diff --git a/controllers/githubactionrunner_controller.go b/controllers/githubactionrunner_controller.go
index 4333f167..8ece1fdf 100644
--- a/controllers/githubactionrunner_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/githubactionrunner_controller.go
@@ -364,6 +364,13 @@ func (r *GithubActionRunnerReconciler) handleFinalization(ctx context.Context, c
 		if err := r.unregisterRunner(ctx, cr, item); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if isEvicted(&item.pod) {
+			logr.FromContextOrDiscard(ctx).Info("Deleting evicted pod", "podname", item.pod.Name)
+			err := r.DeleteResourceIfExists(ctx, &item.pod)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 		if isCompleted(&item.pod) {
 			logr.FromContextOrDiscard(ctx).Info("Deleting succeeded pod", "podname", item.pod.Name)
 			err := r.DeleteResourceIfExists(ctx, &item.pod)