diff --git a/internal/ingress/status/status.go b/internal/ingress/status/status.go
index 15bc37f36..b6fd72727 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/status/status.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/status/status.go
@@ -193,6 +193,20 @@ func (s *statusSync) runningAddresses() ([]string, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// only Ready pods are valid
+		isPodReady := false
+		for _, cond := range pod.Status.Conditions {
+			if cond.Type == apiv1.PodReady && cond.Status == apiv1.ConditionTrue {
+				isPodReady = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		if !isPodReady {
+			klog.InfoS("POD is not ready", "pod", klog.KObj(&pod), "node", pod.Spec.NodeName)
+			continue
+		}
+
 		name := k8s.GetNodeIPOrName(s.Client, pod.Spec.NodeName, s.UseNodeInternalIP)
 		if !sliceutils.StringInSlice(name, addrs) {
 			addrs = append(addrs, name)
diff --git a/internal/ingress/status/status_test.go b/internal/ingress/status/status_test.go
index 19eb877c9..ce6c1c9ff 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/status/status_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/status/status_test.go
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ func buildSimpleClientSet() *testclient.Clientset {
 				},
 				Status: apiv1.PodStatus{
 					Phase: apiv1.PodRunning,
+					Conditions: []apiv1.PodCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   apiv1.PodReady,
+							Status: apiv1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			{
@@ -108,6 +114,12 @@ func buildSimpleClientSet() *testclient.Clientset {
 				},
 				Status: apiv1.PodStatus{
 					Phase: apiv1.PodRunning,
+					Conditions: []apiv1.PodCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   apiv1.PodReady,
+							Status: apiv1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
 				},
 			},
 		}},