diff --git a/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/quiesce.rb b/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/quiesce.rb
index c17053bd32b..ab4038ab82a 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/quiesce.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/quiesce.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ def quiesce_workers_loop
     @quiesce_loop_timeout = @worker_monitor_settings[:quiesce_loop_timeout] || 5.minutes
     worker_monitor_poll = (@worker_monitor_settings[:poll] || 1.seconds).to_i_with_method
 
-    miq_workers.each { |w| stop_worker(w) }
+    miq_workers.each do |w|
+      MiqEnvironment::Command.is_podified? && w.containerized_worker? ? w.delete_container_objects : stop_worker(w)
+    end
+
     loop do
       reload # Reload from SQL this MiqServer AND its miq_workers association
       break if self.workers_quiesced?
diff --git a/lib/container_orchestrator.rb b/lib/container_orchestrator.rb
index d33a8d1b0bf..f536a2fd993 100644
--- a/lib/container_orchestrator.rb
+++ b/lib/container_orchestrator.rb
@@ -47,18 +47,26 @@ def delete_deployment_config(name)
     scale(name, 0)
     connection.delete_deployment_config(name, my_namespace)
     delete_replication_controller(rc.metadata.name) if rc
+  rescue KubeException => e
+    raise unless e.message =~ /not found/
   end
 
   def delete_replication_controller(name)
     kube_connection.delete_replication_controller(name, my_namespace)
+  rescue KubeException => e
+    raise unless e.message =~ /not found/
   end
 
   def delete_service(name)
     kube_connection.delete_service(name, my_namespace)
+  rescue KubeException => e
+    raise unless e.message =~ /not found/
   end
 
   def delete_secret(name)
     kube_connection.delete_secret(name, my_namespace)
+  rescue KubeException => e
+    raise unless e.message =~ /not found/
   end
 
   private