diff --git a/utils/chaos_ai/docker/swagger_api.py b/utils/chaos_ai/docker/swagger_api.py
index 6933132d..762e27c8 100644
--- a/utils/chaos_ai/docker/swagger_api.py
+++ b/utils/chaos_ai/docker/swagger_api.py
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ def startchaos(self, kubeconfigfile, file_id, params):
                 params['iterations'] = config_params['iterations']
                 params['maxfaults'] = config_params['maxfaults']
         # faults = [f + ':' + p for f in params['faults'].split(',') for p in params['podlabels'].split(',')]
+        if params['podlabels'] is None or params['podlabels'] == '':
+            params['podlabels'] = ','.join(utils.get_pods(kubeconfigfile))
         faults = []
         for f in params['faults'].split(','):
             if f in ['pod-delete']:
diff --git a/utils/chaos_ai/src/utils.py b/utils/chaos_ai/src/utils.py
index 23229796..2ee5c41d 100644
--- a/utils/chaos_ai/src/utils.py
+++ b/utils/chaos_ai/src/utils.py
@@ -73,6 +73,21 @@ def get_pod_labels(namespace: str, kubeconfig_path: str = None):
     return pods
 
 
+def get_pods(kubeconfig_path: str = None):
+    pods = []
+    try:
+        # Load the kubeconfig file
+        if kubeconfig_path:
+            config.load_kube_config(config_file=kubeconfig_path)
+        else:
+            config.load_kube_config()  # Load default kubeconfig file
+        v1 = client.CoreV1Api()
+        pods = v1.list_pod_for_all_namespaces()
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An unexpected error occurred: {e}")
+    return pods
+
 # Example usage
 namespace = 'default'
 kubeconfig_path = '/path/to/your/kubeconfig'  # Provide the path to your kubeconfig file, or set to None to use the default