for i := 1; i < len(daemonPodsRunning); i++ {
				podsToDelete = append(podsToDelete, daemonPodsRunning[i].Name)
			}
			break
		}

		if len(daemonPodsRunning) <= 1 {
			// // There are no excess pods to be pruned
			if len(daemonPodsRunning) == 0 && shouldRun {
				// We are surging so we need to have at least one non-deleted pod on the node