diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
index b8157b8c940..85a06794eeb 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
@@ -750,6 +750,7 @@ func makeBasePodAndStatus() (*v1.Pod, *kubecontainer.PodStatus) {
 				Id:       "sandboxID",
 				State:    runtimeapi.PodSandboxState_SANDBOX_READY,
 				Metadata: &runtimeapi.PodSandboxMetadata{Name: pod.Name, Namespace: pod.Namespace, Uid: "sandboxuid", Attempt: uint32(0)},
+				Network:  &runtimeapi.PodSandboxNetworkStatus{Ip: "10.0.0.1"},
 			},
 		},
 		ContainerStatuses: []*kubecontainer.ContainerStatus{
@@ -883,7 +884,19 @@ func TestComputePodActions(t *testing.T) {
 				ContainersToKill:  getKillMap(basePod, baseStatus, []int{}),
 			},
 		},
-
+		"Kill pod and recreate all containers if the PodSandbox does not have an IP": {
+			mutateStatusFn: func(status *kubecontainer.PodStatus) {
+				status.SandboxStatuses[0].Network.Ip = ""
+			},
+			actions: podActions{
+				KillPod:           true,
+				CreateSandbox:     true,
+				SandboxID:         baseStatus.SandboxStatuses[0].Id,
+				Attempt:           uint32(1),
+				ContainersToStart: []int{0, 1, 2},
+				ContainersToKill:  getKillMap(basePod, baseStatus, []int{}),
+			},
+		},
 		"Kill and recreate the container if the container's spec changed": {
 			mutatePodFn: func(pod *v1.Pod) {
 				pod.Spec.RestartPolicy = v1.RestartPolicyAlways