diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/simulator/utilization/info.go b/cluster-autoscaler/simulator/utilization/info.go
index 30c78cb95f29..54365bf84715 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/simulator/utilization/info.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/simulator/utilization/info.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+	resourcehelper "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/resource"
 	schedulerframework "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework"
 
 	klog "k8s.io/klog/v2"
@@ -89,40 +90,37 @@ func CalculateUtilizationOfResource(nodeInfo *schedulerframework.NodeInfo, resou
 	if nodeAllocatable.MilliValue() == 0 {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("%v is 0 at %s", resourceName, nodeInfo.Node().Name)
 	}
-	podsRequest := resource.MustParse("0")
+
+	opts := resourcehelper.PodResourcesOptions{}
 
 	// if skipDaemonSetPods = True, DaemonSet pods resourses will be subtracted
 	// from the node allocatable and won't be added to pods requests
 	// the same with the Mirror pod.
+	podsRequest := resource.MustParse("0")
 	daemonSetAndMirrorPodsUtilization := resource.MustParse("0")
 	for _, podInfo := range nodeInfo.Pods {
+		requestedResourceList := resourcehelper.PodRequests(podInfo.Pod, opts)
+		resourceValue := requestedResourceList[resourceName]
+
 		// factor daemonset pods out of the utilization calculations
 		if skipDaemonSetPods && pod_util.IsDaemonSetPod(podInfo.Pod) {
-			for _, container := range podInfo.Pod.Spec.Containers {
-				if resourceValue, found := container.Resources.Requests[resourceName]; found {
-					daemonSetAndMirrorPodsUtilization.Add(resourceValue)
-				}
-			}
+			daemonSetAndMirrorPodsUtilization.Add(resourceValue)
 			continue
 		}
+
 		// factor mirror pods out of the utilization calculations
 		if skipMirrorPods && pod_util.IsMirrorPod(podInfo.Pod) {
-			for _, container := range podInfo.Pod.Spec.Containers {
-				if resourceValue, found := container.Resources.Requests[resourceName]; found {
-					daemonSetAndMirrorPodsUtilization.Add(resourceValue)
-				}
-			}
+			daemonSetAndMirrorPodsUtilization.Add(resourceValue)
 			continue
 		}
+
 		// ignore Pods that should be terminated
 		if drain.IsPodLongTerminating(podInfo.Pod, currentTime) {
 			continue
 		}
-		for _, container := range podInfo.Pod.Spec.Containers {
-			if resourceValue, found := container.Resources.Requests[resourceName]; found {
-				podsRequest.Add(resourceValue)
-			}
-		}
+
+		podsRequest.Add(resourceValue)
 	}
+
 	return float64(podsRequest.MilliValue()) / float64(nodeAllocatable.MilliValue()-daemonSetAndMirrorPodsUtilization.MilliValue()), nil
 }
diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/simulator/utilization/info_test.go b/cluster-autoscaler/simulator/utilization/info_test.go
index d6d697bd1a35..452eab4c8b14 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/simulator/utilization/info_test.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/simulator/utilization/info_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	. "k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/test"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/types"
@@ -33,6 +34,19 @@ func TestCalculate(t *testing.T) {
 	testTime := time.Date(2020, time.December, 18, 17, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	pod := BuildTestPod("p1", 100, 200000)
 	pod2 := BuildTestPod("p2", -1, -1)
+	podWithInitContainers := BuildTestPod("p-init", 100, 200000)
+	restartAlways := apiv1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways
+	podWithInitContainers.Spec.InitContainers = []apiv1.Container{
+		{
+			Resources: apiv1.ResourceRequirements{
+				Requests: apiv1.ResourceList{
+					apiv1.ResourceCPU:    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(50, resource.DecimalSI),
+					apiv1.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(100000, resource.DecimalSI),
+				},
+			},
+			RestartPolicy: &restartAlways,
+		},
+	}
 
 	node := BuildTestNode("node1", 2000, 2000000)
 	SetNodeReadyState(node, true, time.Time{})
@@ -42,14 +56,25 @@ func TestCalculate(t *testing.T) {
 	utilInfo, err := Calculate(nodeInfo, false, false, gpuConfig, testTime)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.InEpsilon(t, 2.0/10, utilInfo.Utilization, 0.01)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.1, utilInfo.CpuUtil)
 
-	node2 := BuildTestNode("node1", 2000, -1)
+	node2 := BuildTestNode("node2", 2000, -1)
 	nodeInfo = newNodeInfo(node2, pod, pod, pod2)
 
 	gpuConfig = GetGpuConfigFromNode(nodeInfo.Node())
 	_, err = Calculate(nodeInfo, false, false, gpuConfig, testTime)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 
+	node3 := BuildTestNode("node3", 2000, 2000000)
+	SetNodeReadyState(node3, true, time.Time{})
+	nodeInfo = newNodeInfo(node3, pod, podWithInitContainers, pod2)
+
+	gpuConfig = GetGpuConfigFromNode(nodeInfo.Node())
+	utilInfo, err = Calculate(nodeInfo, false, false, gpuConfig, testTime)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.InEpsilon(t, 2.5/10, utilInfo.Utilization, 0.01)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.125, utilInfo.CpuUtil)
+
 	daemonSetPod3 := BuildTestPod("p3", 100, 200000)
 	daemonSetPod3.OwnerReferences = GenerateOwnerReferences("ds", "DaemonSet", "apps/v1", "")