diff --git a/k8s/deployment/templates/deployment.yaml.tpl b/k8s/deployment/templates/deployment.yaml.tpl
index 6acf1c95..f7896f0e 100644
--- a/k8s/deployment/templates/deployment.yaml.tpl
+++ b/k8s/deployment/templates/deployment.yaml.tpl
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ spec:
             {{- template "probe.base" dict "healthCheck" .scope.capabilities.health_check }}
             failureThreshold: 90
           terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
-          terminationMessagePolicy: File
+          terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
           imagePullPolicy: Always
 
         {{ if .scope.capabilities.additional_ports }}
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ spec:
             successThreshold: 1
             failureThreshold: 90
           terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
-          terminationMessagePolicy: File
+          terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
           imagePullPolicy: Always
         {{ end }}
         {{ end }}
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ spec:
                   - /bin/sleep
                   - '16'
           terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
-          terminationMessagePolicy: File
+          terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           volumeMounts:
     {{- if .parameters.results }}
diff --git a/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/bin/linux/exec-amd64 b/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/bin/linux/exec-amd64
index 21a4dd3e..48a89a93 100755
Binary files a/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/bin/linux/exec-amd64 and b/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/bin/linux/exec-amd64 differ
diff --git a/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/bin/linux/exec-arm64 b/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/bin/linux/exec-arm64
index 5e1ead90..65a4f32f 100755
Binary files a/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/bin/linux/exec-arm64 and b/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/bin/linux/exec-arm64 differ
diff --git a/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/bin/linux/exec-x86_64 b/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/bin/linux/exec-x86_64
index 21a4dd3e..48a89a93 100755
Binary files a/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/bin/linux/exec-x86_64 and b/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/bin/linux/exec-x86_64 differ
diff --git a/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/internal/logs/fetcher.go b/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/internal/logs/fetcher.go
index 576aaffa..08430274 100644
--- a/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/internal/logs/fetcher.go
+++ b/k8s/log/kube-logger-go/internal/logs/fetcher.go
@@ -56,22 +56,31 @@ func (f *Fetcher) FetchConcurrently(pods []corev1.Pod, config types.Config) []ty
 
 			// Determine since time for this pod
 			sinceTime := determineSinceTime(podUID, lastReadTimes, config.StartTime)
-
-			// Get pod logs
-            logCh := make(chan string, 100)
-            go func() {
-                defer close(logCh)
-                f.streamPodLogs(&p, config.Namespace, sinceTime, int64(podLimit*3072), logCh)
-            }()
-
-            processor := NewProcessor()
-            processedLogs := processor.ProcessLinesFromChannel(logCh, config.FilterPattern, p.Name, podUID, getLastReadTime(podUID, lastReadTimes))
-
-            if len(processedLogs) > 0 {
-                mu.Lock()
-                allLogs = append(allLogs, processedLogs...)
-                mu.Unlock()
-            }
+			lastReadTime := getLastReadTime(podUID, lastReadTimes)
+			limitBytes := int64(podLimit * 3072)
+
+			// Previous-container logs (the crashed instance) are only pulled
+			// on the first page for this pod. Once a pagination cursor exists
+			// for the pod, prior-instance lines either fall before the cursor
+			// or were already returned, so re-fetching them every page would
+			// waste bandwidth on lines the processor would discard anyway.
+			logCh := make(chan string, 200)
+			go func() {
+				defer close(logCh)
+				if lastReadTime == "" && hasPreviousInstance(&p) {
+					f.streamPodLogs(&p, config.Namespace, sinceTime, limitBytes, true, logCh)
+				}
+				f.streamPodLogs(&p, config.Namespace, sinceTime, limitBytes, false, logCh)
+			}()
+
+			processor := NewProcessor()
+			processedLogs := processor.ProcessLinesFromChannel(logCh, config.FilterPattern, p.Name, podUID, lastReadTime)
+
+			if len(processedLogs) > 0 {
+				mu.Lock()
+				allLogs = append(allLogs, processedLogs...)
+				mu.Unlock()
+			}
 		}(pod)
 	}
 
@@ -114,30 +123,53 @@ func (f *Fetcher) getPodLogs(pod *corev1.Pod, namespace, sinceTime string, limit
 	return logContent.String()
 }
 
-func (f *Fetcher) streamPodLogs(pod *corev1.Pod, namespace, sinceTime string, limitBytes int64, logCh chan<- string) {
-    ctx := context.Background()
-    opts := &corev1.PodLogOptions{
-        Container:  types.DefaultContainerName,
-        Timestamps: true,
-        LimitBytes: &limitBytes,
-    }
-    if sinceTime != "" {
-        if sinceTimeObj, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, sinceTime); err == nil {
-            metaTime := metav1.NewTime(sinceTimeObj)
-            opts.SinceTime = &metaTime
-        }
-    }
-    req := f.clientset.CoreV1().Pods(namespace).GetLogs(pod.Name, opts)
-    podLogs, err := req.Stream(ctx)
-    if err != nil {
-        return
-    }
-    defer podLogs.Close()
-
-    scanner := bufio.NewScanner(podLogs)
-    for scanner.Scan() {
-        logCh <- scanner.Text()
-    }
+func (f *Fetcher) streamPodLogs(pod *corev1.Pod, namespace, sinceTime string, limitBytes int64, previous bool, logCh chan<- string) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	opts := &corev1.PodLogOptions{
+		Container:  types.DefaultContainerName,
+		Timestamps: true,
+		LimitBytes: &limitBytes,
+		Previous:   previous,
+	}
+	if sinceTime != "" {
+		if sinceTimeObj, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, sinceTime); err == nil {
+			metaTime := metav1.NewTime(sinceTimeObj)
+			opts.SinceTime = &metaTime
+		}
+	}
+	req := f.clientset.CoreV1().Pods(namespace).GetLogs(pod.Name, opts)
+	podLogs, err := req.Stream(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Expected when previous=true and no prior container instance exists
+		// (e.g. fresh pod that has never restarted). Swallow silently — the
+		// live-log fetch on the next call still runs.
+		return
+	}
+	defer podLogs.Close()
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(podLogs)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		logCh <- scanner.Text()
+	}
+}
+
+// hasPreviousInstance reports whether the pod's application container has a
+// recoverable previous instance (i.e. it has restarted at least once or has a
+// terminated last state). The kubelet retains exactly one prior instance per
+// container, so this is the gate for whether `Previous: true` will yield data.
+func hasPreviousInstance(pod *corev1.Pod) bool {
+	for _, cs := range pod.Status.ContainerStatuses {
+		if cs.Name != types.DefaultContainerName {
+			continue
+		}
+		if cs.RestartCount > 0 {
+			return true
+		}
+		if cs.LastTerminationState.Terminated != nil {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // determineSinceTime determines the appropriate since time for a pod
@@ -154,4 +186,4 @@ func getLastReadTime(podUID string, lastReadTimes map[string]string) string {
 		return lastTime
 	}
 	return ""
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}