diff --git a/pkg/resourcelist/resourcelist.go b/pkg/resourcelist/resourcelist.go
index c1b391d..ae89b80 100644
--- a/pkg/resourcelist/resourcelist.go
+++ b/pkg/resourcelist/resourcelist.go
@@ -20,29 +20,13 @@ package resourcelist
 import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+	v1resource "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/resource"
 )
 
 type ResourceList corev1.ResourceList
 
 func PodRequestResourceList(pod *corev1.Pod) ResourceList {
-	icRes := ResourceList{}
-	for _, c := range pod.Spec.InitContainers {
-		icRes.SetMax(ResourceList(c.Resources.Requests))
-	}
-
-	cRes := ResourceList{}
-	for _, c := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-		cRes.Add(ResourceList(c.Resources.Requests))
-	}
-
-	cRes.SetMax(icRes)
-
-	// If Overhead is being utilized, add to the total requests for the pod
-	if pod.Spec.Overhead != nil {
-		cRes.Add(ResourceList(pod.Spec.Overhead))
-	}
-
-	return cRes
+	return ResourceList(v1resource.PodRequests(pod, v1resource.PodResourcesOptions{}))
 }
 
 func (lhs ResourceList) Add(rhs ResourceList) {
diff --git a/pkg/resourcelist/resourcelist_test.go b/pkg/resourcelist/resourcelist_test.go
index 8b9e8a8..8409618 100644
--- a/pkg/resourcelist/resourcelist_test.go
+++ b/pkg/resourcelist/resourcelist_test.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ var _ = Describe("PodResourceRequestList", func() {
 		})
 	})
 
-	Context("with init containers", func() {
+	Context("with regular init containers", func() {
 		It("sets max(max(resources of initContainers), total resources of containers)", func() {
 			p := &corev1.Pod{
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
@@ -114,6 +114,43 @@ var _ = Describe("PodResourceRequestList", func() {
 			}))).Should(Equal(true))
 		})
 	})
+
+	Context("with restartable init containers", func() {
+		It("sets max(max(resources of regular initContainers), total resources of containers and restartable containers)", func() {
+			restartPolicy := corev1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways
+			p := &corev1.Pod{
+				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					InitContainers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
+							Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
+								"n1": one,
+							},
+						},
+						RestartPolicy: &restartPolicy,
+					}, {
+						Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
+							Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
+								"n1": one,
+							},
+						},
+					}},
+					Containers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
+							Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
+								"n1": one,
+							},
+						},
+					}},
+				},
+			}
+
+			r := PodRequestResourceList(p)
+
+			Expect(r.EqualTo(ResourceList(corev1.ResourceList{
+				"n1": two,
+			}))).Should(Equal(true))
+		})
+	})
 })
 
 var _ = Describe("ResourceList", func() {