@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@ func (c *DeploymentConfigController) Handle(config *deployapi.DeploymentConfig)

 		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't list Deployments for DeploymentConfig %s: %v", deployutil.LabelForDeploymentConfig(config), err)

 	}

 	var inflightDeployment *kapi.ReplicationController

+	latestDeploymentExists := false

 	for _, deployment := range existingDeployments.Items {

+		// check if this is the latest deployment

+		// we'll return after we've dealt with the multiple-active-deployments case

+		if deployutil.DeploymentVersionFor(&deployment) == config.LatestVersion {

+			latestDeploymentExists = true

+		}

+

 		deploymentStatus := deployutil.DeploymentStatusFor(&deployment)

 		switch deploymentStatus {

 		case deployapi.DeploymentStatusFailed,

@@ -91,14 +98,14 @@ func (c *DeploymentConfigController) Handle(config *deployapi.DeploymentConfig)

 		}

 	}

+	// if the latest deployment exists then nothing else needs to be done

+	if latestDeploymentExists {

+		return nil

+	}

+

 	// check to see if there are inflight deployments

 	if inflightDeployment != nil {

-		// check if this is the latest and only deployment

-		// if so, nothing needs to be done

-		if deployutil.DeploymentVersionFor(inflightDeployment) == config.LatestVersion {

-			return nil

-		}

-		// if this is an earlier deployment, raise a transientError so that the deployment config can be re-queued

+		// raise a transientError so that the deployment config can be re-queued

 		glog.V(4).Infof("Found previous inflight Deployment for %s - will requeue", deployutil.LabelForDeploymentConfig(config))

 		return transientError(fmt.Sprintf("found previous inflight Deployment for %s - requeuing", deployutil.LabelForDeploymentConfig(config)))

 	}

@@ -135,7 +142,6 @@ func (c *DeploymentConfigController) Handle(config *deployapi.DeploymentConfig)

 		// If the deployment was already created, just move on. The cache could be stale, or another

 		// process could have already handled this update.

 		if errors.IsAlreadyExists(err) {

-			c.recorder.Eventf(config, "alreadyExists", "Deployment already exists for DeploymentConfig: %s", deployutil.LabelForDeploymentConfig(config))

 			glog.V(4).Infof("Deployment already exists for DeploymentConfig %s", deployutil.LabelForDeploymentConfig(config))

 			return nil

 		}

@@ -293,38 +293,44 @@ func TestHandle_existingDeployments(t *testing.T) {

 	}

 	type scenario struct {

-		version   int

-		existing  []existing

-		errorType reflect.Type

+		version          int

+		existing         []existing

+		errorType        reflect.Type

+		expectDeployment bool

 	}

 	transientErrorType := reflect.TypeOf(transientError(""))

 	scenarios := []scenario{

 		// No existing deployments

-		{1, []existing{}, nil},

+		{1, []existing{}, nil, true},

 		// A single existing completed deployment

-		{2, []existing{{1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusComplete, false}}, nil},

+		{2, []existing{{1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusComplete, false}}, nil, true},

 		// A single existing failed deployment

-		{2, []existing{{1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusFailed, false}}, nil},

+		{2, []existing{{1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusFailed, false}}, nil, true},

 		// Multiple existing completed/failed deployments

-		{3, []existing{{2, deployapi.DeploymentStatusFailed, false}, {1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusComplete, false}}, nil},

+		{3, []existing{{2, deployapi.DeploymentStatusFailed, false}, {1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusComplete, false}}, nil, true},

 		// A single existing deployment in the default state

-		{2, []existing{{1, "", false}}, transientErrorType},

+		{2, []existing{{1, "", false}}, transientErrorType, false},

 		// A single existing new deployment

-		{2, []existing{{1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusNew, false}}, transientErrorType},

+		{2, []existing{{1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusNew, false}}, transientErrorType, false},

 		// A single existing pending deployment

-		{2, []existing{{1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusPending, false}}, transientErrorType},

+		{2, []existing{{1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusPending, false}}, transientErrorType, false},

 		// A single existing running deployment

-		{2, []existing{{1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusRunning, false}}, transientErrorType},

+		{2, []existing{{1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusRunning, false}}, transientErrorType, false},

 		// Multiple existing deployments with one in new/pending/running

-		{4, []existing{{3, deployapi.DeploymentStatusRunning, false}, {2, deployapi.DeploymentStatusComplete, false}, {1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusFailed, false}}, transientErrorType},

+		{4, []existing{{3, deployapi.DeploymentStatusRunning, false}, {2, deployapi.DeploymentStatusComplete, false}, {1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusFailed, false}}, transientErrorType, false},

+

+		// Latest deployment exists and has already failed/completed

+		{2, []existing{{2, deployapi.DeploymentStatusFailed, false}, {1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusComplete, false}}, nil, false},

+		// Latest deployment exists and is in new/pending/running state

+		{2, []existing{{2, deployapi.DeploymentStatusRunning, false}, {1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusComplete, false}}, nil, false},

 		// Multiple existing deployments with more than one in new/pending/running

-		{4, []existing{{3, deployapi.DeploymentStatusNew, false}, {2, deployapi.DeploymentStatusRunning, true}, {1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusFailed, false}}, transientErrorType},

+		{4, []existing{{3, deployapi.DeploymentStatusNew, false}, {2, deployapi.DeploymentStatusRunning, true}, {1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusFailed, false}}, transientErrorType, false},

 		// Multiple existing deployments with more than one in new/pending/running

 		// Latest deployment has already failed

-		{6, []existing{{5, deployapi.DeploymentStatusFailed, false}, {4, deployapi.DeploymentStatusRunning, false}, {3, deployapi.DeploymentStatusNew, true}, {2, deployapi.DeploymentStatusComplete, false}, {1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusNew, true}}, transientErrorType},

+		{6, []existing{{5, deployapi.DeploymentStatusFailed, false}, {4, deployapi.DeploymentStatusRunning, false}, {3, deployapi.DeploymentStatusNew, true}, {2, deployapi.DeploymentStatusComplete, false}, {1, deployapi.DeploymentStatusNew, true}}, transientErrorType, false},

 	}

 	for _, scenario := range scenarios {

@@ -341,13 +347,14 @@ func TestHandle_existingDeployments(t *testing.T) {

 		}

 		err := controller.Handle(config)

+		if scenario.expectDeployment && deployed == nil {

+			t.Fatalf("expected a deployment")

+		}

+

 		if scenario.errorType == nil {

 			if err != nil {

 				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)

 			}

-			if deployed == nil {

-				t.Fatalf("expected a deployment")

-			}

 		} else {

 			if err == nil {

 				t.Fatalf("expected error")