diff --git a/magnum/conductor/handlers/common/kube_utils.py b/magnum/conductor/handlers/common/kube_utils.py
index 47cf882deb..eaf9626b3f 100644
--- a/magnum/conductor/handlers/common/kube_utils.py
+++ b/magnum/conductor/handlers/common/kube_utils.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class KubeClient(object):
             return False
 
         if err:
-            if ('pod "%s" not found' % name) in err:
+            if ('"%s" not found' % name) in err:
                 raise exception.PodNotFound(pod=name)
             else:
                 return False
diff --git a/magnum/tests/conductor/handlers/common/test_kube_utils.py b/magnum/tests/conductor/handlers/common/test_kube_utils.py
index 9df09d6cf6..e3622a29df 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/conductor/handlers/common/test_kube_utils.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/conductor/handlers/common/test_kube_utils.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class KubeClientTestCase(base.TestCase):
         mock_trycmd.assert_called_once_with(*expected_command)
 
     @patch('magnum.openstack.common.utils.trycmd')
-    def test_pod_delete_not_found(self, mock_trycmd):
+    def test_pod_delete_not_found_old(self, mock_trycmd):
         expected_master_address = 'master-address'
         expected_pod_name = 'test-pod'
         expected_command = [
@@ -209,3 +209,18 @@ class KubeClientTestCase(base.TestCase):
                           expected_master_address, expected_pod_name)
 
         mock_trycmd.assert_called_once_with(*expected_command)
+
+    @patch('magnum.openstack.common.utils.trycmd')
+    def test_pod_delete_not_found_new(self, mock_trycmd):
+        expected_master_address = 'master-address'
+        expected_pod_name = 'test-pod'
+        expected_command = [
+            'kubectl', 'delete', 'pod', expected_pod_name,
+            '-s', expected_master_address
+        ]
+        mock_trycmd.return_value = ("", 'pods "test-pod" not found')
+
+        self.assertRaises(exception.PodNotFound, self.kube_client.pod_delete,
+                          expected_master_address, expected_pod_name)
+
+        mock_trycmd.assert_called_once_with(*expected_command)