diff --git a/backend/capellacollab/sessions/operators/k8s.py b/backend/capellacollab/sessions/operators/k8s.py
index 4bd3ad1d8..3703351f1 100644
--- a/backend/capellacollab/sessions/operators/k8s.py
+++ b/backend/capellacollab/sessions/operators/k8s.py
@@ -231,13 +231,16 @@ def _get_pod_state(self, label_selector: str):
             log.debug("Received k8s pod: %s", pod_name)
             log.debug("Fetching k8s events for pod: %s", pod_name)
 
-            events = self.v1_core.list_namespaced_event(
+            events: list[
+                client.CoreV1Event
+            ] = self.v1_core.list_namespaced_event(
                 namespace=namespace,
                 field_selector=f"involvedObject.name={pod_name}",
-            )
+            ).items
 
-            if events.items:
-                return events.items[-1].reason
+            events = list(filter(self._is_non_promtail_event, events))
+            if events:
+                return events[-1].reason
 
             # Fallback if no event is available
             return pod.status.phase
@@ -250,6 +253,12 @@ def _get_pod_state(self, label_selector: str):
 
         return "unknown"
 
+    def _is_non_promtail_event(self, event: client.CoreV1Event) -> bool:
+        if not (event.involved_object and event.involved_object.field_path):
+            return True
+
+        return "spec.containers{promtail}" != event.involved_object.field_path
+
     def get_session_logs(self, _id: str) -> str:
         return self.v1_core.read_namespaced_pod_log(
             name=self._get_pod_name(_id),