return nil
	}

	for _, excludeNs := range conf.Kubernetes.ExcludeNamespaces {
		if podNamespace == excludeNs {
			log.Infof("pod namespace excluded")
			return nil
		}
	}

	// Begin ambient plugin logic
	// For ambient pods, this is all the logic we need to run
	if conf.AmbientEnabled {
		log.Debugf("istio-cni ambient cmdAdd podName: %s - checking if ambient enabled", podName)