diff --git a/pkg/apis/deployment/v1alpha/member_status.go b/pkg/apis/deployment/v1alpha/member_status.go
index 0e102a7a5..8d5110d5e 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/deployment/v1alpha/member_status.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/deployment/v1alpha/member_status.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type MemberStatus struct {
 	// CleanoutJobID holds the ID of the agency job for cleaning out this server
 	CleanoutJobID string `json:"cleanout-job-id,omitempty"`
 	// SideCarSpecs contains list of specifications specified for side cars
-	SideCarSpecs map[string]v1.Container
+	SideCarSpecs map[string]v1.Container `json:"sidecars-specs,omitempty"`
 	// ArangoVersion holds the ArangoDB version in member
 	ArangoVersion driver.Version `json:"arango-version,omitempty"`
 	//ImageId holds the members ArangoDB image ID
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_rotate_member.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_rotate_member.go
index 3ad14469e..e6cbe7a07 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_rotate_member.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_rotate_member.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	api "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment/v1alpha"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 )
@@ -119,15 +118,6 @@ func (a *actionRotateMember) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool, err
 	m.Phase = api.MemberPhaseNone
 	m.RecentTerminations = nil // Since we're rotating, we do not care about old terminations.
 	m.CleanoutJobID = ""
-
-	group := a.action.Group
-	var groupSpec = a.actionCtx.GetSpec().GetServerGroupSpec(group)
-	// Check for missing side cars in
-	m.SideCarSpecs = make(map[string]v1.Container)
-	for _, specSidecar := range groupSpec.GetSidecars() {
-		m.SideCarSpecs[specSidecar.Name] = *specSidecar.DeepCopy()
-	}
-
 	if err := a.actionCtx.UpdateMember(m); err != nil {
 		return false, false, maskAny(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder.go
index 8399f1d62..80e96575f 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder.go
@@ -429,70 +429,7 @@ func podNeedsRotation(log zerolog.Logger, p v1.Pod, apiObject metav1.Object, spe
 
 // sideCarRequireRotation checks if side car requires rotation including default parameters
 func sideCarRequireRotation(wanted, given *v1.Container) bool {
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(wanted.Args, given.Args) {
-		return true
-	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(wanted.Command, given.Command) {
-		return true
-	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(wanted.Env, given.Env) {
-		return true
-	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(wanted.EnvFrom, given.EnvFrom) {
-		return true
-	}
-	if wanted.Image != given.Image {
-		return true
-	}
-	if wanted.ImagePullPolicy != given.ImagePullPolicy {
-		if wanted.ImagePullPolicy != "Always" || !strings.HasSuffix(given.Image, ":latest") {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	if wanted.Lifecycle != given.Lifecycle {
-		return true
-	}
-	if wanted.LivenessProbe != given.LivenessProbe {
-		return true
-	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(wanted.Ports, given.Ports) {
-		return true
-	}
-	if wanted.ReadinessProbe != given.ReadinessProbe {
-		return true
-	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(wanted.Resources, given.Resources) {
-		return true
-	}
-	if wanted.SecurityContext != given.SecurityContext {
-		return true
-	}
-	if wanted.Stdin != given.Stdin {
-		return true
-	}
-	if wanted.StdinOnce != given.StdinOnce {
-		return true
-	}
-	if wanted.TerminationMessagePath != given.TerminationMessagePath {
-		return true
-	}
-	if wanted.TerminationMessagePolicy != given.TerminationMessagePolicy {
-		return true
-	}
-	if wanted.TTY != given.TTY {
-		return true
-	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(wanted.VolumeDevices, given.VolumeDevices) {
-		return true
-	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(wanted.VolumeMounts, given.VolumeMounts) {
-		return true
-	}
-	if wanted.WorkingDir != given.WorkingDir {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return false
+	return !reflect.DeepEqual(wanted, given)
 }
 
 // resourcesRequireRotation returns true if the resource requirements have changed such that a rotation is required
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_creator.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_creator.go
index 4d129d763..b2ca0fb82 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_creator.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_creator.go
@@ -671,6 +671,12 @@ func (r *Resources) createPodForMember(spec api.DeploymentSpec, memberID string,
 		m.ArangoVersion = status.CurrentImage.ArangoDBVersion
 		m.ImageID = status.CurrentImage.ImageID
 
+		// Check for missing side cars in
+		m.SideCarSpecs = make(map[string]v1.Container)
+		for _, specSidecar := range groupSpec.GetSidecars() {
+			m.SideCarSpecs[specSidecar.Name] = *specSidecar.DeepCopy()
+		}
+
 		log.Debug().Str("pod-name", m.PodName).Msg("Created pod")
 	} else if group.IsArangosync() {
 		// Check image