diff --git a/controllers/actions.github.com/autoscalinglistener_controller.go b/controllers/actions.github.com/autoscalinglistener_controller.go
index bad075a1..4c8ed34a 100644
--- a/controllers/actions.github.com/autoscalinglistener_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/actions.github.com/autoscalinglistener_controller.go
@@ -211,7 +211,14 @@ func (r *AutoscalingListenerReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.
 	// TODO: make sure the role binding has the up-to-date role and service account
 
 	listenerPod := new(corev1.Pod)
-	if err := r.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{Namespace: autoscalingListener.Namespace, Name: autoscalingListener.Name}, listenerPod); err != nil {
+	if err := r.Get(
+		ctx,
+		client.ObjectKey{
+			Namespace: autoscalingListener.Namespace,
+			Name:      autoscalingListener.Name,
+		},
+		listenerPod,
+	); err != nil {
 		if !kerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			log.Error(err, "Unable to get listener pod", "namespace", autoscalingListener.Namespace, "name", autoscalingListener.Name)
 			return ctrl.Result{}, err
@@ -229,37 +236,30 @@ func (r *AutoscalingListenerReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.
 
 	cs := listenerContainerStatus(listenerPod)
 	switch {
+	case listenerPod.Status.Reason == "Evicted":
+		log.Info(
+			"Listener pod is evicted",
+			"phase", listenerPod.Status.Phase,
+			"reason", listenerPod.Status.Reason,
+			"message", listenerPod.Status.Message,
+		)
+
+		return ctrl.Result{}, r.deleteListenerPod(ctx, autoscalingListener, listenerPod, log)
+
 	case cs == nil:
 		log.Info("Listener pod is not ready", "namespace", listenerPod.Namespace, "name", listenerPod.Name)
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	case cs.State.Terminated != nil:
-		log.Info("Listener pod is terminated", "namespace", listenerPod.Namespace, "name", listenerPod.Name, "reason", cs.State.Terminated.Reason, "message", cs.State.Terminated.Message)
+		log.Info(
+			"Listener pod is terminated",
+			"namespace", listenerPod.Namespace,
+			"name", listenerPod.Name,
+			"reason", cs.State.Terminated.Reason,
+			"message", cs.State.Terminated.Message,
+		)
 
-		if err := r.publishRunningListener(autoscalingListener, false); err != nil {
-			log.Error(err, "Unable to publish runner listener down metric", "namespace", listenerPod.Namespace, "name", listenerPod.Name)
-		}
+		return ctrl.Result{}, r.deleteListenerPod(ctx, autoscalingListener, listenerPod, log)
 
-		if listenerPod.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
-			log.Info("Deleting the listener pod", "namespace", listenerPod.Namespace, "name", listenerPod.Name)
-			if err := r.Delete(ctx, listenerPod); err != nil && !kerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-				log.Error(err, "Unable to delete the listener pod", "namespace", listenerPod.Namespace, "name", listenerPod.Name)
-				return ctrl.Result{}, err
-			}
-
-			// delete the listener config secret as well, so it gets recreated when the listener pod is recreated, with any new data if it exists
-			var configSecret corev1.Secret
-			err := r.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Namespace: autoscalingListener.Namespace, Name: scaleSetListenerConfigName(autoscalingListener)}, &configSecret)
-			switch {
-			case err == nil && configSecret.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero():
-				log.Info("Deleting the listener config secret")
-				if err := r.Delete(ctx, &configSecret); err != nil {
-					return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to delete listener config secret: %w", err)
-				}
-			case !kerrors.IsNotFound(err):
-				return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get the listener config secret: %w", err)
-			}
-		}
-		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	case cs.State.Running != nil:
 		if err := r.publishRunningListener(autoscalingListener, true); err != nil {
 			log.Error(err, "Unable to publish running listener", "namespace", listenerPod.Namespace, "name", listenerPod.Name)
@@ -269,10 +269,39 @@ func (r *AutoscalingListenerReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.
 			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 		}
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+
 	}
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 }
 
+func (r *AutoscalingListenerReconciler) deleteListenerPod(ctx context.Context, autoscalingListener *v1alpha1.AutoscalingListener, listenerPod *corev1.Pod, log logr.Logger) error {
+	if err := r.publishRunningListener(autoscalingListener, false); err != nil {
+		log.Error(err, "Unable to publish runner listener down metric", "namespace", listenerPod.Namespace, "name", listenerPod.Name)
+	}
+
+	if listenerPod.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
+		log.Info("Deleting the listener pod", "namespace", listenerPod.Namespace, "name", listenerPod.Name)
+		if err := r.Delete(ctx, listenerPod); err != nil && !kerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			log.Error(err, "Unable to delete the listener pod", "namespace", listenerPod.Namespace, "name", listenerPod.Name)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// delete the listener config secret as well, so it gets recreated when the listener pod is recreated, with any new data if it exists
+		var configSecret corev1.Secret
+		err := r.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Namespace: autoscalingListener.Namespace, Name: scaleSetListenerConfigName(autoscalingListener)}, &configSecret)
+		switch {
+		case err == nil && configSecret.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero():
+			log.Info("Deleting the listener config secret")
+			if err := r.Delete(ctx, &configSecret); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete listener config secret: %w", err)
+			}
+		case !kerrors.IsNotFound(err):
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get the listener config secret: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (r *AutoscalingListenerReconciler) cleanupResources(ctx context.Context, autoscalingListener *v1alpha1.AutoscalingListener, logger logr.Logger) (requeue bool, err error) {
 	logger.Info("Cleaning up the listener pod")
 	listenerPod := new(corev1.Pod)
diff --git a/controllers/actions.github.com/autoscalinglistener_controller_test.go b/controllers/actions.github.com/autoscalinglistener_controller_test.go
index 36150eb9..7bc8ce50 100644
--- a/controllers/actions.github.com/autoscalinglistener_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/actions.github.com/autoscalinglistener_controller_test.go
@@ -671,6 +671,55 @@ var _ = Describe("Test AutoScalingListener customization", func() {
 				autoscalingListenerTestInterval,
 			).ShouldNot(BeEquivalentTo(oldPodUID), "Pod should be created")
 		})
+
+		It("Should re-create pod when the listener pod is evicted", func() {
+			pod := new(corev1.Pod)
+			Eventually(
+				func() (string, error) {
+					err := k8sClient.Get(
+						ctx,
+						client.ObjectKey{
+							Name:      autoscalingListener.Name,
+							Namespace: autoscalingListener.Namespace,
+						},
+						pod,
+					)
+					if err != nil {
+						return "", err
+					}
+
+					return pod.Name, nil
+				},
+				autoscalingListenerTestTimeout,
+				autoscalingListenerTestInterval,
+			).Should(
+				BeEquivalentTo(autoscalingListener.Name),
+				"Pod should be created",
+			)
+
+			updated := pod.DeepCopy()
+			oldPodUID := string(pod.UID)
+			updated.Status.Reason = "Evicted"
+			err := k8sClient.Status().Update(ctx, updated)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to update pod status")
+
+			pod = new(corev1.Pod)
+			Eventually(
+				func() (string, error) {
+					err := k8sClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{Name: autoscalingListener.Name, Namespace: autoscalingListener.Namespace}, pod)
+					if err != nil {
+						return "", err
+					}
+
+					return string(pod.UID), nil
+				},
+				autoscalingListenerTestTimeout,
+				autoscalingListenerTestInterval,
+			).ShouldNot(
+				BeEquivalentTo(oldPodUID),
+				"Pod should be created",
+			)
+		})
 	})
 })