diff --git a/internal/controller/stas/workload_controller.go b/internal/controller/stas/workload_controller.go
index cd58f707..7069e497 100644
--- a/internal/controller/stas/workload_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/stas/workload_controller.go
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ func (r *PodReconciler) reconcilePod() reconcile.Func {
 			}
 
 			switch res.Status {
-			case kstatus.FailedStatus:
-			case kstatus.TerminatingStatus:
+			case kstatus.FailedStatus, kstatus.TerminatingStatus:
 				return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 			case kstatus.InProgressStatus:
 				return ctrl.Result{Requeue: true}, nil