diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 92c97f34d..eb0c61302 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## [master](https://github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/tree/master) (N/A)
 - (Feature) Extract Scheduler API
+- (Bugfix) Fix Image Discovery
 
 ## [1.2.38](https://github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/tree/1.2.38) (2024-02-22)
 - (Feature) Extract GRPC Server
diff --git a/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment.yaml b/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment.yaml
index 7d16565dc..1350ce98e 100644
--- a/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ spec:
                         valueFrom:
                             fieldRef:
                                 fieldPath: metadata.name
+                      - name: MY_CONTAINER_NAME
+                        value: "operator"
                       - name: MY_POD_IP
                         valueFrom:
                             fieldRef:
diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index 4933736e1..6058de8f0 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/api"
+	shared "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/shared"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/crd"
 	agencyConfig "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/agency/config"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/features"
@@ -594,13 +595,9 @@ func getMyPodInfo(kubecli kubernetes.Interface, namespace, name string) (string,
 			return errors.WithStack(err)
 		}
 		sa = pod.Spec.ServiceAccountName
-		if image, err = k8sutil.GetArangoDBImageIDFromPod(pod); err != nil {
+		if image, err = k8sutil.GetArangoDBImageIDFromPod(pod, shared.ServerContainerName, shared.OperatorContainerName, constants.MyContainerNameEnv.GetOrDefault(shared.OperatorContainerName)); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get image ID from pod")
 		}
-		if image == "" {
-			// Fallback in case we don't know the id.
-			image = pod.Spec.Containers[0].Image
-		}
 		return nil
 	}
 	if err := retry.Retry(op, time.Minute*5); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/shared/constants.go b/pkg/apis/shared/constants.go
index 3edb99657..17c6e2eae 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/shared/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/shared/constants.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 // DISCLAIMER
 //
-// Copyright 2016-2023 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+// Copyright 2016-2024 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ const (
 	// Pod constants
 	ServerContainerName             = "server"
 	ExporterContainerName           = "exporter"
+	OperatorContainerName           = "operator"
 	ArangodVolumeName               = "arangod-data"
 	TlsKeyfileVolumeName            = "tls-keyfile"
 	ClientAuthCAVolumeName          = "client-auth-ca"
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/images.go b/pkg/deployment/images.go
index b0684f88b..f2e0c4459 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/images.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/images.go
@@ -166,12 +166,8 @@ func (ib *imagesBuilder) fetchArangoDBImageIDAndVersion(ctx context.Context, cac
 			return true, nil
 		}
 
-		imageID, err := k8sutil.GetArangoDBImageIDFromPod(pod)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Err(err).Warn("failed to get image ID from pod")
-			return true, nil
-		}
-		if imageID == "" {
+		imageID, ok := k8sutil.GetArangoDBImageIDFromContainerStatuses(pod.Status.ContainerStatuses, shared.ServerContainerName)
+		if !ok {
 			// Fall back to specified image
 			imageID = image
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/util/constants/constants.go b/pkg/util/constants/constants.go
index b0b45f70c..b684ed57f 100644
--- a/pkg/util/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/util/constants/constants.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 // DISCLAIMER
 //
-// Copyright 2016-2023 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+// Copyright 2016-2024 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 package constants
 
+import "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util"
+
 const (
 	EnvOperatorNodeName       = "MY_NODE_NAME"
 	EnvOperatorNodeNameArango = "NODE_NAME"
@@ -73,6 +75,10 @@ const (
 	LabelRoleLeader      = "leader"
 )
 
+const (
+	MyContainerNameEnv util.EnvironmentVariable = "MY_CONTAINER_NAME"
+)
+
 func ManagedFinalizers() []string {
 	return []string{
 		FinalizerDeplRemoveChildFinalizers,
diff --git a/pkg/util/k8sutil/container/container.go b/pkg/util/k8sutil/container/container.go
index a764de9a7..db9ba532f 100644
--- a/pkg/util/k8sutil/container/container.go
+++ b/pkg/util/k8sutil/container/container.go
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ func GetContainerIDByName(containers []core.Container, name string) int {
 	return -1
 }
 
+// GetContainerStatusIDByName returns the container id in the given list with the given name.
+// // Returns -1 if not found.
+func GetContainerStatusIDByName(containers []core.ContainerStatus, name string) int {
+	for id, c := range containers {
+		if c.Name == name {
+			return id
+		}
+	}
+	return -1
+}
+
 // GetContainerByName returns the container in the given pod with the given name.
 // Returns false if not found.
 func GetContainerByName(p *core.Pod, name string) (core.Container, bool) {
diff --git a/pkg/util/k8sutil/images.go b/pkg/util/k8sutil/images.go
index b639ea5c2..5bcc89378 100644
--- a/pkg/util/k8sutil/images.go
+++ b/pkg/util/k8sutil/images.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import (
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 
 	schedulerContainerResourcesApi "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/scheduler/v1alpha1/container/resources"
-	shared "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/shared"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/container"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -44,23 +44,53 @@ func ConvertImageID2Image(imageID string) string {
 }
 
 // GetArangoDBImageIDFromPod returns the ArangoDB specific image from a pod
-func GetArangoDBImageIDFromPod(pod *core.Pod) (string, error) {
+func GetArangoDBImageIDFromPod(pod *core.Pod, names ...string) (string, error) {
 	if pod == nil {
 		return "", errors.New("failed to get container statuses from nil pod")
 	}
 
-	if len(pod.Status.ContainerStatuses) == 0 {
-		return "", errors.New("empty list of ContainerStatuses")
+	// First try to find container by name
+	if image, ok := GetArangoDBImageIDFromContainerStatuses(pod.Status.ContainerStatuses, names...); ok {
+		return image, nil
 	}
+	if image, ok := GetArangoDBImageIDFromContainers(pod.Spec.Containers, names...); ok {
+		return image, nil
+	}
+
+	if cs := pod.Status.ContainerStatuses; len(cs) > 0 {
+		if image := cs[0].ImageID; image != "" {
+			return ConvertImageID2Image(image), nil
+		}
+	}
+	if cs := pod.Spec.Containers; len(cs) > 0 {
+		if image := cs[0].Image; image != "" {
+			return image, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "", errors.Errorf("Unable to find image from pod")
+}
+
+// GetArangoDBImageIDFromContainerStatuses returns the ArangoDB specific image from a container statuses
+func GetArangoDBImageIDFromContainerStatuses(containers []core.ContainerStatus, names ...string) (string, bool) {
+	for _, name := range names {
+		if id := container.GetContainerStatusIDByName(containers, name); id != -1 {
+			return ConvertImageID2Image(containers[id].ImageID), true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "", false
+}
 
-	for _, cs := range pod.Status.ContainerStatuses {
-		if cs.Name == shared.ServerContainerName {
-			return ConvertImageID2Image(cs.ImageID), nil
+// GetArangoDBImageIDFromContainers returns the ArangoDB specific image from a container specs
+func GetArangoDBImageIDFromContainers(containers []core.Container, names ...string) (string, bool) {
+	for _, name := range names {
+		if id := container.GetContainerIDByName(containers, name); id != -1 {
+			return containers[id].Image, true
 		}
 	}
 
-	// If Server container is not found use first container
-	return ConvertImageID2Image(pod.Status.ContainerStatuses[0].ImageID), nil
+	return "", false
 }
 
 // GetImageDetails Returns latest defined Image details
diff --git a/pkg/util/k8sutil/images_test.go b/pkg/util/k8sutil/images_test.go
index d3faba86f..07e0a39b1 100644
--- a/pkg/util/k8sutil/images_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/k8sutil/images_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 // DISCLAIMER
 //
-// Copyright 2016-2023 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+// Copyright 2016-2024 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestGetArangoDBImageIDFromPod(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{
 				pod: &core.Pod{},
 			},
-			wantErr: errors.New("empty list of ContainerStatuses"),
+			wantErr: errors.New("Unable to find image from pod"),
 		},
 		"image ID from the only container": {
 			args: args{
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestGetArangoDBImageIDFromPod(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for testName, testCase := range tests {
 		t.Run(testName, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := GetArangoDBImageIDFromPod(testCase.args.pod)
+			got, err := GetArangoDBImageIDFromPod(testCase.args.pod, shared.ServerContainerName)
 			if testCase.wantErr != nil {
 				require.EqualError(t, err, testCase.wantErr.Error())
 				return