@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ func (c *Controller) loggerForFleetAutoscalerKey(key string) *logrus.Entry {
 }
 
 func (c *Controller) loggerForFleetAutoscaler(fas *v1alpha1.FleetAutoscaler) *logrus.Entry {
-	return c.loggerForFleetAutoscalerKey(fas.Namespace+"/"+fas.Name).WithField("fas", fas)
+	fasName := "NilFleetAutoScaler"
+	if fas != nil {
+		fasName = fas.Namespace + "/" + fas.Name
+	}
+	return c.loggerForFleetAutoscalerKey(fasName).WithField("fas", fas)
 }
 
 // validationHandler will intercept when a FleetAutoscaler is created, and
 
@@ -221,7 +221,11 @@ func (c *Controller) loggerForFleetKey(key string) *logrus.Entry {
 }
 
 func (c *Controller) loggerForFleet(f *v1alpha1.Fleet) *logrus.Entry {
-	return c.loggerForFleetKey(f.Namespace+"/"+f.Name).WithField("fleet", f)
+	fleetName := "NilFleet"
+	if f != nil {
+		fleetName = f.Namespace + "/" + f.Name
+	}
+	return c.loggerForFleetKey(fleetName).WithField("fleet", f)
 }
 
 // gameServerSetEventHandler enqueues the owning Fleet for this GameServerSet,
 
@@ -253,7 +253,11 @@ func (c *Controller) loggerForGameServerAllocationKey(key string) *logrus.Entry
 }
 
 func (c *Controller) loggerForGameServerAllocation(gsa *v1alpha1.GameServerAllocation) *logrus.Entry {
-	return c.loggerForGameServerAllocationKey(gsa.Namespace+"/"+gsa.Name).WithField("gsa", gsa)
+	gsaName := "NilGameServerAllocation"
+	if gsa != nil {
+		gsaName = gsa.Namespace + "/" + gsa.Name
+	}
+	return c.loggerForGameServerAllocationKey(gsaName).WithField("gsa", gsa)
 }
 
 // creationMutationHandler will intercept when a GameServerAllocation is created, and allocate it a GameServer
 
@@ -245,7 +245,11 @@ func (c *Controller) loggerForGameServerKey(key string) *logrus.Entry {
 }
 
 func (c *Controller) loggerForGameServer(gs *v1alpha1.GameServer) *logrus.Entry {
-	return c.loggerForGameServerKey(gs.Namespace+"/"+gs.Name).WithField("gs", gs)
+	gsName := "NilGameServer"
+	if gs != nil {
+		gsName = gs.Namespace + "/" + gs.Name
+	}
+	return c.loggerForGameServerKey(gsName).WithField("gs", gs)
 }
 
 // creationValidationHandler that validates a GameServer when it is created
 
@@ -130,7 +130,11 @@ func (hc *HealthController) loggerForGameServerKey(key string) *logrus.Entry {
 }
 
 func (hc *HealthController) loggerForGameServer(gs *v1alpha1.GameServer) *logrus.Entry {
-	return hc.loggerForGameServerKey(gs.Namespace+"/"+gs.Name).WithField("gs", gs)
+	gsName := "NilGameServer"
+	if gs != nil {
+		gsName = gs.Namespace + "/" + gs.Name
+	}
+	return hc.loggerForGameServerKey(gsName).WithField("gs", gs)
 }
 
 // syncGameServer sets the GameSerer to Unhealthy, if its state is Ready
 
@@ -268,7 +268,11 @@ func (c *Controller) loggerForGameServerSetKey(key string) *logrus.Entry {
 }
 
 func (c *Controller) loggerForGameServerSet(gsSet *v1alpha1.GameServerSet) *logrus.Entry {
-	return c.loggerForGameServerSetKey(gsSet.Namespace+"/"+gsSet.Name).WithField("gss", gsSet)
+	gsSetName := "NilGameServerSet"
+	if gsSet != nil {
+		gsSetName = gsSet.Namespace + "/" + gsSet.Name
+	}
+	return c.loggerForGameServerSetKey(gsSetName).WithField("gss", gsSet)
 }
 
 // syncGameServer synchronises the GameServers for the Set,
 
@@ -505,7 +505,9 @@ func TestFleetNameValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	flt.Name = string(bytes)
 	_, err := alpha1.Fleets(defaultNs).Create(flt)
 	assert.NotNil(t, err)
-	statusErr := err.(*k8serrors.StatusError)
+	statusErr, ok := err.(*k8serrors.StatusError)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+	assert.True(t, len(statusErr.Status().Details.Causes) > 0)
 	assert.Equal(t, statusErr.Status().Details.Causes[0].Type, metav1.CauseTypeFieldValueInvalid)
 	goodFlt := defaultFleet()
 	goodFlt.Name = string(bytes[0 : nameLen-1])
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`@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ func (c Controller) loggerForFleetAutoscalerKey(key string) logrus.Entry {`
`126`	`126`	`}`
`127`	`127`
`128`	`128`	`func (c Controller) loggerForFleetAutoscaler(fas v1alpha1.FleetAutoscaler) *logrus.Entry {`
`129`		`- return c.loggerForFleetAutoscalerKey(fas.Namespace+"/"+fas.Name).WithField("fas", fas)`
	`129`	`+ fasName := "NilFleetAutoScaler"`
	`130`	`+ if fas != nil {`
	`131`	`+ fasName = fas.Namespace + "/" + fas.Name`
	`132`	`+ }`
	`133`	`+ return c.loggerForFleetAutoscalerKey(fasName).WithField("fas", fas)`
`130`	`134`	`}`
`131`	`135`
`132`	`136`	`// validationHandler will intercept when a FleetAutoscaler is created, and`
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`@@ -221,7 +221,11 @@ func (c Controller) loggerForFleetKey(key string) logrus.Entry {`
`221`	`221`	`}`
`222`	`222`
`223`	`223`	`func (c Controller) loggerForFleet(f v1alpha1.Fleet) *logrus.Entry {`
`224`		`- return c.loggerForFleetKey(f.Namespace+"/"+f.Name).WithField("fleet", f)`
	`224`	`+ fleetName := "NilFleet"`
	`225`	`+ if f != nil {`
	`226`	`+ fleetName = f.Namespace + "/" + f.Name`
	`227`	`+ }`
	`228`	`+ return c.loggerForFleetKey(fleetName).WithField("fleet", f)`
`225`	`229`	`}`
`226`	`230`
`227`	`231`	`// gameServerSetEventHandler enqueues the owning Fleet for this GameServerSet,`
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`@@ -253,7 +253,11 @@ func (c Controller) loggerForGameServerAllocationKey(key string) logrus.Entry`
`253`	`253`	`}`
`254`	`254`
`255`	`255`	`func (c Controller) loggerForGameServerAllocation(gsa v1alpha1.GameServerAllocation) *logrus.Entry {`
`256`		`- return c.loggerForGameServerAllocationKey(gsa.Namespace+"/"+gsa.Name).WithField("gsa", gsa)`
	`256`	`+ gsaName := "NilGameServerAllocation"`
	`257`	`+ if gsa != nil {`
	`258`	`+ gsaName = gsa.Namespace + "/" + gsa.Name`
	`259`	`+ }`
	`260`	`+ return c.loggerForGameServerAllocationKey(gsaName).WithField("gsa", gsa)`
`257`	`261`	`}`
`258`	`262`
`259`	`263`	`// creationMutationHandler will intercept when a GameServerAllocation is created, and allocate it a GameServer`
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`@@ -245,7 +245,11 @@ func (c Controller) loggerForGameServerKey(key string) logrus.Entry {`
`245`	`245`	`}`
`246`	`246`
`247`	`247`	`func (c Controller) loggerForGameServer(gs v1alpha1.GameServer) *logrus.Entry {`
`248`		`- return c.loggerForGameServerKey(gs.Namespace+"/"+gs.Name).WithField("gs", gs)`
	`248`	`+ gsName := "NilGameServer"`
	`249`	`+ if gs != nil {`
	`250`	`+ gsName = gs.Namespace + "/" + gs.Name`
	`251`	`+ }`
	`252`	`+ return c.loggerForGameServerKey(gsName).WithField("gs", gs)`
`249`	`253`	`}`
`250`	`254`
`251`	`255`	`// creationValidationHandler that validates a GameServer when it is created`
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`@@ -130,7 +130,11 @@ func (hc HealthController) loggerForGameServerKey(key string) logrus.Entry {`
`130`	`130`	`}`
`131`	`131`
`132`	`132`	`func (hc HealthController) loggerForGameServer(gs v1alpha1.GameServer) *logrus.Entry {`
`133`		`- return hc.loggerForGameServerKey(gs.Namespace+"/"+gs.Name).WithField("gs", gs)`
	`133`	`+ gsName := "NilGameServer"`
	`134`	`+ if gs != nil {`
	`135`	`+ gsName = gs.Namespace + "/" + gs.Name`
	`136`	`+ }`
	`137`	`+ return hc.loggerForGameServerKey(gsName).WithField("gs", gs)`
`134`	`138`	`}`
`135`	`139`
`136`	`140`	`// syncGameServer sets the GameSerer to Unhealthy, if its state is Ready`
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`@@ -268,7 +268,11 @@ func (c Controller) loggerForGameServerSetKey(key string) logrus.Entry {`
`268`	`268`	`}`
`269`	`269`
`270`	`270`	`func (c Controller) loggerForGameServerSet(gsSet v1alpha1.GameServerSet) *logrus.Entry {`
`271`		`- return c.loggerForGameServerSetKey(gsSet.Namespace+"/"+gsSet.Name).WithField("gss", gsSet)`
	`271`	`+ gsSetName := "NilGameServerSet"`
	`272`	`+ if gsSet != nil {`
	`273`	`+ gsSetName = gsSet.Namespace + "/" + gsSet.Name`
	`274`	`+ }`
	`275`	`+ return c.loggerForGameServerSetKey(gsSetName).WithField("gss", gsSet)`
`272`	`276`	`}`
`273`	`277`
`274`	`278`	`// syncGameServer synchronises the GameServers for the Set,`