diff --git a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/templates/webhook.yaml b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/templates/webhook.yaml
index 504f08ccbd..5d27a80830 100644
--- a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/templates/webhook.yaml
+++ b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/templates/webhook.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ webhooks:
       name: {{ template "aws-load-balancer-controller.webhookService" . }}
       namespace: {{ $.Release.Namespace }}
       path: /mutate-v1-pod
-  failurePolicy: Fail
+  failurePolicy: Ignore
   name: mpod.elbv2.k8s.aws
   admissionReviewVersions:
   - v1beta1
diff --git a/webhooks/core/pod_mutator.go b/webhooks/core/pod_mutator.go
index dfb33c05aa..1d89749537 100644
--- a/webhooks/core/pod_mutator.go
+++ b/webhooks/core/pod_mutator.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (m *podMutator) MutateUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, oldOb
 	return obj, nil
 }
 
-// +kubebuilder:webhook:path=/mutate-v1-pod,mutating=true,failurePolicy=fail,groups="",resources=pods,verbs=create,versions=v1,name=mpod.elbv2.k8s.aws,sideEffects=None,webhookVersions=v1,admissionReviewVersions=v1beta1
+// +kubebuilder:webhook:path=/mutate-v1-pod,mutating=true,failurePolicy=ignore,groups="",resources=pods,verbs=create,versions=v1,name=mpod.elbv2.k8s.aws,sideEffects=None,webhookVersions=v1,admissionReviewVersions=v1beta1
 
 func (m *podMutator) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) {
 	mgr.GetWebhookServer().Register(apiPathMutatePod, webhook.MutatingWebhookForMutator(m, mgr.GetScheme()))