diff --git a/k8s/debug-redis.sh b/k8s/debug-redis.sh
index b625fb6b..1fa5886f 100755
--- a/k8s/debug-redis.sh
+++ b/k8s/debug-redis.sh
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 set -e
 
 NAMESPACE="${1:-towerops}"
-POD_NAME=$(kubectl get pods -n "$NAMESPACE" -l app=towerops -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}' 2>/dev/null)
+# Get a running pod (not terminating)
+POD_NAME=$(kubectl get pods -n "$NAMESPACE" -l app=towerops --field-selector=status.phase=Running -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}' 2>/dev/null)
 
 if [ -z "$POD_NAME" ]; then
-  echo "Error: No towerops pods found in namespace $NAMESPACE"
+  echo "Error: No running towerops pods found in namespace $NAMESPACE"
   exit 1
 fi