diff --git a/odiglet/pkg/ebpf/director.go b/odiglet/pkg/ebpf/director.go
index 625c5b0c4..a51303843 100644
--- a/odiglet/pkg/ebpf/director.go
+++ b/odiglet/pkg/ebpf/director.go
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ import (
 
 // This interface should be implemented by all ebpf sdks
 // for example, the go auto instrumentation sdk implements it
+// Deprecated: this will be removed once we fully move to the generic instrumentation manager
 type OtelEbpfSdk interface {
+	// this is temporary until we move to the generic instrumentation manager
+	Load(ctx context.Context) error
 	// Run starts the eBPF instrumentation.
 	// It should block until the instrumentation is stopped or the context is canceled or an error occurs.
 	Run(ctx context.Context) error
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ type ConfigurableOtelEbpfSdk interface {
 }
 
 // users can use different eBPF otel SDKs by returning them from this function
+// Deprecated: this will be removed once we fully move to the generic instrumentation manager
 type InstrumentationFactory[T OtelEbpfSdk] interface {
 	CreateEbpfInstrumentation(ctx context.Context, pid int, serviceName string, podWorkload *workload.PodWorkload, containerName string, podName string, loadedIndicator chan struct{}) (T, error)
 }
@@ -301,46 +305,47 @@ func (d *EbpfDirector[T]) Instrument(ctx context.Context, pid int, pod types.Nam
 	d.workloadToPods[*podWorkload][pod] = struct{}{}
 
 	ip.runOnce.Do(func() {
-		loadedIndicator := make(chan struct{})
-		loadedCtx, loadedObserverCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-		// launch an observer for successful loading of the eBPF probes
 		go func() {
-			select {
-			case <-loadedCtx.Done():
-				return
-			case <-loadedIndicator:
+			inst, err := d.instrumentationFactory.CreateEbpfInstrumentation(ctx, pid, appName, podWorkload, containerName, pod.Name, nil)
+			if err != nil {
 				d.instrumentationStatusChan <- instrumentationStatus{
-					Healthy:       true,
-					Message:       "Successfully loaded eBPF probes to pod: " + pod.String(),
+					Healthy:       false,
+					Message:       err.Error(),
 					Workload:      *podWorkload,
-					Reason:        LoadedSuccessfully,
+					Reason:        FailedToInitialize,
 					PodName:       pod,
 					ContainerName: containerName,
 					Pid:           pid,
 				}
+				return
 			}
-		}()
 
-		go func() {
-			// once the instrumentation finished running (either by error or successful exit), we can cancel the 'loaded' observer for this instrumentation
-			defer loadedObserverCancel()
-			inst, err := d.instrumentationFactory.CreateEbpfInstrumentation(ctx, pid, appName, podWorkload, containerName, pod.Name, loadedIndicator)
+			if ip.closed.Load() {
+				log.Logger.Info("Instrumentation already closed before running, stopping instrumentation", "pid", pid)
+				return
+			}
+
+			err = inst.Load(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
 				d.instrumentationStatusChan <- instrumentationStatus{
 					Healthy:       false,
 					Message:       err.Error(),
 					Workload:      *podWorkload,
-					Reason:        FailedToInitialize,
+					Reason:        FailedToLoad,
 					PodName:       pod,
 					ContainerName: containerName,
 					Pid:           pid,
 				}
 				return
 			}
-
-			if ip.closed.Load() {
-				log.Logger.Info("Instrumentation already closed before running, stopping instrumentation", "pid", pid)
-				return
+			d.instrumentationStatusChan <- instrumentationStatus{
+				Healthy:       true,
+				Message:       "Successfully loaded eBPF probes to pod: " + pod.String(),
+				Workload:      *podWorkload,
+				Reason:        LoadedSuccessfully,
+				PodName:       pod,
+				ContainerName: containerName,
+				Pid:           pid,
 			}
 
 			ip.inst = inst
@@ -352,7 +357,7 @@ func (d *EbpfDirector[T]) Instrument(ctx context.Context, pid int, pod types.Nam
 					Healthy:       false,
 					Message:       err.Error(),
 					Workload:      *podWorkload,
-					Reason:        FailedToLoad,
+					Reason:        FailedToRun,
 					PodName:       pod,
 					ContainerName: containerName,
 					Pid:           pid,
diff --git a/odiglet/pkg/ebpf/director_test.go b/odiglet/pkg/ebpf/director_test.go
index 18baed701..a02f1b9f3 100644
--- a/odiglet/pkg/ebpf/director_test.go
+++ b/odiglet/pkg/ebpf/director_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 type FakeEbpfSdk struct {
-	loadedIndicator chan struct{}
 	running         bool
 	pid 		    int
 
@@ -47,10 +46,13 @@ func (f *FakeEbpfSdk) Close(_ context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (f *FakeEbpfSdk) Load(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (f *FakeEbpfSdk) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// To simulate a real instrumentation, Run is blocking until the context is cancelled
 	f.running = true
-	close(f.loadedIndicator)
 
 	cancelCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	f.cancel = cancel
@@ -76,7 +78,6 @@ func NewFakeInstrumentationFactory(kubeclient client.Client, setupDuration time.
 func (f *FakeInstrumentationFactory) CreateEbpfInstrumentation(ctx context.Context, pid int, serviceName string, podWorkload *workload.PodWorkload, containerName string, podName string, loadedIndicator chan struct{}) (*FakeEbpfSdk, error) {
 	<-time.After(f.timeToSetup)
 	return &FakeEbpfSdk{
-		loadedIndicator: loadedIndicator,
 		pid:			 pid,
 	}, nil
 }