s.startupSLIObserver.ObservedPodOnWatch(ref, time.Now())
			}
			if existing, found := oldPods[ref.UID]; found {
				pods[ref.UID] = existing
				needUpdate, needReconcile, needGracefulDelete := checkAndUpdatePod(existing, ref)
				if needUpdate {
					updatePods = append(updatePods, existing)
				} else if needReconcile {
					reconcilePods = append(reconcilePods, existing)
				} else if needGracefulDelete {