diff --git a/internal/integration/api/containers.go b/internal/integration/api/containers.go
index 896292d576..0ce0892e47 100644
--- a/internal/integration/api/containers.go
+++ b/internal/integration/api/containers.go
@@ -56,11 +56,17 @@ func (suite *ContainersSuite) TestSandboxImage() {
 	for _, message := range resp.GetMessages() {
 		suite.Assert().NotEmpty(message.GetContainers())
 
+		matched := false
+
 		for _, ctr := range message.GetContainers() {
-			if ctr.PodId == "" {
+			if ctr.PodId == ctr.Id {
 				suite.Assert().Equal(images.DefaultSandboxImage, ctr.Image)
+
+				matched = true
 			}
 		}
+
+		suite.Assert().True(matched, "no pods found, node %s", node)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/images/list.go b/pkg/images/list.go
index 324d280f0e..97e738e67b 100644
--- a/pkg/images/list.go
+++ b/pkg/images/list.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type Versions struct {
 // DefaultSandboxImage is defined as a constant in cri package of containerd, and it's not exported.
 //
 // The integration test verifies that our constant is accurate.
-const DefaultSandboxImage = "registry.k8s.io/pause:3.9"
+const DefaultSandboxImage = "registry.k8s.io/pause:3.10"
 
 // List returns default image versions.
 func List(config config.Config) Versions {