diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dcb10ff..7879fc5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,3 +60,7 @@ istio-system  70m      2140m    14800m   570Mi    3641Mi   8934Mi
 kube-system   82m      1831m    3222m    1312Mi   1203Mi   2365Mi
               155m     4081m    20122m   1912Mi   4989Mi   12452Mi
 ```
+
+## Known Issues
+
+While init containers [play a role in resource allocation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/init-containers/#resources), they are not accounted for in this tool.
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diff --git a/pkg/client/client.go b/pkg/client/client.go
index 0c9a7c9..4d0f3e2 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client.go
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ func Run(args *model.Args) error {
 			if err := runtime.DefaultUnstructuredConverter.FromUnstructured(info.Object.(*unstructured.Unstructured).Object, pm); err != nil {
 				return nil
 			}
+			if pm.Status.Phase == v1.PodSucceeded || pm.Status.Phase == v1.PodFailed {
+				return nil
+			}
 			responses = append(responses, fetchPod(pm))
 		}
 		return nil