diff --git a/internal/nri/domain.go b/internal/nri/domain.go
index 858c5999482..79e46bf2e07 100644
--- a/internal/nri/domain.go
+++ b/internal/nri/domain.go
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ type Domain interface {
 	GetName() string
 
 	// ListPodSandboxes list all pods.
-	ListPodSandboxes() []PodSandbox
+	ListPodSandboxes(context.Context) []PodSandbox
 
 	// ListContainer list all containers.
 	ListContainers() []Container
 
 	// GetPodSandbox returns the pod for the given ID.
-	GetPodSandbox(string) (PodSandbox, bool)
+	GetPodSandbox(context.Context, string) (PodSandbox, bool)
 
 	// GetContainer returns the container for the given ID.
 	GetContainer(string) (Container, bool)
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ func (t *domainTable) set(d Domain) {
 	t.domain = d
 }
 
-func (t *domainTable) listPodSandboxes() []PodSandbox {
+func (t *domainTable) listPodSandboxes(ctx context.Context) []PodSandbox {
 	t.Lock()
 	defer t.Unlock()
 
-	return t.domain.ListPodSandboxes()
+	return t.domain.ListPodSandboxes(ctx)
 }
 
 func (t *domainTable) listContainers() []Container {
diff --git a/internal/nri/nri.go b/internal/nri/nri.go
index eeb80855070..3871a9e1d0d 100644
--- a/internal/nri/nri.go
+++ b/internal/nri/nri.go
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ func (l *local) syncPlugin(ctx context.Context, syncFn nri.SyncCB) error {
 
 	log.Infof(ctx, "Synchronizing NRI (plugin) with current runtime state")
 
-	pods := podSandboxesToNRI(domains.listPodSandboxes())
+	pods := podSandboxesToNRI(domains.listPodSandboxes(ctx))
 	containers := containersToNRI(domains.listContainers())
 
 	for _, ctr := range containers {
diff --git a/server/nri-api.go b/server/nri-api.go
index 13e13d2f026..2861b1d92b1 100644
--- a/server/nri-api.go
+++ b/server/nri-api.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (a *nriAPI) runPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, criPod *sandbox.Sandbox) err
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	pod := nriPodSandbox(criPod)
+	pod := nriPodSandbox(ctx, criPod)
 	err := a.nri.RunPodSandbox(ctx, pod)
 	if err != nil {
 		if undoErr := a.nri.StopPodSandbox(ctx, pod); undoErr != nil {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (a *nriAPI) stopPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, criPod *sandbox.Sandbox) er
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	pod := nriPodSandbox(criPod)
+	pod := nriPodSandbox(ctx, criPod)
 
 	return a.nri.StopPodSandbox(ctx, pod)
 }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (a *nriAPI) removePodSandbox(ctx context.Context, criPod *sandbox.Sandbox)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	pod := nriPodSandbox(criPod)
+	pod := nriPodSandbox(ctx, criPod)
 
 	return a.nri.RemovePodSandbox(ctx, pod)
 }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (a *nriAPI) createContainer(ctx context.Context, specgen *generate.Generato
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	pod := nriPodSandbox(criPod)
+	pod := nriPodSandbox(ctx, criPod)
 	ctr := &criContainer{
 		api:  a,
 		ctr:  criCtr,
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (a *nriAPI) postCreateContainer(ctx context.Context, criPod *sandbox.Sandbo
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	pod := nriPodSandbox(criPod)
+	pod := nriPodSandbox(ctx, criPod)
 	ctr := &criContainer{
 		api: a,
 		ctr: criCtr,
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (a *nriAPI) startContainer(ctx context.Context, criPod *sandbox.Sandbox, cr
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	pod := nriPodSandbox(criPod)
+	pod := nriPodSandbox(ctx, criPod)
 	ctr := &criContainer{
 		api: a,
 		ctr: criCtr,
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (a *nriAPI) postStartContainer(ctx context.Context, criPod *sandbox.Sandbox
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	pod := nriPodSandbox(criPod)
+	pod := nriPodSandbox(ctx, criPod)
 	ctr := &criContainer{
 		api: a,
 		ctr: criCtr,
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (a *nriAPI) updateContainer(ctx context.Context, criCtr *oci.Container, req
 	const noOomAdj = 0
 
 	criPod := a.cri.getSandbox(ctx, criCtr.Sandbox())
-	pod := nriPodSandbox(criPod)
+	pod := nriPodSandbox(ctx, criPod)
 	ctr := &criContainer{
 		api: a,
 		ctr: criCtr,
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (a *nriAPI) postUpdateContainer(ctx context.Context, criCtr *oci.Container)
 	}
 
 	criPod := a.cri.getSandbox(ctx, criCtr.Sandbox())
-	pod := nriPodSandbox(criPod)
+	pod := nriPodSandbox(ctx, criPod)
 	ctr := &criContainer{
 		api: a,
 		ctr: criCtr,
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func (a *nriAPI) stopContainer(ctx context.Context, criPod *sandbox.Sandbox, cri
 		}
 	}
 
-	pod := nriPodSandbox(criPod)
+	pod := nriPodSandbox(ctx, criPod)
 
 	return a.nri.StopContainer(ctx, pod, ctr)
 }
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func (a *nriAPI) removeContainer(ctx context.Context, criPod *sandbox.Sandbox, c
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	pod := nriPodSandbox(criPod)
+	pod := nriPodSandbox(ctx, criPod)
 	ctr := &criContainer{
 		api: a,
 		ctr: criCtr,
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func (a *nriAPI) undoCreateContainer(ctx context.Context, specgen *generate.Gene
 		return
 	}
 
-	pod := nriPodSandbox(criPod)
+	pod := nriPodSandbox(ctx, criPod)
 	ctr := &criContainer{
 		api:  a,
 		ctr:  criCtr,
@@ -330,11 +330,11 @@ func (a *nriAPI) GetName() string {
 	return nriDomain
 }
 
-func (a *nriAPI) ListPodSandboxes() []nri.PodSandbox {
+func (a *nriAPI) ListPodSandboxes(ctx context.Context) []nri.PodSandbox {
 	pods := []nri.PodSandbox{}
 	for _, pod := range a.cri.ContainerServer.ListSandboxes() {
 		if pod.Created() {
-			pods = append(pods, nriPodSandbox(pod))
+			pods = append(pods, nriPodSandbox(ctx, pod))
 		}
 	}
 	return pods
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func (a *nriAPI) ListContainers() []nri.Container {
 	return containers
 }
 
-func (a *nriAPI) GetPodSandbox(id string) (nri.PodSandbox, bool) {
+func (a *nriAPI) GetPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, id string) (nri.PodSandbox, bool) {
 	sandboxID, err := a.cri.PodIDIndex().Get(id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ func (a *nriAPI) GetPodSandbox(id string) (nri.PodSandbox, bool) {
 		return nil, false
 	}
 
-	return nriPodSandbox(pod), true
+	return nriPodSandbox(ctx, pod), true
 }
 
 func (a *nriAPI) GetContainer(id string) (nri.Container, bool) {
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ type criPodSandbox struct {
 	pid  int
 }
 
-func nriPodSandbox(pod *sandbox.Sandbox) *criPodSandbox {
+func nriPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, pod *sandbox.Sandbox) *criPodSandbox {
 	criPod := &criPodSandbox{
 		Sandbox: pod,
 		spec:    &rspec.Spec{},
@@ -443,12 +443,15 @@ func nriPodSandbox(pod *sandbox.Sandbox) *criPodSandbox {
 
 	if ic := pod.InfraContainer(); ic != nil {
 		spec := ic.Spec()
-		pid, err := ic.Pid()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warnf(context.TODO(), "Failed to get pid for pod infra container: %v", err)
+		if !ic.Spoofed() {
+			pid, err := ic.Pid()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Debugf(ctx, "Failed to get pid for pod infra container: %v", err)
+			} else {
+				criPod.pid = pid
+			}
 		}
 		criPod.spec = &spec
-		criPod.pid = pid
 	}
 
 	return criPod