diff --git a/packages/main/src/plugin/kubernetes/contexts-manager.spec.ts b/packages/main/src/plugin/kubernetes/contexts-manager.spec.ts
index 28d456c29e77a..de3e1744a58ff 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/plugin/kubernetes/contexts-manager.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/plugin/kubernetes/contexts-manager.spec.ts
@@ -235,8 +235,13 @@ describe('update', async () => {
         deployments: DEPLOYMENTS_NS1,
       },
     });
-    expect(dispatchCurrentContextResourceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pods', Array(PODS_NS1).fill({}));
-    expect(dispatchCurrentContextResourceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('deployments', Array(DEPLOYMENTS_NS1).fill({}));
+    expect(dispatchCurrentContextResourceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pods', [{ metadata: { uid: '0' } }]);
+    expect(dispatchCurrentContextResourceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('deployments', [
+      { metadata: { uid: '0' } },
+      { metadata: { uid: '1' } },
+      { metadata: { uid: '2' } },
+      { metadata: { uid: '3' } },
+    ]);
 
     const expectedCheckMap = new Map<string, CheckingState>();
     expectedCheckMap.set('context1', { state: 'waiting' });
@@ -329,8 +334,13 @@ describe('update', async () => {
         deployments: DEPLOYMENTS_NS1,
       },
     });
-    expect(dispatchCurrentContextResourceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pods', Array(PODS_NS1).fill({}));
-    expect(dispatchCurrentContextResourceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('deployments', Array(DEPLOYMENTS_NS1).fill({}));
+    expect(dispatchCurrentContextResourceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pods', [{ metadata: { uid: '0' } }]);
+    expect(dispatchCurrentContextResourceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('deployments', [
+      { metadata: { uid: '0' } },
+      { metadata: { uid: '1' } },
+      { metadata: { uid: '2' } },
+      { metadata: { uid: '3' } },
+    ]);
   });
 
   test('should check current context if contexts are > 10', async () => {
@@ -860,7 +870,10 @@ describe('update', async () => {
       },
     });
     expect(dispatchCurrentContextResourceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pods', []);
-    expect(dispatchCurrentContextResourceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('deployments', [{}, {}]);
+    expect(dispatchCurrentContextResourceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('deployments', [
+      { metadata: { uid: '0' } },
+      { metadata: { uid: '1' } },
+    ]);
 
     vi.advanceTimersToNextTimer(); // error event
     vi.advanceTimersToNextTimer(); // dispatches
@@ -1038,7 +1051,7 @@ describe('update', async () => {
           deployments: 0,
         },
       });
-      expect(dispatchCurrentContextResourceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(resource, [{}]);
+      expect(dispatchCurrentContextResourceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(resource, [{ metadata: { uid: '0' } }]);
     });
 
     test('createInformer should send data for deleted and updated resource', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/main/src/plugin/kubernetes/contexts-manager.ts b/packages/main/src/plugin/kubernetes/contexts-manager.ts
index f27eb6c65b29d..72678b680e83e 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/plugin/kubernetes/contexts-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/plugin/kubernetes/contexts-manager.ts
@@ -391,7 +391,13 @@ export class ContextsManager {
           sendGeneral: true,
           currentContext: this.kubeConfig.currentContext,
           resources: { pods: true },
-          update: state => state.resources.pods.push(obj),
+          update: state => {
+            if (state.resources.pods.some(o => o.metadata?.uid !== obj.metadata?.uid)) {
+              console.debug(`pod ${obj.metadata?.name} already added in context ${this.kubeConfig.currentContext}`);
+            }
+            state.resources.pods = state.resources.pods.filter(o => o.metadata?.uid !== obj.metadata?.uid);
+            state.resources.pods.push(obj);
+          },
         });
       },
       onUpdate: obj => {
diff --git a/packages/main/src/plugin/kubernetes/test-informer.ts b/packages/main/src/plugin/kubernetes/test-informer.ts
index 319cd50d4fbc6..bfaf26c8e7d27 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/plugin/kubernetes/test-informer.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/plugin/kubernetes/test-informer.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class TestInformer {
     }
     if (this.connectResponse === undefined) {
       for (let i = 0; i < this.resourcesCount; i++) {
-        this.onCb.get('add')?.({});
+        this.onCb.get('add')?.({ metadata: { uid: i.toString() } });
       }
       this.events.forEach(event => {
         setTimeout(() => {