diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 117d7c9c8..66f9c6991 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go",
-			"Rev": "cf84c08bad11"
+			"Rev": "5be5d5753fd2"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/component-base",
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c856e16b4..921e0750b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ require (
 	gotest.tools v2.2.0+incompatible // indirect
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20200207025841-85a41f27a10c
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20200207025655-52a338251bb2
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20200207110052-cf84c08bad11
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20200207150107-5be5d5753fd2
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20200207030544-616550b070ba
 	k8s.io/klog v1.0.0
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20200121204235-bf4fb3bd569c
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ replace (
 	golang.org/x/tools => golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190821162956-65e3620a7ae7 // pinned to release-branch.go1.13
 	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20200207025841-85a41f27a10c
 	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20200207025655-52a338251bb2
-	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20200207110052-cf84c08bad11
+	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20200207150107-5be5d5753fd2
 	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20200207030544-616550b070ba
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 79b86be48..024b76b69 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190106161140-3f1c8253044a/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20200207025841-85a41f27a10c/go.mod h1:SA5EjO7X3UBpRgCFnqrgyCg0rXvBmN8QpNZ4Bvmv9js=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20200207025655-52a338251bb2/go.mod h1:4JiEu5qfVX4iOPJG4zxNOGJ0HamEJ5OmJHxtHMChmZo=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20200207110052-cf84c08bad11/go.mod h1:ourVHU91vVd0R4YiJhW1FNlt3K+HtokZ5ImtcAbqVh4=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20200207150107-5be5d5753fd2/go.mod h1:ourVHU91vVd0R4YiJhW1FNlt3K+HtokZ5ImtcAbqVh4=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20200207030544-616550b070ba/go.mod h1:xqOLjWJL1P+sXGSeMoLVvN0UM/adtUwVUp/mwh5H518=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20190128074634-0689ccc1d7d6/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
 k8s.io/klog v0.0.0-20181102134211-b9b56d5dfc92/go.mod h1:Gq+BEi5rUBO/HRz0bTSXDUcqjScdoY3a9IHpCEIOOfk=
diff --git a/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/fieldmanager_test.go b/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/fieldmanager_test.go
index cf4d8b941..19bf43c3b 100644
--- a/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/fieldmanager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/fieldmanager_test.go
@@ -409,13 +409,28 @@ func BenchmarkNewObject(b *testing.B) {
 					APIVersion: "v1",
 				},
 			})
-
+			appliedObj := &unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]interface{}{}}
+			if err := yaml.Unmarshal(test.obj, &appliedObj.Object); err != nil {
+				b.Fatalf("Failed to parse yaml object: %v", err)
+			}
 			b.Run("Update", func(b *testing.B) {
 				b.ReportAllocs()
 				b.ResetTimer()
 				for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
-					err := f.Update(newObj, "fieldmanager_test")
-					if err != nil {
+					if err := f.Update(newObj, "fieldmanager_test"); err != nil {
+						b.Fatal(err)
+					}
+					f.Reset()
+				}
+			})
+			b.Run("UpdateTwice", func(b *testing.B) {
+				b.ReportAllocs()
+				b.ResetTimer()
+				for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+					if err := f.Update(newObj, "fieldmanager_test"); err != nil {
+						b.Fatal(err)
+					}
+					if err := f.Update(newObj, "fieldmanager_test_2"); err != nil {
 						b.Fatal(err)
 					}
 					f.Reset()
@@ -425,12 +440,20 @@ func BenchmarkNewObject(b *testing.B) {
 				b.ReportAllocs()
 				b.ResetTimer()
 				for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
-					appliedObj := &unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]interface{}{}}
-					if err := yaml.Unmarshal(test.obj, &appliedObj.Object); err != nil {
-						b.Fatalf("error decoding YAML: %v", err)
+					if err := f.Apply(appliedObj, "fieldmanager_test", false); err != nil {
+						b.Fatal(err)
 					}
-					err := f.Apply(appliedObj, "fieldmanager_test", false)
-					if err != nil {
+					f.Reset()
+				}
+			})
+			b.Run("UpdateApply", func(b *testing.B) {
+				b.ReportAllocs()
+				b.ResetTimer()
+				for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+					if err := f.Update(newObj, "fieldmanager_test"); err != nil {
+						b.Fatal(err)
+					}
+					if err := f.Apply(appliedObj, "fieldmanager_test", false); err != nil {
 						b.Fatal(err)
 					}
 					f.Reset()