diff --git a/pkg/virt-api/webhooks/validating-webhook/admitters/pod-eviction-admitter.go b/pkg/virt-api/webhooks/validating-webhook/admitters/pod-eviction-admitter.go
index 7c9727fbff42..7e3580edb2e7 100644
--- a/pkg/virt-api/webhooks/validating-webhook/admitters/pod-eviction-admitter.go
+++ b/pkg/virt-api/webhooks/validating-webhook/admitters/pod-eviction-admitter.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 
 	admissionv1 "k8s.io/api/admission/v1"
+	k8scorev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	virtv1 "kubevirt.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -29,16 +30,16 @@ func (admitter *PodEvictionAdmitter) Admit(ar *admissionv1.AdmissionReview) *adm
 		return validating_webhooks.NewPassingAdmissionResponse()
 	}
 
-	if value, exists := launcher.GetLabels()[virtv1.AppLabel]; !exists || value != "virt-launcher" {
+	if !isVirtLauncher(launcher) {
 		return validating_webhooks.NewPassingAdmissionResponse()
 	}
 
-	domainName, exists := launcher.GetAnnotations()[virtv1.DomainAnnotation]
+	vmiName, exists := launcher.GetAnnotations()[virtv1.DomainAnnotation]
 	if !exists {
 		return validating_webhooks.NewPassingAdmissionResponse()
 	}
 
-	vmi, err := admitter.VirtClient.VirtualMachineInstance(ar.Request.Namespace).Get(context.Background(), domainName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	vmi, err := admitter.VirtClient.VirtualMachineInstance(ar.Request.Namespace).Get(context.Background(), vmiName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return denied(fmt.Sprintf("kubevirt failed getting the vmi: %s", err.Error()))
 	}
@@ -105,3 +106,7 @@ func denied(message string) *admissionv1.AdmissionResponse {
 		},
 	}
 }
+
+func isVirtLauncher(pod *k8scorev1.Pod) bool {
+	return pod.Labels[virtv1.AppLabel] == "virt-launcher"
+}