diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 9006a4f0..0a95ddd4 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ func pruneIrrelevantPodData(obj interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 		Annotations: oldPod.Annotations,
 		Labels:      oldPod.Labels,
 	}
+	newPod.Spec = corev1.PodSpec{}
+	newPod.Status = corev1.PodStatus{}
 
 	return newPod, nil
 }