diff --git a/internal/controller/workload_controller.go b/internal/controller/workload_controller.go
index 7b7f8406..3624e0e1 100644
--- a/internal/controller/workload_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/workload_controller.go
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ func (r *WorkloadReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (c
 	}
 
 	t := getMonitoredObject(w)
+
+	if t == nil {
+		err = r.Delete(ctx, w)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error(err, "failed to delete workload")
+		}
+		return ctrl.Result{}, err
+	}
+
 	err = r.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: t.GetName(), Namespace: t.GetNamespace()}, t)
 
 	// found object, nothing to do
@@ -68,20 +77,23 @@ func (r *WorkloadReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 }
 
 func getMonitoredObject(w *cozyv1alpha1.Workload) client.Object {
-	if strings.HasPrefix(w.Name, "pvc-") {
+	switch {
+	case strings.HasPrefix(w.Name, "pvc-"):
 		obj := &corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim{}
 		obj.Name = strings.TrimPrefix(w.Name, "pvc-")
 		obj.Namespace = w.Namespace
 		return obj
-	}
-	if strings.HasPrefix(w.Name, "svc-") {
+	case strings.HasPrefix(w.Name, "svc-"):
 		obj := &corev1.Service{}
 		obj.Name = strings.TrimPrefix(w.Name, "svc-")
 		obj.Namespace = w.Namespace
 		return obj
+	case strings.HasPrefix(w.Name, "pod-"):
+		obj := &corev1.Pod{}
+		obj.Name = strings.TrimPrefix(w.Name, "pod-")
+		obj.Namespace = w.Namespace
+		return obj
 	}
-	obj := &corev1.Pod{}
-	obj.Name = w.Name
-	obj.Namespace = w.Namespace
+	var obj client.Object
 	return obj
 }
diff --git a/internal/controller/workload_controller_test.go b/internal/controller/workload_controller_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..816c135e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/controller/workload_controller_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package controller
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	cozyv1alpha1 "github.com/cozystack/cozystack/api/v1alpha1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+)
+
+func TestUnprefixedMonitoredObjectReturnsNil(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &cozyv1alpha1.Workload{}
+	w.Name = "unprefixed-name"
+	obj := getMonitoredObject(w)
+	if obj != nil {
+		t.Errorf(`getMonitoredObject(&Workload{Name: "%s"}) == %v, want nil`, w.Name, obj)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPodMonitoredObject(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &cozyv1alpha1.Workload{}
+	w.Name = "pod-mypod"
+	obj := getMonitoredObject(w)
+	if pod, ok := obj.(*corev1.Pod); !ok || pod.Name != "mypod" {
+		t.Errorf(`getMonitoredObject(&Workload{Name: "%s"}) == %v, want &Pod{Name: "mypod"}`, w.Name, obj)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/controller/workloadmonitor_controller.go b/internal/controller/workloadmonitor_controller.go
index 330d1dc5..a1d4a501 100644
--- a/internal/controller/workloadmonitor_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/workloadmonitor_controller.go
@@ -212,15 +212,12 @@ func (r *WorkloadMonitorReconciler) reconcilePodForMonitor(
 ) error {
 	logger := log.FromContext(ctx)
 
-	// Combine both init containers and normal containers to sum resources properly
-	combinedContainers := append(pod.Spec.InitContainers, pod.Spec.Containers...)
-
-	// totalResources will store the sum of all container resource limits
+	// totalResources will store the sum of all container resource requests
 	totalResources := make(map[string]resource.Quantity)
 
-	// Iterate over all containers to aggregate their Limits
-	for _, container := range combinedContainers {
-		for name, qty := range container.Resources.Limits {
+	// Iterate over all containers to aggregate their requests
+	for _, container := range pod.Spec.Containers {
+		for name, qty := range container.Resources.Requests {
 			if existing, exists := totalResources[name.String()]; exists {
 				existing.Add(qty)
 				totalResources[name.String()] = existing
@@ -249,7 +246,7 @@ func (r *WorkloadMonitorReconciler) reconcilePodForMonitor(
 
 	workload := &cozyv1alpha1.Workload{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name:      pod.Name,
+			Name:      fmt.Sprintf("pod-%s", pod.Name),
 			Namespace: pod.Namespace,
 		},
 	}