diff --git a/platform_monitoring/kube_client.py b/platform_monitoring/kube_client.py
index 71373d12..0d3a4219 100644
--- a/platform_monitoring/kube_client.py
+++ b/platform_monitoring/kube_client.py
@@ -278,8 +278,10 @@ def from_primitive(cls, payload: JSON) -> t.Self:
     def get_container_status(self, name: str) -> ContainerStatus:
         for status in self.status.container_statuses:
             if status.name == name:
-                return status.with_pod_restart_policy(self.spec.restart_policy)
-        return ContainerStatus(name=name)
+                break
+        else:
+            status = ContainerStatus(name=name)
+        return status.with_pod_restart_policy(self.spec.restart_policy)
 
     def get_container_id(self, name: str) -> str | None:
         for status in self.status.container_statuses:
@@ -383,7 +385,7 @@ class ContainerStatus:
     state: t.Mapping[str, t.Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
     last_state: t.Mapping[str, t.Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
-    pod_restart_policy: PodRestartPolicy = PodRestartPolicy.NEVER
+    pod_restart_policy: PodRestartPolicy = PodRestartPolicy.ALWAYS
 
     @classmethod
     def from_primitive(cls, payload: JSON) -> t.Self:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_kube.py b/tests/unit/test_kube.py
index a8e314c6..d731c3f0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_kube.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_kube.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     Pod,
     PodContainerStats,
     PodPhase,
+    PodRestartPolicy,
     StatsSummary,
 )
 from platform_monitoring.logs import filter_out_rpc_error
@@ -63,7 +64,9 @@ def test_container_status(self) -> None:
             }
         )
         container_status = pod.get_container_status("testcontainer")
-        assert container_status == ContainerStatus(name="testcontainer")
+        assert container_status == ContainerStatus(
+            name="testcontainer", pod_restart_policy=PodRestartPolicy.NEVER
+        )
 
     def test_no_container_id(self) -> None:
         pod = Pod.from_primitive(