diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ae6d275e7..c22bee7f1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/joncrlsn/dque v0.0.0-20241024143830-7723fd131a64
 	github.com/kubescape/backend v0.0.39
 	github.com/kubescape/go-logger v0.0.28
-	github.com/kubescape/k8s-interface v0.0.206
+	github.com/kubescape/k8s-interface v0.0.207
 	github.com/kubescape/storage v0.0.258
 	github.com/kubescape/workerpool v0.0.0-20250526074519-0e4a4e7f44cf
 	github.com/moby/sys/mountinfo v0.7.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d18386e6c..381e31cba 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -885,8 +885,8 @@ github.com/kubescape/backend v0.0.39 h1:B1QRfKCSFlzuE+jWOnk/l7EpH71/Q3n14KKq0QSn
 github.com/kubescape/backend v0.0.39/go.mod h1:cMEGP8cXUZgY89YU4GRBGIla9HZW7grZsUtlCwvZgAE=
 github.com/kubescape/go-logger v0.0.28 h1:xulKTp9kOg3rD98sopFELQ6yZCHQoQXMDzteoSHDFKI=
 github.com/kubescape/go-logger v0.0.28/go.mod h1:YZHFjwGCDar1hP9OyBLE46oR7a0Y/Z/0FperDo8+9D0=
-github.com/kubescape/k8s-interface v0.0.206 h1:qaYu4mlLmSBePanSGq+DBCssh4O785TAT0lQGNGWyGw=
-github.com/kubescape/k8s-interface v0.0.206/go.mod h1:WNYUG93aZ5kDmuaRKFLtVhp18Yc6EfaHdD1gLYtVTN4=
+github.com/kubescape/k8s-interface v0.0.207 h1:jX+EqZLjSArw4xa+XMvjnnoK0Q8IxdD2tvihwLa/WGg=
+github.com/kubescape/k8s-interface v0.0.207/go.mod h1:WNYUG93aZ5kDmuaRKFLtVhp18Yc6EfaHdD1gLYtVTN4=
 github.com/kubescape/storage v0.0.258 h1:0mL0z3dAmtP1qup7VgoEgwLgbBSROu5oOusBAPeMmus=
 github.com/kubescape/storage v0.0.258/go.mod h1:VHs+xQzvZKE2lJDN8rR1sFmTa43N6XJAcatZ249gviU=
 github.com/kubescape/workerpool v0.0.0-20250526074519-0e4a4e7f44cf h1:hI0jVwrB6fT4GJWvuUjzObfci1CUknrZdRHfnRVtKM0=
diff --git a/pkg/containerprofilemanager/v1/lifecycle.go b/pkg/containerprofilemanager/v1/lifecycle.go
index 8e40fd870..21ff1cf3b 100644
--- a/pkg/containerprofilemanager/v1/lifecycle.go
+++ b/pkg/containerprofilemanager/v1/lifecycle.go
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ func (cpm *ContainerProfileManager) addContainer(container *containercollection.
 
 	// Setup monitoring timer
 	sniffingTime := cpm.calculateSniffingTime(container)
+	sharedData.LearningPeriod = sniffingTime
 	timer := time.AfterFunc(sniffingTime, func() {
 		cpm.handleContainerMaxTime(container)
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/objectcache/shared_container_data.go b/pkg/objectcache/shared_container_data.go
index f2773c628..49ac5d7ed 100644
--- a/pkg/objectcache/shared_container_data.go
+++ b/pkg/objectcache/shared_container_data.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ type WatchedContainerData struct {
 	CurrentReportTimestamp  time.Time
 	UserDefinedProfile      string
 	LabelOverrides          map[string]string // optional label overrides applied after GetLabels()
+	LearningPeriod          time.Duration
 }
 
 type ContainerInfo struct {
@@ -90,31 +91,19 @@ type ContainerInfo struct {
 	ImageID  string
 }
 
+func formatDuration(d time.Duration) string {
+	s := d.String()
+	s = strings.Replace(s, "m0s", "m", 1)
+	s = strings.Replace(s, "h0m", "h", 1)
+	return s
+}
+
 func GetLabels(cloudMetadata *armotypes.CloudMetadata, watchedContainer *WatchedContainerData, stripContainer bool) map[string]string {
 	labels := watchedContainer.InstanceID.GetLabels()
-	for i := range labels {
-		if labels[i] == "" || (stripContainer && i == helpersv1.ContainerNameMetadataKey) {
-			delete(labels, i)
-			continue
-		}
-		if errs := content.IsLabelValue(labels[i]); len(errs) != 0 {
-			logger.L().Debug("GetLabels - label is not valid", helpers.String("label", labels[i]))
-			for j := range errs {
-				logger.L().Debug("GetLabels - label err description", helpers.String("Err: ", errs[j]))
-			}
-			delete(labels, i)
-		}
-	}
+	labels[helpersv1.LearningPeriodMetadataKey] = formatDuration(watchedContainer.LearningPeriod)
 	// Apply label overrides
 	for k, v := range watchedContainer.LabelOverrides {
-		if v == "" {
-			delete(labels, k)
-		} else if errs := content.IsLabelValue(v); len(errs) != 0 {
-			logger.L().Warning("GetLabels - label override value is not valid, skipping", helpers.String("key", k), helpers.String("value", v))
-			delete(labels, k)
-		} else {
-			labels[k] = v
-		}
+		labels[k] = v
 	}
 	if watchedContainer.ParentResourceVersion != "" {
 		labels[helpersv1.ResourceVersionMetadataKey] = watchedContainer.ParentResourceVersion
@@ -134,6 +123,20 @@ func GetLabels(cloudMetadata *armotypes.CloudMetadata, watchedContainer *Watched
 			labels[helpersv1.RegionMetadataKey] = region
 		}
 	}
+	// Sanitize labels
+	for i := range labels {
+		if labels[i] == "" || (stripContainer && i == helpersv1.ContainerNameMetadataKey) {
+			delete(labels, i)
+			continue
+		}
+		if errs := content.IsLabelValue(labels[i]); len(errs) != 0 {
+			logger.L().Debug("GetLabels - label is not valid", helpers.String("label", labels[i]))
+			for j := range errs {
+				logger.L().Debug("GetLabels - label err description", helpers.String("Err: ", errs[j]))
+			}
+			delete(labels, i)
+		}
+	}
 	return labels
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/objectcache/shared_container_data_test.go b/pkg/objectcache/shared_container_data_test.go
index 63eb1983c..ff1cd4752 100644
--- a/pkg/objectcache/shared_container_data_test.go
+++ b/pkg/objectcache/shared_container_data_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package objectcache
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/kubescape/k8s-interface/instanceidhandler/v1"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ func Test_GetLabels(t *testing.T) {
 				"kubescape.io/workload-api-version":    "v1",
 				"kubescape.io/workload-container-name": "redis",
 				"kubescape.io/workload-kind":           "Deployment",
+				"kubescape.io/learning-period":         "0s",
 				"kubescape.io/workload-name":           "redis",
 				"kubescape.io/workload-namespace":      "aaa",
 			},
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ func Test_GetLabels(t *testing.T) {
 			want: map[string]string{
 				"kubescape.io/workload-api-version": "v1",
 				"kubescape.io/workload-kind":        "Deployment",
+				"kubescape.io/learning-period":      "0s",
 				"kubescape.io/workload-name":        "redis",
 				"kubescape.io/workload-namespace":   "aaa",
 			},
@@ -79,3 +82,36 @@ func Test_GetLabels(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_formatDuration(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		d    time.Duration
+		want string
+	}{
+		{
+			d:    5 * time.Minute,
+			want: "5m",
+		},
+		{
+			d:    1*time.Hour + 30*time.Minute,
+			want: "1h30m",
+		},
+		{
+			d:    45 * time.Second,
+			want: "45s",
+		},
+		{
+			d:    1*time.Hour + 30*time.Second,
+			want: "1h30s",
+		},
+		{
+			d:    1 * time.Hour,
+			want: "1h",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.d.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, formatDuration(tt.d))
+		})
+	}
+}