diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/backupconfiguration_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/backupconfiguration_types.go
index 7b156bf..af85281 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/backupconfiguration_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/backupconfiguration_types.go
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ type Target struct {
 	Kind string `json:"kind"`
 	Name string `json:"name"`
 	// +optional
+	ContainerName string `json:"containerName"`
+	// +optional
 	ApiVersion string `json:"apiVersion,omitempty"`
 	// +optional
 	VolumeMounts []corev1.VolumeMount `json:"volumeMounts,omitempty"`
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/common.go b/api/v1alpha1/common.go
index dc49db0..d3b88d4 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/common.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/common.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ const (
 	RESTORE_ANNOTATION = "restore"
 	// the name of the sidecar container
 	SIDECARCONTAINER_NAME string = "formol"
+	// the name of the container we backup when there are more than 1 container in the pod
+	TARGETCONTAINER_TAG string = "FORMOL_TARGET"
 	// Used by both the backupsession and restoresession controllers to identified the target deployment
 	TARGET_NAME string = "TARGET_NAME"
 	// Used by restoresession controller
diff --git a/controllers/backupconfiguration_controller.go b/controllers/backupconfiguration_controller.go
index a56bb96..8aaedf4 100644
--- a/controllers/backupconfiguration_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/backupconfiguration_controller.go
@@ -214,11 +214,19 @@ func (r *BackupConfigurationReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req recon
 			return err
 		}
 		log.V(1).Info("got deployment", "Deployment", deployment)
-		for _, container := range deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers {
+		for i, container := range deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers {
 			if container.Name == formolv1alpha1.SIDECARCONTAINER_NAME {
 				log.V(0).Info("There is already a backup sidecar container. Skipping", "container", container)
 				return nil
 			}
+			if target.ContainerName != "" && target.ContainerName == container.Name {
+				// Put a tag so we can find what container we are supposed to backup
+				// and what process we are supposed to chroot to run the init steps
+				deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[i].Env = append(container.Env, corev1.EnvVar{
+					Name:  formolv1alpha1.TARGETCONTAINER_TAG,
+					Value: "True",
+				})
+			}
 		}
 		sidecar := corev1.Container{
 			Name: formolv1alpha1.SIDECARCONTAINER_NAME,