[BUG] Failed to check for stale credentials

[srmars]

Components and versions
App version 1.7.3

Describe the bug

After upgrading the akv2k8s to 1.73, noticed pod getting restarted with error “ main.go:267] “failed to get credentials” error=“Failed to check for stale credentials …….. dial 10.0.1.80: connect : connection refused”

But after 1 or 2 restart the pod running without any issues.

To Reproduce

Create deployment with environment injection and delete pod or rollout restart

Expected behavior
No restart to the pod