diff --git a/transformer_sidecar/src/transformer_sidecar/transformer.py b/transformer_sidecar/src/transformer_sidecar/transformer.py
index c1dd71cb..ca51b2dc 100644
--- a/transformer_sidecar/src/transformer_sidecar/transformer.py
+++ b/transformer_sidecar/src/transformer_sidecar/transformer.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 PLACE = {
     "host_name": os.getenv("HOST_NAME", "unknown"),
     "site": os.getenv("site", "unknown"),
+    "pod": os.getenv("POD_NAME", "unknown"),
 }