def delete_pod(name,
                namespace='default',
                wait=False,
+               skip_codes=None,
                **kwargs):    # pragma: no cover
     # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    skip_codes = [] if not skip_codes else skip_codes
     core_v1_api = get_core_api()
     body = kwargs.get('body', client.V1DeleteOptions())
     kwargs.pop('body', None)
                                           namespace,
                                           body,
                                           **kwargs)
-    except ApiException:
-        LOG.exception('Delete pod failed')
-        raise
+    except ApiException as e:
+        if e.status in skip_codes:
+            LOG.info(e.reason)
+        else:
+            raise exceptions.KubernetesApiException(
+                action='delete', resource='Pod')
 
 
 def read_pod(name,
 
             kubernetes_utils.delete_network(
                 constants.SCOPE_CLUSTER, mock.ANY, mock.ANY, mock.ANY,
                 mock.ANY)
+
+
+class DeletePodTestCase(base.BaseUnitTestCase):
+    @mock.patch.object(kubernetes_utils, 'get_core_api')
+    def test_execute_correct(self, mock_get_api):
+        mock_api = mock.Mock()
+        mock_get_api.return_value = mock_api
+
+        kubernetes_utils.delete_pod("name", body=None)
+        mock_api.delete_namespaced_pod.assert_called_once_with(
+            "name", 'default', None)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(kubernetes_utils, 'get_core_api')
+    def test_execute_exception(self, mock_get_api):
+        mock_api = mock.Mock()
+        mock_api.delete_namespaced_pod.side_effect = rest.ApiException(status=200)
+
+        mock_get_api.return_value = mock_api
+        with self.assertRaises(exceptions.KubernetesApiException):
+            kubernetes_utils.delete_pod(mock.ANY, skip_codes=[404])
+
+    @mock.patch.object(kubernetes_utils, 'get_core_api')
+    def test_execute_skip_exception(self, mock_get_api):
+        mock_api = mock.Mock()
+        mock_api.delete_namespaced_pod.side_effect = rest.ApiException(status=404)
+
+        mock_get_api.return_value = mock_api
+        kubernetes_utils.delete_pod(mock.ANY, skip_codes=[404])