownRequest()
 	m.lc.ShutdownInitiated(err)
 	cancel()
 
 	<-donech
 }
 
-func (m *_monitor) mainloop(ctx context.Context, donech chan struct{}) {
+func (m *_monitor) makeClient(ctx context.Context) (corev1.CoreV1Interface, error) {
+	cs, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(m.rc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return cs.CoreV1(), nil
+}
+
+func (m *_monitor) mainloop(
+	ctx context.Context, client corev1.CoreV1Interface, donech chan struct{}) {
 	defer m.log.Un(m.log.Trace("mainloop"))
 	defer close(donech)
 
@@ -94,8 +117,11 @@ func (m *_monitor) mainloop(ctx context.Context, donech chan struct{}) {
 
 	m.log.Debugf("displaying logs since %v seconds", sinceSecs)
 
-	for ctx.Err() == nil {
-		err := m.readloop(ctx, since)
+	for i := 0; ctx.Err() == nil; i++ {
+
+		m.log.Debugf("readloop count: %v", i)
+
+		err := m.readloop(ctx, client, since)
 		switch {
 		case err == io.EOF:
 		case err == nil:
@@ -111,7 +137,9 @@ func (m *_monitor) mainloop(ctx context.Context, donech chan struct{}) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m *_monitor) readloop(ctx context.Context, since *int64) error {
+func (m *_monitor) readloop(
+	ctx context.Context, client corev1.CoreV1Interface, since *int64) error {
+
 	defer m.log.Un(m.log.Trace("readloop"))
 
 	opts := &v1.PodLogOptions{
@@ -120,11 +148,10 @@ func (m *_monitor) readloop(ctx context.Context, since *int64) error {
 		SinceSeconds: since,
 	}
 
-	req := m.core.
+	req := client.
 		Pods(m.source.Namespace()).
-		GetLogs(m.source.Name(), opts)
-
-	req = req.Context(ctx)
+		GetLogs(m.source.Name(), opts).
+		Context(ctx)
 
 	stream, err := req.Stream()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -148,7 +175,13 @@ func (m *_monitor) readloop(ctx context.Context, since *int64) error {
 			return io.EOF
 		}
 
-		event := newEvent(m.source, logbuf[0:nread])
+		log := logbuf[0:nread]
+
+		if bytes.Compare(canaryLog, log) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		event := newEvent(m.source, log)
 
 		select {
 		case m.eventch <- event:
diff --git a/vendor/vendor.json b/vendor/vendor.json
index f6db0ce..336701c 100644
--- a/vendor/vendor.json
+++ b/vendor/vendor.json
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
 			"revisionTime": "2017-08-08T02:16:21Z"
 		},
 		{
-			"checksumSHA1": "kHrNY4ktruLxWd+qxbMw90KfO1Y=",
+			"checksumSHA1": "mygGPzw0Q81XnyUgA7+YYDIjYD8=",
 			"path": "github.com/google/btree",
 			"revision": "316fb6d3f031ae8f4d457c6c5186b9e3ded70435",
 			"revisionTime": "2016-12-17T18:35:37Z"
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@
 			"revisionTime": "2017-07-25T16:55:14Z"
 		},
 		{
-			"checksumSHA1": "9/T0BIuAN9HJmAYwQM+0l2Wi7R4=",
+			"checksumSHA1": "pLUgsMw7bn9d4FrZaL/RUSCfNwQ=",
 			"path": "golang.org/x/sys/unix",
 			"revision": "2d3e384235de683634e9080b58f757466840aa48",
 			"revisionTime": "2017-08-14T10:24:55Z"
@@ -567,19 +567,19 @@
 			"revisionTime": "2017-07-06T13:46:35Z"
 		},
 		{
-			"checksumSHA1": "MRLtTu/vpd18le8/HPLxOdjO5RE=",
+			"checksumSHA1": "KG+XZAbxdkpBm3Fa3bJ3Ylq8CKI=",
 			"path": "golang.org/x/text/unicode/bidi",
 			"revision": "b19bf474d317b857955b12035d2c5acb57ce8b01",
 			"revisionTime": "2017-07-06T13:46:35Z"
 		},
 		{
-			"checksumSHA1": "kKylzIrLEnH8NKyeVAL0dq5gjVQ=",
+			"checksumSHA1": "Anof4bt0AU+Sa3R8Rq0KBnlpbaQ=",
 			"path": "golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm",
 			"revision": "b19bf474d317b857955b12035d2c5acb57ce8b01",
 			"revisionTime": "2017-07-06T13:46:35Z"
 		},
 		{
-			"checksumSHA1": "mfeW9NCKg58o6w5bbXPvpixpIw0=",
+			"checksumSHA1": "U1OTBlgTRUe9ZdMsbISL1E+eMm8=",
 			"path": "golang.org/x/text/width",
 			"revision": "b19bf474d317b857955b12035d2c5acb57ce8b01",
 			"revisionTime": "2017-07-06T13:46:35Z"