diff --git a/server/sandbox_remove.go b/server/sandbox_remove.go
index 19165250..03011454 100644
--- a/server/sandbox_remove.go
+++ b/server/sandbox_remove.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (s *Server) RemovePodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RemovePodSandboxR
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to delete container %s in pod sandbox %s: %v", c.Name(), sb.id, err)
 		}
 
-		if c == podInfraContainer {
+		if c.ID() == podInfraContainer.ID() {
 			continue
 		}