resp, err = conn.sendMsgAndWaitForAck(&zdsapi.WorkloadRequest{
				Payload: &zdsapi.WorkloadRequest_Add{
					Add: &zdsapi.AddWorkload{
						Uid:          uid,
						WorkloadInfo: wl.Workload,
					},
				},
			}, &fd)
		} else {
			log.Infof("netns is not available for pod, sending 'keep' to ztunnel")
			resp, err = conn.sendMsgAndWaitForAck(&zdsapi.WorkloadRequest{