diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/backupconfiguration_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/backupconfiguration_types.go
index a00afa1..206f949 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/backupconfiguration_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/backupconfiguration_types.go
@@ -41,17 +41,25 @@ const (
 	JobKind      BackupType = "Job"
 )
 
-func GetTargetObjects(kind TargetKind) (targetObject client.Object, targetPodSpec *corev1.PodSpec) {
+func GetTargetObjects(kind TargetKind) (targetObject client.Object, targetPodSpec *corev1.PodSpec, targetPodMeta *metav1.ObjectMeta) {
 	switch kind {
 	case Deployment:
 		deployment := appsv1.Deployment{}
 		targetObject = &deployment
 		targetPodSpec = &deployment.Spec.Template.Spec
+		targetPodMeta = &deployment.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta
 
 	case StatefulSet:
 		statefulSet := appsv1.StatefulSet{}
 		targetObject = &statefulSet
 		targetPodSpec = &statefulSet.Spec.Template.Spec
+		targetPodMeta = &statefulSet.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta
+
+	case Pod:
+		pod := corev1.Pod{}
+		targetObject = &pod
+		targetPodSpec = &pod.Spec
+		targetPodMeta = &pod.ObjectMeta
 
 	}
 	return
@@ -60,6 +68,7 @@ func GetTargetObjects(kind TargetKind) (targetObject client.Object, targetPodSpe
 const (
 	BACKUP_PREFIX_PATH   = `backup`
 	FORMOL_SHARED_VOLUME = `formol-shared`
+	FORMOL_LABEL         = `formol-target`
 )
 
 type Step struct {
diff --git a/controllers/backupconfiguration_controller_helpers.go b/controllers/backupconfiguration_controller_helpers.go
index b6e49bc..9f719f2 100644
--- a/controllers/backupconfiguration_controller_helpers.go
+++ b/controllers/backupconfiguration_controller_helpers.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func (r *BackupConfigurationReconciler) DeleteSidecar(backupConf formolv1alpha1.
 	}
 	r.Log.V(1).Info("Got Repository", "repo", repo)
 	for _, target := range backupConf.Spec.Targets {
-		targetObject, targetPodSpec := formolv1alpha1.GetTargetObjects(target.TargetKind)
+		targetObject, targetPodSpec, targetPodMeta := formolv1alpha1.GetTargetObjects(target.TargetKind)
 		if err := r.Get(r.Context, client.ObjectKey{
 			Namespace: backupConf.Namespace,
 			Name:      target.TargetName,
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ func (r *BackupConfigurationReconciler) DeleteSidecar(backupConf formolv1alpha1.
 			r.Log.Error(err, "cannot get target", "target", target.TargetName)
 			return err
 		}
+		if _, ok := targetPodMeta.Labels[formolv1alpha1.FORMOL_LABEL]; ok {
+			delete(targetPodMeta.Labels, formolv1alpha1.FORMOL_LABEL)
+		}
 		restoreContainers := []corev1.Container{}
 		for _, container := range targetPodSpec.Containers {
 			if container.Name == formolv1alpha1.SIDECARCONTAINER_NAME {
@@ -219,7 +222,7 @@ func (r *BackupConfigurationReconciler) addSidecar(backupConf formolv1alpha1.Bac
 		return err
 	}
 	r.Log.V(1).Info("Got Repository", "repo", repo)
-	targetObject, targetPodSpec := formolv1alpha1.GetTargetObjects(target.TargetKind)
+	targetObject, targetPodSpec, targetPodMeta := formolv1alpha1.GetTargetObjects(target.TargetKind)
 	if err := r.Get(r.Context, client.ObjectKey{
 		Namespace: backupConf.Namespace,
 		Name:      target.TargetName,
@@ -227,6 +230,9 @@ func (r *BackupConfigurationReconciler) addSidecar(backupConf formolv1alpha1.Bac
 		r.Log.Error(err, "cannot get target", "target", target.TargetName)
 		return err
 	}
+	if _, ok := targetPodMeta.Labels[formolv1alpha1.FORMOL_LABEL]; !ok {
+		targetPodMeta.Labels[formolv1alpha1.FORMOL_LABEL] = target.TargetName
+	}
 	hasSidecar := func(podSpec *corev1.PodSpec) int {
 		for i, container := range podSpec.Containers {
 			if container.Name == formolv1alpha1.SIDECARCONTAINER_NAME {