diff --git a/providers/cncf/kubernetes/src/airflow/providers/cncf/kubernetes/utils/pod_manager.py b/providers/cncf/kubernetes/src/airflow/providers/cncf/kubernetes/utils/pod_manager.py
index 632f5faa57ffa..0d6f353310b4b 100644
--- a/providers/cncf/kubernetes/src/airflow/providers/cncf/kubernetes/utils/pod_manager.py
+++ b/providers/cncf/kubernetes/src/airflow/providers/cncf/kubernetes/utils/pod_manager.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import enum
-import itertools
 import json
 import math
 import time
@@ -119,9 +118,12 @@ def get_xcom_sidecar_container_resources(self) -> str | None:
 def get_container_status(pod: V1Pod, container_name: str) -> V1ContainerStatus | None:
     """Retrieve container status."""
     if pod and pod.status:
-        container_statuses = itertools.chain(
-            pod.status.container_statuses, pod.status.init_container_statuses
-        )
+        container_statuses = []
+        if pod.status.container_statuses:
+            container_statuses.extend(pod.status.container_statuses)
+        if pod.status.init_container_statuses:
+            container_statuses.extend(pod.status.init_container_statuses)
+
     else:
         container_statuses = None
 
diff --git a/providers/cncf/kubernetes/tests/unit/cncf/kubernetes/utils/test_pod_manager.py b/providers/cncf/kubernetes/tests/unit/cncf/kubernetes/utils/test_pod_manager.py
index 0ba6f0e1bcf0a..320470cf48a8f 100644
--- a/providers/cncf/kubernetes/tests/unit/cncf/kubernetes/utils/test_pod_manager.py
+++ b/providers/cncf/kubernetes/tests/unit/cncf/kubernetes/utils/test_pod_manager.py
@@ -888,6 +888,12 @@ def container(name, succeeded):
     pod_mock_list.append(pytest.param(p, False, id="None remote_pod.status"))
     p = RemotePodMock()
     p.status = RemotePodMock()
+    p.status.container_statuses = None
+    p.status.init_container_statuses = []
+
+    pod_mock_list.append(pytest.param(p, False, id="None remote_pod.status.container_statuses"))
+    p = RemotePodMock()
+    p.status = RemotePodMock()
     p.status.container_statuses = []
     p.status.init_container_statuses = []
     pod_mock_list.append(pytest.param(p, False, id="empty remote_pod.status.container_statuses"))