diff --git a/controllers/backupsession_controller.go b/controllers/backupsession_controller.go
index b7e0767..b1177fe 100644
--- a/controllers/backupsession_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/backupsession_controller.go
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reques
 	var targetStatus *formolv1alpha1.TargetStatus
 	var result error
 	targetName := os.Getenv(formolv1alpha1.TARGET_NAME)
+	if targetName == "" {
+		panic("targetName is empty. That should not happen")
+	}
 
 	for i, t := range backupConf.Spec.Targets {
 		if t.TargetName == targetName {
diff --git a/standalone/root.go b/standalone/root.go
index 98c2c5e..53ec3c3 100644
--- a/standalone/root.go
+++ b/standalone/root.go
@@ -87,6 +87,27 @@ func StartRestore(
 				log.Error(err, "unable to update RestoreSession", "restoreSession", restoreSession)
 				return
 			}
+			log.V(0).Info("restore over. removing the initContainer")
+			targetObject, targetPodSpec := formolv1alpha1.GetTargetObjects(target.TargetKind)
+			if err := session.Get(session.Context, client.ObjectKey{
+				Namespace: restoreSessionNamespace,
+				Name:      target.TargetName,
+			}, targetObject); err != nil {
+				log.Error(err, "unable to get target objects", "target", target.TargetName)
+				return
+			}
+			initContainers := []corev1.Container{}
+			for _, c := range targetPodSpec.InitContainers {
+				if c.Name == formolv1alpha1.RESTORECONTAINER_NAME {
+					continue
+				}
+				initContainers = append(initContainers, c)
+			}
+			targetPodSpec.InitContainers = initContainers
+			if err := session.Update(session.Context, targetObject); err != nil {
+				log.Error(err, "unable to remove the restore initContainer", "targetObject", targetObject)
+				return
+			}
 			break
 		}
 	}