mt.Assert(EventTotals.Name(), map[string]string{"type": "update"}, monitortest.AtLeast(4))

	waitForMockCalls()

	assertPodNotAnnotated(t, client, pod)

	// patch a test label to emulate a POD update event
	_, err = client.Kube().CoreV1().Pods(pod.Namespace).Patch(ctx, pod.Name,
		types.MergePatchType, []byte(`{"metadata":{"labels":{"test":"update"}}}`), metav1.PatchOptions{})
	assert.NoError(t, err)