diff --git a/common-lib/utils/k8s/health/health_pod.go b/common-lib/utils/k8s/health/health_pod.go
index d066f20cf..e2670f680 100644
--- a/common-lib/utils/k8s/health/health_pod.go
+++ b/common-lib/utils/k8s/health/health_pod.go
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ func getCorev1PodHealth(pod *corev1.Pod) (*HealthStatus, error) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		for i, cs := range pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses {
+			if i < len(pod.Spec.InitContainers) &&
+				pod.Spec.InitContainers[i].RestartPolicy != nil &&
+				*pod.Spec.InitContainers[i].RestartPolicy == corev1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways {
+				waiting := cs.State.Waiting
+				if waiting != nil && (strings.HasPrefix(waiting.Reason, "Err") ||
+					strings.HasSuffix(waiting.Reason, "Error") ||
+					strings.HasSuffix(waiting.Reason, "BackOff")) {
+					status = HealthStatusDegraded
+					messages = append(messages, waiting.Message)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		if status != "" {
 			return &HealthStatus{
 				Status:  status,
diff --git a/common-lib/utils/k8sObjectsUtil/ResourceTreeUtil.go b/common-lib/utils/k8sObjectsUtil/ResourceTreeUtil.go
index c2ce6260a..e27154186 100644
--- a/common-lib/utils/k8sObjectsUtil/ResourceTreeUtil.go
+++ b/common-lib/utils/k8sObjectsUtil/ResourceTreeUtil.go
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ func PopulatePodInfo(un *unstructured.Unstructured) ([]commonBean.InfoItem, erro
 
 	initializing := false
 	for i := range pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses {
+		if pod.Spec.InitContainers[i].RestartPolicy != nil &&
+			*pod.Spec.InitContainers[i].RestartPolicy == v1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways {
+			continue // native sidecar — not a blocking init container
+		}
 		container := pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses[i]
 		restarts += int(container.RestartCount)
 		switch {
@@ -243,6 +247,16 @@ func PopulatePodInfo(un *unstructured.Unstructured) ([]commonBean.InfoItem, erro
 		}
 		break
 	}
+	for i, cs := range pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses {
+		if pod.Spec.InitContainers[i].RestartPolicy != nil &&
+			*pod.Spec.InitContainers[i].RestartPolicy == v1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways {
+			totalContainers++
+			restarts += int(cs.RestartCount)
+			if cs.Ready && cs.State.Running != nil {
+				readyContainers++
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	if !initializing {
 		restarts = 0
 		hasRunning := false
diff --git a/kubelink/go.mod b/kubelink/go.mod
index 52f362a09..3a6adf7e7 100644
--- a/kubelink/go.mod
+++ b/kubelink/go.mod
@@ -168,4 +168,4 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.7.0 // indirect
 )
 
-replace github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib => github.com/devtron-labs/devtron-services/common-lib v0.0.0-20260227055702-7fe9d47354a0
+replace github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib => github.com/devtron-labs/devtron-services/common-lib v0.0.0-20260402084407-a92702e8f0ff
diff --git a/kubelink/go.sum b/kubelink/go.sum
index d20f6c2a9..3fd233a8a 100644
--- a/kubelink/go.sum
+++ b/kubelink/go.sum
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSs
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1VwoXQT9A3Wy9MM3WgvqSxFWenqJduM=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/devtron-labs/devtron-services/common-lib v0.0.0-20260227055702-7fe9d47354a0 h1:KnmMU3qEy/QRtEJaUQNnXvCrintij+BYhOJtw+OjxYw=
-github.com/devtron-labs/devtron-services/common-lib v0.0.0-20260227055702-7fe9d47354a0/go.mod h1:d6awSGcXQc57s4PJlwcyACovJ4PgBmR9jZJ7h6CScUM=
+github.com/devtron-labs/devtron-services/common-lib v0.0.0-20260402084407-a92702e8f0ff h1:bn6Z1AlHMd8+gBZjMCHr0kE7a+QKL3ZPTlsP3rT5vp8=
+github.com/devtron-labs/devtron-services/common-lib v0.0.0-20260402084407-a92702e8f0ff/go.mod h1:d6awSGcXQc57s4PJlwcyACovJ4PgBmR9jZJ7h6CScUM=
 github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f h1:lO4WD4F/rVNCu3HqELle0jiPLLBs70cWOduZpkS1E78=
 github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f/go.mod h1:cuUVRXasLTGF7a8hSLbxyZXjz+1KgoB3wDUb6vlszIc=
 github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0 h1:q4R8wemdRQDClzoNNStftB2ZAfqOiN6UX90KJc4HjyM=
diff --git a/kubelink/vendor/github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib/utils/k8s/health/health_pod.go b/kubelink/vendor/github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib/utils/k8s/health/health_pod.go
index d066f20cf..e2670f680 100644
--- a/kubelink/vendor/github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib/utils/k8s/health/health_pod.go
+++ b/kubelink/vendor/github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib/utils/k8s/health/health_pod.go
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ func getCorev1PodHealth(pod *corev1.Pod) (*HealthStatus, error) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		for i, cs := range pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses {
+			if i < len(pod.Spec.InitContainers) &&
+				pod.Spec.InitContainers[i].RestartPolicy != nil &&
+				*pod.Spec.InitContainers[i].RestartPolicy == corev1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways {
+				waiting := cs.State.Waiting
+				if waiting != nil && (strings.HasPrefix(waiting.Reason, "Err") ||
+					strings.HasSuffix(waiting.Reason, "Error") ||
+					strings.HasSuffix(waiting.Reason, "BackOff")) {
+					status = HealthStatusDegraded
+					messages = append(messages, waiting.Message)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		if status != "" {
 			return &HealthStatus{
 				Status:  status,
diff --git a/kubelink/vendor/github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib/utils/k8sObjectsUtil/ResourceTreeUtil.go b/kubelink/vendor/github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib/utils/k8sObjectsUtil/ResourceTreeUtil.go
index c2ce6260a..e27154186 100644
--- a/kubelink/vendor/github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib/utils/k8sObjectsUtil/ResourceTreeUtil.go
+++ b/kubelink/vendor/github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib/utils/k8sObjectsUtil/ResourceTreeUtil.go
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ func PopulatePodInfo(un *unstructured.Unstructured) ([]commonBean.InfoItem, erro
 
 	initializing := false
 	for i := range pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses {
+		if pod.Spec.InitContainers[i].RestartPolicy != nil &&
+			*pod.Spec.InitContainers[i].RestartPolicy == v1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways {
+			continue // native sidecar — not a blocking init container
+		}
 		container := pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses[i]
 		restarts += int(container.RestartCount)
 		switch {
@@ -243,6 +247,16 @@ func PopulatePodInfo(un *unstructured.Unstructured) ([]commonBean.InfoItem, erro
 		}
 		break
 	}
+	for i, cs := range pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses {
+		if pod.Spec.InitContainers[i].RestartPolicy != nil &&
+			*pod.Spec.InitContainers[i].RestartPolicy == v1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways {
+			totalContainers++
+			restarts += int(cs.RestartCount)
+			if cs.Ready && cs.State.Running != nil {
+				readyContainers++
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	if !initializing {
 		restarts = 0
 		hasRunning := false
diff --git a/kubelink/vendor/modules.txt b/kubelink/vendor/modules.txt
index 30889b78d..4187acfe3 100644
--- a/kubelink/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/kubelink/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin
 # github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc
 ## explicit
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew
-# github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib v0.0.0 => github.com/devtron-labs/devtron-services/common-lib v0.0.0-20260227055702-7fe9d47354a0
+# github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib v0.0.0 => github.com/devtron-labs/devtron-services/common-lib v0.0.0-20260402084407-a92702e8f0ff
 ## explicit; go 1.24.0
 github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib/async
 github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib/constants
@@ -1403,4 +1403,4 @@ sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4/value
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml/goyaml.v2
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml/goyaml.v3
-# github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib => github.com/devtron-labs/devtron-services/common-lib v0.0.0-20260227055702-7fe9d47354a0
+# github.com/devtron-labs/common-lib => github.com/devtron-labs/devtron-services/common-lib v0.0.0-20260402084407-a92702e8f0ff