diff --git a/internal/webhooks/pod.go b/internal/webhooks/pod.go
index c9446a9..af3c67f 100644
--- a/internal/webhooks/pod.go
+++ b/internal/webhooks/pod.go
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ func (p *PodImageWebhookAdmission) handlePodUpdate(ctx context.Context, ns, podN
 	if !ok {
 		return 0, nil
 	}
+
+	if !sp.Spec.AutoSaveOptions.AutoSaveOnTermination {
+		klog.Infof("no auto save for pod %s/%s", ns, podName)
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+
 	sp.Spec.TriggerRound += 1
 	err = p.Update(ctx, &sp)
 	return sp.Spec.TriggerRound, err
diff --git a/internal/webhooks/pod_test.go b/internal/webhooks/pod_test.go
index 7039129..0f3a302 100644
--- a/internal/webhooks/pod_test.go
+++ b/internal/webhooks/pod_test.go
@@ -287,7 +287,11 @@ func TestPodImageWebhookAdmission_Handle(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "test handle delete event",
 			fields: fields{
-				Client: newFakeClient(newSnapshotPod()),
+				Client: newFakeClient(func() client.Object {
+					pod := newSnapshotPod()
+					pod.Spec.AutoSaveOptions.AutoSaveOnTermination = true
+					return pod
+				}()),
 			},
 			args: args{
 				request: admission.Request{
@@ -315,6 +319,37 @@ func TestPodImageWebhookAdmission_Handle(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "test disable auto save",
+			fields: fields{
+				Client: newFakeClient(newSnapshotPod()),
+			},
+			args: args{
+				request: admission.Request{
+					AdmissionRequest: admissionv1.AdmissionRequest{
+						Operation: admissionv1.Delete,
+						UID:       "test-uid",
+						OldObject: runtime.RawExtension{
+							Raw: mustMarshalObject(newPod1()),
+						},
+						Resource: metav1.GroupVersionResource{
+							Group:    "",
+							Version:  "v1",
+							Resource: "pods",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			want: admission.Response{
+				AdmissionResponse: admissionv1.AdmissionResponse{
+					Allowed: true,
+					Result: &metav1.Status{
+						Message: "new round: 0",
+						Code:    200,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "test event already handled",
 			fields: fields{