diff --git a/pkg/webhook/injection.go b/pkg/webhook/injection.go
index 6c73567d..a4e2d2cf 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/injection.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/injection.go
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ func (si *SidecarInjector) injectMetadataPrefetchSidecarContainer(pod *corev1.Po
 	var containerSpec corev1.Container
 	var index int
 
+	// Let's check our sidecar is not present anywhere before injecting.
+	// This means we wont support the privately hosted sidecar image feature for this sidecar.
+	_, presentInContainerList := containerPresent(pod.Spec.Containers, SidecarMetadataPrefetchName)
+	_, presentInInitContainerList := containerPresent(pod.Spec.InitContainers, SidecarMetadataPrefetchName)
+	if presentInContainerList || presentInInitContainerList {
+		klog.Infof(`%s sidecar is already injected in pod "%s", skipping injection...`, SidecarMetadataPrefetchName, pod.Name)
+
+		return
+	}
+
 	if supportsNativeSidecar {
 		containerSpec = si.GetNativeMetadataPrefetchSidecarContainerSpec(pod, config)
 		index = getInjectIndexAfterContainer(pod.Spec.InitContainers, SidecarContainerName)
diff --git a/pkg/webhook/sidecar_spec.go b/pkg/webhook/sidecar_spec.go
index 2caab57a..485da04e 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/sidecar_spec.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/sidecar_spec.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
@@ -129,8 +130,21 @@ func (si *SidecarInjector) GetNativeMetadataPrefetchSidecarContainerSpec(pod *co
 	return container
 }
 
+func getMetadataPrefetchContainerResources() (corev1.ResourceList, corev1.ResourceList) {
+	c := &Config{
+		CPURequest:              resource.MustParse("10m"),
+		CPULimit:                resource.MustParse("50m"),
+		MemoryRequest:           resource.MustParse("10Mi"),
+		MemoryLimit:             resource.MustParse("100Mi"),
+		EphemeralStorageRequest: resource.MustParse("10Mi"),
+		EphemeralStorageLimit:   resource.MustParse("10Mi"),
+	}
+
+	return prepareResourceList(c)
+}
+
 func (si *SidecarInjector) GetMetadataPrefetchSidecarContainerSpec(pod *corev1.Pod, c *Config) corev1.Container {
-	limits, requests := prepareResourceList(c)
+	limits, requests := getMetadataPrefetchContainerResources()
 
 	// The sidecar container follows Restricted Pod Security Standard,
 	// see https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/security/pod-security-standards/#restricted
@@ -155,7 +169,6 @@ func (si *SidecarInjector) GetMetadataPrefetchSidecarContainerSpec(pod *corev1.P
 			"--v=5",
 		},
 		Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
-			// We should change these resources.
 			Limits:   limits,
 			Requests: requests,
 		},