maxStaleRetries := 10
	msInterval := 10
	retries := 0
	var ambientPod *corev1.Pod
	var err error

	log.Debugf("Checking pod: %s in ns: %s is enabled for ambient", addCmd.PodName, addCmd.PodNamespace)
	// The plugin already consulted the k8s API - but on this end handler caches may be stale, so retry a few times if we get no pod.