diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 49b750bc3..1d4bacafb 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/api",
-			"Rev": "01c5338f427f"
+			"Rev": "3e589e9d21e6"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/apimachinery",
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go",
-			"Rev": "1eb2027cd51e"
+			"Rev": "9950c71bb5a3"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/code-generator",
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/component-base",
-			"Rev": "31183c05d879"
+			"Rev": "cb2bdd362651"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/component-helpers",
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 034ade37e..6d4045bc7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200622214017-ed371f2e16b4
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20201104162213-01c5338f427f
+	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20201106042650-3e589e9d21e6
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20201105042036-d67967d70958
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20201105205002-d004bfbce7ab
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20201105042428-1eb2027cd51e
-	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20201105203028-31183c05d879
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20201106002952-9950c71bb5a3
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20201106122545-cb2bdd362651
 	k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20201104163002-2a464068d690
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.4.0
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20200923155610-8b5066479488
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ require (
 )
 
 replace (
-	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20201104162213-01c5338f427f
+	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20201106042650-3e589e9d21e6
 	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20201105042036-d67967d70958
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime => k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20201105205002-d004bfbce7ab
-	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20201105042428-1eb2027cd51e
+	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20201106002952-9950c71bb5a3
 	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20201104161901-3609764c976f
-	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20201105203028-31183c05d879
+	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20201106122545-cb2bdd362651
 	k8s.io/component-helpers => k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20201104163002-2a464068d690
 	k8s.io/metrics => k8s.io/metrics v0.0.0-20201104164049-295e9ef2a627
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d3ca527a0..210e51771 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -558,12 +558,12 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190106161140-3f1c8253044a/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190418001031-e561f6794a2a/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2019.2.3/go.mod h1:a3bituU0lyd329TUQxRnasdCoJDkEUEAqEt0JzvZhAg=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20201104162213-01c5338f427f/go.mod h1:5iJ2LFNvkNfwL+E+lMewJWlnnT3Fpj1BYHa2Qb4fjrI=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20201106042650-3e589e9d21e6/go.mod h1:zAGvr1xjhxenCwQv5PukMiA1OeGGbA56Wn+D2Fgkiqw=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20201105042036-d67967d70958/go.mod h1:WC5jfah6jg0OD6SE11oSOCQHkfkLh7pwIYbwS/dZLe4=
 k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20201105205002-d004bfbce7ab/go.mod h1:WncQPvHb8X7yBCgkLPxfDx3CsUdvaCa2CToQQiuvDpU=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20201105042428-1eb2027cd51e/go.mod h1:Uk/f7lE00tI0bzmlKkW6JIIYZkqd8dFonXGaHo46ya0=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20201106002952-9950c71bb5a3/go.mod h1:Uk/f7lE00tI0bzmlKkW6JIIYZkqd8dFonXGaHo46ya0=
 k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20201104161901-3609764c976f/go.mod h1:XBVD9f8PJVt5zdhi95/mi/yGQEn1GSqbrfD17zGD/l4=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20201105203028-31183c05d879/go.mod h1:IrWoY0Tqt1Tp0TBNzk0tW1X/+G+GDgMuwQvYgSIIoqA=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20201106122545-cb2bdd362651/go.mod h1:UukorDQSQHga2nX5SOhmk6jenqOcWfkTz13zfV03N/s=
 k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20201104163002-2a464068d690/go.mod h1:FMntmyDIm1iLTi5gEQ5hKfovf7cGLvAKBX/66698Z4Q=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20200413195148-3a45101e95ac/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20200428234225-8167cfdcfc14/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cp/cp.go b/pkg/cmd/cp/cp.go
index 605f36dda..7790db531 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cp/cp.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cp/cp.go
@@ -203,10 +203,7 @@ func (o *CopyOptions) Run(args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(srcSpec.PodName) != 0 && len(destSpec.PodName) != 0 {
-		if _, err := os.Stat(args[0]); err == nil {
-			return o.copyToPod(fileSpec{File: args[0]}, destSpec, &exec.ExecOptions{})
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("src doesn't exist in local filesystem")
+		return fmt.Errorf("one of src or dest must be a local file specification")
 	}
 
 	if len(srcSpec.PodName) != 0 {
@@ -245,6 +242,9 @@ func (o *CopyOptions) copyToPod(src, dest fileSpec, options *exec.ExecOptions) e
 	if len(src.File) == 0 || len(dest.File) == 0 {
 		return errFileCannotBeEmpty
 	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(src.File); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s doesn't exist in local filesystem", src.File)
+	}
 	reader, writer := io.Pipe()
 
 	// strip trailing slash (if any)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cp/cp_test.go b/pkg/cmd/cp/cp_test.go
index e7ada179b..9af5c92e7 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cp/cp_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cp/cp_test.go
@@ -576,27 +576,36 @@ func TestCopyToPod(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.RemoveAll(srcFile)
 
 	tests := map[string]struct {
+		src         string
 		dest        string
 		expectedErr bool
 	}{
 		"copy to directory": {
+			src:         srcFile,
 			dest:        "/tmp/",
 			expectedErr: false,
 		},
 		"copy to root": {
+			src:         srcFile,
 			dest:        "/",
 			expectedErr: false,
 		},
 		"copy to empty file name": {
+			src:         srcFile,
 			dest:        "",
 			expectedErr: true,
 		},
+		"copy unexisting file": {
+			src:         path.Join(srcFile, "nope"),
+			dest:        "/tmp",
+			expectedErr: true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for name, test := range tests {
 		opts := NewCopyOptions(ioStreams)
 		src := fileSpec{
-			File: srcFile,
+			File: test.src,
 		}
 		dest := fileSpec{
 			PodNamespace: "pod-ns",