diff --git a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/logs/logging_utils.go b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/logs/logging_utils.go
index 20f3522e27b..5d2db04ab66 100644
--- a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/logs/logging_utils.go
+++ b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/logs/logging_utils.go
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ func GetLogsForContainerInPod(ctx context.Context, logPlugin tasklog.Plugin, tas
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
+	containerID := v1.ContainerStatus{}.ContainerID
 	if uint32(len(pod.Status.ContainerStatuses)) <= index {
 		logger.Errorf(ctx, "containerStatus IndexOutOfBound, requested [%d], but total containerStatuses [%d] in pod phase [%v]", index, len(pod.Status.ContainerStatuses), pod.Status.Phase)
-		return nil, nil
+		// return nil, nil
+	} else {
+		containerID = pod.Status.ContainerStatuses[index].ContainerID
 	}
 
 	startTime := pod.CreationTimestamp.Unix()
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ func GetLogsForContainerInPod(ctx context.Context, logPlugin tasklog.Plugin, tas
 			PodUID:                    string(pod.GetUID()),
 			Namespace:                 pod.Namespace,
 			ContainerName:             pod.Spec.Containers[index].Name,
-			ContainerID:               pod.Status.ContainerStatuses[index].ContainerID,
+			ContainerID:               containerID,
 			LogName:                   nameSuffix,
 			PodRFC3339StartTime:       time.Unix(startTime, 0).Format(time.RFC3339),
 			PodRFC3339FinishTime:      time.Unix(finishTime, 0).Format(time.RFC3339),