diff --git a/api/handler.go b/api/handler.go
index baf67116..e9cd9368 100644
--- a/api/handler.go
+++ b/api/handler.go
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ func streamResults(results chan *events.Event, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-cn.CloseNotify():
-			glog.Infof("Client stopped listening")
 			return nil
 		case ev := <-results:
+			glog.V(3).Infof("Received event from watch channel in api: %v", ev)
 			err := enc.Encode(ev)
 			if err != nil {
 				glog.Errorf("error encoding message %+v for result stream: %v", ev, err)
diff --git a/manager/manager.go b/manager/manager.go
index 6b7006d9..cb2c477b 100644
--- a/manager/manager.go
+++ b/manager/manager.go
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ func (self *manager) watchForNewContainers(quit chan error) error {
 }
 
 func (self *manager) watchForNewOoms() error {
+	glog.Infof("Started watching for new ooms in manager")
 	outStream := make(chan *oomparser.OomInstance, 10)
 	oomLog, err := oomparser.New()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/utils/oomparser/oomparser.go b/utils/oomparser/oomparser.go
index 54835915..874c6a69 100644
--- a/utils/oomparser/oomparser.go
+++ b/utils/oomparser/oomparser.go
@@ -66,19 +66,18 @@ func getContainerName(line string, currentOomInstance *OomInstance) error {
 // gets the pid, name, and date from a line and adds it to oomInstance
 func getProcessNamePid(line string, currentOomInstance *OomInstance) (bool, error) {
 	reList := lastLineRegexp.FindStringSubmatch(line)
+
 	if reList == nil {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 	const longForm = "Jan _2 15:04:05 2006"
 	stringYear := strconv.Itoa(time.Now().Year())
-	linetime, err := time.Parse(longForm, reList[1]+" "+stringYear)
+	linetime, err := time.ParseInLocation(longForm, reList[1]+" "+stringYear, time.Local)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
+
 	currentOomInstance.TimeOfDeath = linetime
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
 	pid, err := strconv.Atoi(reList[2])
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@@ -97,28 +96,53 @@ func checkIfStartOfOomMessages(line string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// opens a reader to grab new messages from the Reader object called outPipe
-// opened in PopulateOomInformation.  It reads line by line splitting on
-// the "\n" character.  Checks if line might be start or end of an oom message
-// log. Then the
-// lines are checked against a regexp to check for the pid, process name, etc.
-// At the end of an oom message group, AnalyzeLines adds the new oomInstance to
-// oomLog
-func (self *OomParser) analyzeLines(ioreader *bufio.Reader, outStream chan *OomInstance) {
+// reads the file and sends only complete lines over a channel to analyzeLines.
+// Should prevent EOF errors that occur when lines are read before being fully
+// written to the log. It reads line by line splitting on
+// the "\n" character.
+func readLinesFromFile(lineChannel chan string, ioreader *bufio.Reader) {
+	linefragment := ""
 	var line string
 	var err error
 	for true {
-		for line, err = ioreader.ReadString('\n'); err != nil && err == io.EOF; {
+		line, err = ioreader.ReadString('\n')
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			if line != "" {
+				linefragment += line
+			}
 			time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		} else if err == nil {
+			if linefragment != "" {
+				line = linefragment + line
+				linefragment = ""
+			}
+			lineChannel <- line
+		} else if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+			glog.Errorf("exiting analyzeLinesHelper with error %v", err)
 		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Calls goroutine for analyzeLinesHelper, which feeds it complete lines.
+// Lines are checked against a regexp to check for the pid, process name, etc.
+// At the end of an oom message group, AnalyzeLines adds the new oomInstance to
+// oomLog
+func (self *OomParser) analyzeLines(ioreader *bufio.Reader, outStream chan *OomInstance) {
+	lineChannel := make(chan string, 10)
+	go func() {
+		readLinesFromFile(lineChannel, ioreader)
+	}()
+
+	for line := range lineChannel {
 		in_oom_kernel_log := checkIfStartOfOomMessages(line)
+
 		if in_oom_kernel_log {
 			oomCurrentInstance := &OomInstance{
 				ContainerName: "/",
 			}
 			finished := false
-			for err == nil && !finished {
-				err = getContainerName(line, oomCurrentInstance)
+			for !finished {
+				err := getContainerName(line, oomCurrentInstance)
 				if err != nil {
 					glog.Errorf("%v", err)
 				}
@@ -126,12 +150,13 @@ func (self *OomParser) analyzeLines(ioreader *bufio.Reader, outStream chan *OomI
 				if err != nil {
 					glog.Errorf("%v", err)
 				}
-				line, err = ioreader.ReadString('\n')
+				line = <-lineChannel
 			}
 			in_oom_kernel_log = false
 			outStream <- oomCurrentInstance
 		}
 	}
+	glog.Infof("exiting analyzeLines")
 }
 
 // looks for system files that contain kernel messages and if one is found, sets
diff --git a/utils/oomparser/oomparser_test.go b/utils/oomparser/oomparser_test.go
index 93835861..1df9d98f 100644
--- a/utils/oomparser/oomparser_test.go
+++ b/utils/oomparser/oomparser_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const systemLogFile = "systemOomExampleLog.txt"
 
 func createExpectedContainerOomInstance(t *testing.T) *OomInstance {
 	const longForm = "Jan _2 15:04:05 2006"
-	deathTime, err := time.Parse(longForm, "Jan  5 15:19:27 2015")
+	deathTime, err := time.ParseInLocation(longForm, "Jan  5 15:19:27 2015", time.Local)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("could not parse expected time when creating expected container oom instance. Had error %v", err)
 		return nil
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func createExpectedContainerOomInstance(t *testing.T) *OomInstance {
 
 func createExpectedSystemOomInstance(t *testing.T) *OomInstance {
 	const longForm = "Jan _2 15:04:05 2006"
-	deathTime, err := time.Parse(longForm, "Jan 28 19:58:45 2015")
+	deathTime, err := time.ParseInLocation(longForm, "Jan 28 19:58:45 2015", time.Local)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("could not parse expected time when creating expected system oom instance. Had error %v", err)
 		return nil
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestGetProcessNamePid(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	const longForm = "Jan _2 15:04:05 2006"
-	correctTime, err := time.Parse(longForm, "Jan 21 22:01:49 2015")
+	correctTime, err := time.ParseInLocation(longForm, "Jan 21 22:01:49 2015", time.Local)
 	couldParseLine, err = getProcessNamePid(endLine, currentOomInstance)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("good line fed to getProcessNamePid should yield no error, but had error %v", err)
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ func helpTestAnalyzeLines(oomCheckInstance *OomInstance, sysFile string, t *test
 		if *oomCheckInstance != *oomInstance {
 			t.Errorf("wrong instance returned. Expected %v and got %v",
 				oomCheckInstance, oomInstance)
+			t.Errorf("Container of one was %v and the other %v", oomCheckInstance.ContainerName, oomInstance.ContainerName)
 		}
 	case <-timeout:
 		t.Error(