diff --git a/gslb/ingestion/gslb.go b/gslb/ingestion/gslb.go
index d80e5e420..15ae36e3f 100644
--- a/gslb/ingestion/gslb.go
+++ b/gslb/ingestion/gslb.go
@@ -677,9 +677,10 @@ func Initialize() {
 		// No need to save the Pod metadata, if running AMKO locally.
 		pod, err := kubeClient.CoreV1().Pods(gslbutils.AVISystem).Get(context.TODO(), os.Getenv("POD_NAME"), metav1.GetOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
-			gslbutils.LogAndPanic("error getting AMKO pod details: " + err.Error())
+			gslbutils.Warnf("Error getting AMKO pod details, %s.", err.Error())
+		} else {
+			amkoControlConfig.SaveAMKOPodObjectMeta(pod.DeepCopy())
 		}
-		amkoControlConfig.SaveAMKOPodObjectMeta(pod.DeepCopy())
 	}
 	amkoControlConfig.SetEventRecorder(gslbutils.AMKOEventComponent, kubeClient)