diff --git a/engine/hatchery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/engine/hatchery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 6cc90163d0..6f6cf7eedf 100644
--- a/engine/hatchery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/engine/hatchery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -252,13 +252,6 @@ func (h *HatcheryKubernetes) SpawnWorker(ctx context.Context, spawnArgs hatchery
 		label = "register"
 	}
 
-	podName := spawnArgs.WorkerName
-	// Kubernetes pod name must not be > 63 chars
-	if len(podName) > 63 {
-		podName = podName[:60]
-	}
-	podName = strings.Replace(podName, ".", "-", -1)
-
 	var logJob string
 	if spawnArgs.JobID > 0 {
 		logJob = fmt.Sprintf("for workflow job %d,", spawnArgs.JobID)
diff --git a/sdk/build.go b/sdk/build.go
index a192cbb7b9..3d5865ce8d 100644
--- a/sdk/build.go
+++ b/sdk/build.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const (
 // StatusIsTerminated returns if status is terminated (nothing related to building or waiting, ...)
 func StatusIsTerminated(status string) bool {
 	switch status {
-	case StatusBuilding, StatusWaiting, "": // A stage does not have status when he's waiting a previous stage
+	case StatusPending, StatusBuilding, StatusWaiting, "": // A stage does not have status when he's waiting a previous stage
 		return false
 	default:
 		return true
diff --git a/sdk/hatchery/starter.go b/sdk/hatchery/starter.go
index b3e41fb6e6..d85dd7e9b4 100644
--- a/sdk/hatchery/starter.go
+++ b/sdk/hatchery/starter.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func workerStarter(ctx context.Context, h Interface, workerNum string, jobs <-ch
 			// this counter is reset with func workerRegister
 			atomic.AddInt64(&nbRegisteringWorkerModels, 1)
 			arg := SpawnArguments{
-				WorkerName:   fmt.Sprintf("register-%s-%s-%s", h.Service().Name, strings.Replace(strings.ToLower(m.Name), "/", "-", -1), strings.Replace(namesgenerator.GetRandomNameCDS(0), "_", "-", -1)),
+				WorkerName:   generateWorkerName(h.Service().Name, true, m.Name),
 				Model:        m,
 				RegisterOnly: true,
 				HatcheryName: h.Service().Name,
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func spawnWorkerForJob(ctx context.Context, h Interface, j workerStarterRequest)
 
 	_, next = observability.Span(ctxJob, "hatchery.SpawnWorker")
 	arg := SpawnArguments{
-		WorkerName:   fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-%s", h.Service().Name, strings.Replace(strings.ToLower(modelName), "/", "-", -1), strings.Replace(namesgenerator.GetRandomNameCDS(0), "_", "-", -1)),
+		WorkerName:   generateWorkerName(h.Service().Name, false, modelName),
 		Model:        j.model,
 		JobID:        j.id,
 		Requirements: j.requirements,
@@ -225,3 +225,40 @@ func spawnWorkerForJob(ctx context.Context, h Interface, j workerStarterRequest)
 	}
 	return true // ok for this job
 }
+
+// a worker name must be 60 char max, without '.' and '_' -> replaced by '-'
+func generateWorkerName(hatcheryName string, isRegister bool, model string) string {
+	prefix := ""
+	if isRegister {
+		prefix = "register-"
+	}
+
+	maxLength := 63
+	hName := strings.Replace(strings.ToLower(hatcheryName), "/", "-", -1) + "-"
+	modelName := strings.Replace(strings.ToLower(model), "/", "-", -1)
+	random := strings.Replace(namesgenerator.GetRandomNameCDS(0), "_", "-", -1)
+	workerName := strings.Replace(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s-%s-%s", prefix, hatcheryName, modelName, random), ".", "-", -1)
+
+	if len(workerName) <= maxLength {
+		return workerName
+	}
+	if len(hName) > 10 {
+		hName = ""
+	}
+	workerName = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s-%s", prefix, hName, modelName, random)
+	if len(workerName) <= maxLength {
+		return workerName
+	}
+	if len(modelName) > 15 {
+		modelName = modelName[:15]
+	}
+	workerName = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s-%s", prefix, hName, modelName, random)
+	if len(workerName) <= maxLength {
+		return workerName
+	}
+
+	if len(workerName) > maxLength {
+		return workerName[:maxLength]
+	}
+	return workerName
+}
diff --git a/sdk/hatchery/starter_test.go b/sdk/hatchery/starter_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8409750ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/hatchery/starter_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package hatchery
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func Test_generateWorkerName(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		hatcheryName string
+		isRegister   bool
+		model        string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		args args
+		want string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "simple",
+			args: args{hatcheryName: "p999-prod", isRegister: true, model: "shared.infra-rust-official-1.41"},
+			want: "register-p999-prod-shared.infra-ru",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "long hatchery name",
+			args: args{hatcheryName: "p999-prod-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx", isRegister: true, model: "shared.infra-rust-official-1.41"},
+			want: "register-shared.infra-ru",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "long model name",
+			args: args{hatcheryName: "hname", isRegister: true, model: "shared.infra-rust-official-1.41-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx"},
+			want: "register-hname-shared.infra-ru",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := generateWorkerName(tt.args.hatcheryName, tt.args.isRegister, tt.args.model)
+			if len(got) > 64 {
+				t.Errorf("len must be < 64() = %d - got:%s", len(got), got)
+			}
+
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("generateWorkerName() = %v, want prefix : %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}