diff --git a/pkg/build/api/types.go b/pkg/build/api/types.go
index 29d4702df9dd..b953a42a309f 100644
--- a/pkg/build/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/build/api/types.go
@@ -63,6 +63,31 @@ const (
 	// forces the build to be processed by the build controller queue without waiting
 	// for a resync.
 	BuildAcceptedAnnotation = "build.openshift.io/accepted"
+
+	// BuildCreatedEvent is the reason associated with the event registered when a build is created.
+	BuildCreatedEventReason = "BuildCreated"
+	// BuildCreatedEventMessage is the message associatd with the event registered when a build is created.
+	BuildCreatedEventMessage = "Build %s/%s has been created"
+	// BuildStartedEvent is the reason associated with the event registered when a build is started (pod is created).
+	BuildStartedEventReason = "BuildStarted"
+	// BuildStartedEvent is the message associated with the event registered when a build is started (pod is created).
+	BuildStartedEventMessage = "Pod has been created to run build %s/%s"
+	// BuildRunningEvent is the reason associated with the event registered when the build pod starts running.
+	BuildRunningEventReason = "BuildRunning"
+	// BuildRunningEvent is the message associated with the event registered when the build pod starts running.
+	BuildRunningEventMessage = "Pod for build %s/%s started running"
+	// BuildCompletedEvent is the reason associated with the event registered when build completes successfully.
+	BuildCompletedEventReason = "BuildCompleted"
+	// BuildCompletedEvent is the message associated with the event registered when build completes successfully.
+	BuildCompletedEventMessage = "Build %s/%s completed successfully"
+	// BuildFailedEvent is the reason associated with the event registered when build fails.
+	BuildFailedEventReason = "BuildFailed"
+	// BuildFailedEvent is the message associated with the event registered when build fails.
+	BuildFailedEventMessage = "Build %s/%s failed"
+	// BuildCancelledEvent is the reason associated with the event registered when build is cancelled.
+	BuildCancelledEventReason = "BuildCancelled"
+	// BuildCancelledEvent is the message associated with the event registered when build is cancelled.
+	BuildCancelledEventMessage = "Build %s/%s has been cancelled"
 )
 
 // +genclient=true
diff --git a/pkg/build/client/clients.go b/pkg/build/client/clients.go
index 00d70144de86..226adddf37e4 100644
--- a/pkg/build/client/clients.go
+++ b/pkg/build/client/clients.go
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ func (c OSClientBuildConfigClient) Update(buildConfig *buildapi.BuildConfig) err
 	return err
 }
 
+// BuildGetter provides methods for getting existing Builds.
+type BuildGetter interface {
+	Get(namespace, name string) (*buildapi.Build, error)
+}
+
 // BuildUpdater provides methods for updating existing Builds.
 type BuildUpdater interface {
 	Update(namespace string, build *buildapi.Build) error
@@ -47,7 +52,7 @@ type BuildLister interface {
 	List(namespace string, opts kapi.ListOptions) (*buildapi.BuildList, error)
 }
 
-// OSClientBuildClient deletes build create and update operations to the OpenShift client interface
+// OSClientBuildClient delegates build create and update operations to the OpenShift client interface
 type OSClientBuildClient struct {
 	Client osclient.Interface
 }
@@ -57,6 +62,11 @@ func NewOSClientBuildClient(client osclient.Interface) *OSClientBuildClient {
 	return &OSClientBuildClient{Client: client}
 }
 
+// Get returns a Build using the OpenShift client.
+func (c OSClientBuildClient) Get(namespace, name string) (*buildapi.Build, error) {
+	return c.Client.Builds(namespace).Get(name)
+}
+
 // Update updates builds using the OpenShift client.
 func (c OSClientBuildClient) Update(namespace string, build *buildapi.Build) error {
 	_, e := c.Client.Builds(namespace).Update(build)
diff --git a/pkg/build/controller/buildpod/controller.go b/pkg/build/controller/buildpod/controller.go
index 8b6d1dea2721..156540a97ac8 100644
--- a/pkg/build/controller/buildpod/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/build/controller/buildpod/controller.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	kclientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	kcoreclient "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/internalversion"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	kcontroller "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -49,16 +50,22 @@ type BuildPodController struct {
 	podStoreSynced   func() bool
 
 	runPolicies []policy.RunPolicy
+
+	recorder record.EventRecorder
 }
 
 // NewBuildPodController creates a new BuildPodController.
 func NewBuildPodController(buildInformer, podInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer, kc kclientset.Interface, oc osclient.Interface) *BuildPodController {
+	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
+	eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(&kcoreclient.EventSinkImpl{Interface: kc.Core().Events("")})
+
 	buildListerUpdater := buildclient.NewOSClientBuildClient(oc)
 	c := &BuildPodController{
 		buildUpdater: buildListerUpdater,
 		secretClient: kc.Core(), // TODO: Replace with cache client
 		podClient:    kc.Core(),
 		queue:        workqueue.NewRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter()),
+		recorder:     eventBroadcaster.NewRecorder(kapi.EventSource{Component: "build-pod-controller"}),
 	}
 
 	c.runPolicies = policy.GetAllRunPolicies(buildListerUpdater, buildListerUpdater)
@@ -189,10 +196,17 @@ func (bc *BuildPodController) HandlePod(pod *kapi.Pod) error {
 
 		if buildutil.IsBuildComplete(build) {
 			common.SetBuildCompletionTimeAndDuration(build)
+			switch build.Status.Phase {
+			case buildapi.BuildPhaseComplete:
+				bc.recorder.Eventf(build, kapi.EventTypeNormal, buildapi.BuildCompletedEventReason, fmt.Sprintf(buildapi.BuildCompletedEventMessage, build.Namespace, build.Name))
+			case buildapi.BuildPhaseError, buildapi.BuildPhaseFailed:
+				bc.recorder.Eventf(build, kapi.EventTypeNormal, buildapi.BuildFailedEventReason, fmt.Sprintf(buildapi.BuildFailedEventMessage, build.Namespace, build.Name))
+			}
 		}
 		if build.Status.Phase == buildapi.BuildPhaseRunning {
 			now := unversioned.Now()
 			build.Status.StartTimestamp = &now
+			bc.recorder.Eventf(build, kapi.EventTypeNormal, buildapi.BuildRunningEventReason, fmt.Sprintf(buildapi.BuildRunningEventMessage, build.Namespace, build.Name))
 		}
 		if err := bc.buildUpdater.Update(build.Namespace, build); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to update build %s/%s: %v", build.Namespace, build.Name, err)
@@ -241,6 +255,8 @@ func (bc *BuildPodController) HandleBuildPodDeletion(pod *kapi.Pod) error {
 		build.Status.Reason = buildapi.StatusReasonBuildPodDeleted
 		build.Status.Message = buildapi.StatusMessageBuildPodDeleted
 		common.SetBuildCompletionTimeAndDuration(build)
+		bc.recorder.Eventf(build, kapi.EventTypeNormal, buildapi.BuildFailedEventReason, fmt.Sprintf(buildapi.BuildFailedEventMessage, build.Namespace, build.Name))
+
 		if err := bc.buildUpdater.Update(build.Namespace, build); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to update build %s/%s: %v", build.Namespace, build.Name, err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/build/controller/controller.go b/pkg/build/controller/controller.go
index c1de7e869378..24406432c941 100644
--- a/pkg/build/controller/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/build/controller/controller.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func (bc *BuildController) CancelBuild(build *buildapi.Build) error {
 
 	build.Status.Phase = buildapi.BuildPhaseCancelled
 	common.SetBuildCompletionTimeAndDuration(build)
+	bc.Recorder.Eventf(build, kapi.EventTypeNormal, buildapi.BuildCancelledEventReason, fmt.Sprintf(buildapi.BuildCancelledEventMessage, build.Namespace, build.Name))
 	// set the status details for the cancelled build before updating the build
 	// object.
 	build.Status.Reason = buildapi.StatusReasonCancelledBuild
@@ -219,8 +220,9 @@ func (bc *BuildController) nextBuildPhase(build *buildapi.Build) error {
 		build.Status.Message = buildapi.StatusMessageCannotCreateBuildPod
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create build pod: %v", err)
 	}
-	common.SetBuildPodNameAnnotation(build, podSpec.Name)
 	glog.V(4).Infof("Created pod for build: %#v", podSpec)
+	bc.Recorder.Eventf(build, kapi.EventTypeNormal, buildapi.BuildStartedEventReason, fmt.Sprintf(buildapi.BuildStartedEventMessage, build.Namespace, build.Name))
+	common.SetBuildPodNameAnnotation(build, podSpec.Name)
 
 	// Set the build phase, which will be persisted.
 	build.Status.Phase = buildapi.BuildPhasePending
diff --git a/pkg/build/generator/generator.go b/pkg/build/generator/generator.go
index 9ab51305051e..e426988bf069 100644
--- a/pkg/build/generator/generator.go
+++ b/pkg/build/generator/generator.go
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	kcoreclient "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/internalversion"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/credentialprovider"
 	kvalidation "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/validation"
 
 	buildapi "github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/build/api"
+	buildclient "github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/build/client"
 	buildutil "github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/build/util"
 	"github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/cmd/admin/policy"
 	"github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/cmd/server/bootstrappolicy"
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ type BuildGenerator struct {
 	DefaultServiceAccountName string
 	ServiceAccounts           kcoreclient.ServiceAccountsGetter
 	Secrets                   kcoreclient.SecretsGetter
+	Recorder                  record.EventRecorder
+	Builds                    buildclient.BuildGetter
 }
 
 // GeneratorClient is the API client used by the generator
@@ -430,7 +434,12 @@ func (g *BuildGenerator) createBuild(ctx kapi.Context, build *buildapi.Build) (*
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return g.Client.GetBuild(ctx, build.Name)
+	b, err := g.Builds.Get(build.Namespace, build.Name)
+	//b, err := g.Client.GetBuild(ctx, build.Name)
+	if err == nil {
+		g.Recorder.Eventf(build, kapi.EventTypeNormal, buildapi.BuildCreatedEventReason, fmt.Sprintf(buildapi.BuildCreatedEventMessage, build.Namespace, build.Name))
+	}
+	return b, err
 }
 
 // generateBuildFromConfig generates a build definition based on the current imageid
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/server/origin/master.go b/pkg/cmd/server/origin/master.go
index ae3e95ce15e1..21501a29a022 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/server/origin/master.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/server/origin/master.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	kapiserverfilters "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver/filters"
 	kclientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
+	kcoreclient "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/internalversion"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/restclient"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/genericapiserver"
 	kgenericfilters "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/genericapiserver/filters"
@@ -743,6 +745,9 @@ func (c *MasterConfig) GetRestStorage() map[unversioned.GroupVersion]map[string]
 	imageStreamImageStorage := imagestreamimage.NewREST(imageRegistry, imageStreamRegistry)
 	imageStreamImageRegistry := imagestreamimage.NewRegistry(imageStreamImageStorage)
 
+	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
+	eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(&kcoreclient.EventSinkImpl{Interface: c.KubeClientset().Core().Events("")})
+	generatorBuildClient, _ := c.BuildControllerClients()
 	buildGenerator := &buildgenerator.BuildGenerator{
 		Client: buildgenerator.Client{
 			GetBuildConfigFunc:      buildConfigRegistry.GetBuildConfig,
@@ -756,6 +761,8 @@ func (c *MasterConfig) GetRestStorage() map[unversioned.GroupVersion]map[string]
 		},
 		ServiceAccounts: c.KubeClientset(),
 		Secrets:         c.KubeClientset(),
+		Builds:          buildclient.NewOSClientBuildClient(generatorBuildClient),
+		Recorder:        eventBroadcaster.NewRecorder(kapi.EventSource{Component: "build-generator"}),
 	}
 
 	// TODO: with sharding, this needs to be changed
diff --git a/test/common/build/controllers.go b/test/common/build/controllers.go
index c731d2af1f07..c242a8e26bbe 100644
--- a/test/common/build/controllers.go
+++ b/test/common/build/controllers.go
@@ -612,6 +612,24 @@ func RunBuildRunningPodDeleteTest(t testingT, clusterAdminClient *client.Client,
 	if newBuild.Status.Phase != buildapi.BuildPhaseError {
 		t.Fatalf("expected build status to be marked error, but was marked %s", newBuild.Status.Phase)
 	}
+	events, err := clusterAdminKubeClientset.Core().Events(testutil.Namespace()).Search(newBuild)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error getting build events: %v", err)
+	}
+	foundFailed := false
+	for _, event := range events.Items {
+		switch event.Reason {
+		case buildapi.BuildFailedEventReason:
+			foundFailed = true
+			expect := fmt.Sprintf(buildapi.BuildFailedEventMessage, newBuild.Namespace, newBuild.Name)
+			if event.Message != expect {
+				t.Fatalf("expected failed event message to be %s, got %s", expect, event.Message)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if !foundFailed {
+		t.Fatalf("expected to find a failed event on the build %s/%s", newBuild.Namespace, newBuild.Name)
+	}
 }
 
 func RunBuildCompletePodDeleteTest(t testingT, clusterAdminClient *client.Client, clusterAdminKubeClientset *kclientset.Clientset) {
diff --git a/test/extended/builds/failure_status.go b/test/extended/builds/failure_status.go
index b42a80262536..6363117bf1cd 100644
--- a/test/extended/builds/failure_status.go
+++ b/test/extended/builds/failure_status.go
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[builds][Slow] update failure status", func() {
 			o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred())
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Reason).To(o.Equal(buildapi.StatusReasonPostCommitHookFailed))
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Message).To(o.Equal(buildapi.StatusMessagePostCommitHookFailed))
+
+			exutil.CheckForEvent(oc.KubeClient().Core(), br.Build, buildapi.BuildFailedEventReason, buildapi.BuildFailedEventMessage)
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[builds][Slow] update failure status", func() {
 			o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred())
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Reason).To(o.Equal(buildapi.StatusReasonFetchSourceFailed))
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Message).To(o.Equal(buildapi.StatusMessageFetchSourceFailed))
+
+			exutil.CheckForEvent(oc.KubeClient().Core(), br.Build, buildapi.BuildFailedEventReason, buildapi.BuildFailedEventMessage)
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -87,6 +91,8 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[builds][Slow] update failure status", func() {
 			o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred())
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Reason).To(o.Equal(buildapi.StatusReasonFetchSourceFailed))
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Message).To(o.Equal(buildapi.StatusMessageFetchSourceFailed))
+
+			exutil.CheckForEvent(oc.KubeClient().Core(), br.Build, buildapi.BuildFailedEventReason, buildapi.BuildFailedEventMessage)
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -104,6 +110,8 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[builds][Slow] update failure status", func() {
 			o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred())
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Reason).To(o.Equal(buildapi.StatusReasonPullBuilderImageFailed))
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Message).To(o.Equal(buildapi.StatusMessagePullBuilderImageFailed))
+
+			exutil.CheckForEvent(oc.KubeClient().Core(), br.Build, buildapi.BuildFailedEventReason, buildapi.BuildFailedEventMessage)
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -121,6 +129,8 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[builds][Slow] update failure status", func() {
 			o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred())
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Reason).To(o.Equal(buildapi.StatusReasonPushImageToRegistryFailed))
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Message).To(o.Equal(buildapi.StatusMessagePushImageToRegistryFailed))
+
+			exutil.CheckForEvent(oc.KubeClient().Core(), br.Build, buildapi.BuildFailedEventReason, buildapi.BuildFailedEventMessage)
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -138,6 +148,8 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[builds][Slow] update failure status", func() {
 			o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred())
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Reason).To(o.Equal(reasonAssembleFailed))
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Message).To(o.Equal(messageAssembleFailed))
+
+			exutil.CheckForEvent(oc.KubeClient().Core(), br.Build, buildapi.BuildFailedEventReason, buildapi.BuildFailedEventMessage)
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -155,6 +167,8 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[builds][Slow] update failure status", func() {
 			o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred())
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Reason).To(o.Equal(reasonFetchRuntimeArtifacts))
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Message).To(o.Equal(messageFetchRuntimeArtifacts))
+
+			exutil.CheckForEvent(oc.KubeClient().Core(), br.Build, buildapi.BuildFailedEventReason, buildapi.BuildFailedEventMessage)
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -172,6 +186,8 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[builds][Slow] update failure status", func() {
 			o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred())
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Reason).To(o.Equal(buildapi.StatusReasonGenericBuildFailed))
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Message).To(o.Equal(buildapi.StatusMessageGenericBuildFailed))
+
+			exutil.CheckForEvent(oc.KubeClient().Core(), br.Build, buildapi.BuildFailedEventReason, buildapi.BuildFailedEventMessage)
 		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/test/extended/builds/s2i_quota.go b/test/extended/builds/s2i_quota.go
index ad4edbafebaf..186d6fc5ba0b 100644
--- a/test/extended/builds/s2i_quota.go
+++ b/test/extended/builds/s2i_quota.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	g "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	o "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
+	buildapi "github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/build/api"
 	exutil "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/util"
 )
 
@@ -52,6 +53,16 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[builds][Conformance] s2i build with a quota", func() {
 			o.Expect(buildLog).To(o.ContainSubstring("SHARES=61"))
 			o.Expect(buildLog).To(o.ContainSubstring("PERIOD=100000"))
 			o.Expect(buildLog).To(o.ContainSubstring("QUOTA=6000"))
+
+			events, err := oc.KubeClient().Core().Events(oc.Namespace()).Search(br.Build)
+			o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred(), "Should be able to get events from the build")
+			o.Expect(events).NotTo(o.BeNil(), "Build event list should not be nil")
+
+			exutil.CheckForEvent(oc.KubeClient().Core(), br.Build, buildapi.BuildCreatedEventReason, buildapi.BuildCreatedEventMessage)
+			exutil.CheckForEvent(oc.KubeClient().Core(), br.Build, buildapi.BuildStartedEventReason, buildapi.BuildStartedEventMessage)
+			exutil.CheckForEvent(oc.KubeClient().Core(), br.Build, buildapi.BuildRunningEventReason, buildapi.BuildRunningEventMessage)
+			exutil.CheckForEvent(oc.KubeClient().Core(), br.Build, buildapi.BuildFailedEventReason, buildapi.BuildFailedEventMessage)
+
 		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/test/extended/builds/start.go b/test/extended/builds/start.go
index 32d4d9f3887b..982c826a6eb0 100644
--- a/test/extended/builds/start.go
+++ b/test/extended/builds/start.go
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[builds][Slow] starting a build using CLI", func() {
 			err := exutil.WaitForABuild(oc.Client().Builds(oc.Namespace()), "sample-build-binary-invalidnodeselector-1", nil, nil, cancelFn)
 			o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred())
 			o.Expect(build.Status.Phase).To(o.Equal(buildapi.BuildPhaseCancelled))
+			exutil.CheckForEvent(oc.KubeClient().Core(), build, buildapi.BuildCancelledEventReason, buildapi.BuildCancelledEventMessage)
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -247,9 +248,13 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[builds][Slow] starting a build using CLI", func() {
 			})
 
 			o.Expect(buildName).ToNot(o.BeEmpty())
+			build, err := oc.Client().Builds(oc.Namespace()).Get(buildName)
+			o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred())
+			o.Expect(build).NotTo(o.BeNil(), "build object should exist")
+			exutil.CheckForEvent(oc.KubeClient().Core(), build, buildapi.BuildCancelledEventReason, buildapi.BuildCancelledEventMessage)
 
 			g.By(fmt.Sprintf("cancelling the build %q", buildName))
-			err := oc.Run("cancel-build").Args(buildName).Execute()
+			err = oc.Run("cancel-build").Args(buildName).Execute()
 			o.Expect(err).ToNot(o.HaveOccurred())
 			wg.Wait()
 		})
diff --git a/test/extended/util/framework.go b/test/extended/util/framework.go
index 2426c5abb0ba..8a38d8eb0991 100644
--- a/test/extended/util/framework.go
+++ b/test/extended/util/framework.go
@@ -1400,3 +1400,19 @@ func CreateExecPodOnNode(client kcoreclient.CoreInterface, ns, nodeName, name st
 	o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred())
 	return created.Name
 }
+
+func CheckForEvent(client kcoreclient.CoreInterface, build *buildapi.Build, reason, message string) {
+	events, err := client.Events(build.Namespace).Search(build)
+	o.ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred(), "Should be able to get events from the build")
+	o.ExpectWithOffset(1, events).NotTo(o.BeNil(), "Build event list should not be nil")
+
+	failed := false
+	for _, event := range events.Items {
+		switch event.Reason {
+		case reason:
+			failed = true
+			o.ExpectWithOffset(1, event.Message).To(o.Equal(fmt.Sprintf(message, build.Namespace, build.Name)))
+		}
+	}
+	o.ExpectWithOffset(1, failed).To(o.BeTrue(), "Did not find a %q event on build %s/%s", reason, build.Namespace, build.Name)
+}