diff --git a/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/KubernetesApplicationOperation.scala b/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/KubernetesApplicationOperation.scala
index 0160f9077ba..0f9082966f8 100644
--- a/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/KubernetesApplicationOperation.scala
+++ b/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/KubernetesApplicationOperation.scala
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ object KubernetesApplicationOperation extends Logging {
           applicationState,
           supportPersistedAppState = true) || applicationState == ApplicationState.PENDING) {
         val errorMap = containerStatusToBuildAppState.map { cs =>
+          pod.getStatus.setContainerStatuses(Seq.empty.asJava)
           Map(
             "Pod" -> podName,
             "PodStatus" -> pod.getStatus,