diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/runner/build_deploy.go b/pkg/skaffold/runner/build_deploy.go
index 92d3797343f..4e609af2a72 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/runner/build_deploy.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/runner/build_deploy.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (r *SkaffoldRunner) BuildAndTest(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifa
 
 	// Update which images are logged.
 	for _, build := range bRes {
-		r.imageList.Add(build.Tag)
+		r.podSelector.Add(build.Tag)
 	}
 
 	// Make sure all artifacts are redeployed. Not only those that were just built.
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/runner/logger.go b/pkg/skaffold/runner/logger.go
index 627c53a85f5..9b04a3f37cb 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/runner/logger.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/runner/logger.go
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ func (r *SkaffoldRunner) createLogger(out io.Writer, artifacts []*latest.Artifac
 
 func (r *SkaffoldRunner) newLoggerForImages(out io.Writer, images []string) *kubernetes.LogAggregator {
 	kubectlCLI := kubectl.NewFromRunContext(r.runCtx)
-	return kubernetes.NewLogAggregator(out, kubectlCLI, images, r.imageList, r.runCtx.Namespaces)
+	return kubernetes.NewLogAggregator(out, kubectlCLI, images, r.podSelector, r.runCtx.Namespaces)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/runner/new.go b/pkg/skaffold/runner/new.go
index 43b197c3a69..98c81dec120 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/runner/new.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/runner/new.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func NewForConfig(runCtx *runcontext.RunContext) (*SkaffoldRunner, error) {
 		labellers:            labellers,
 		defaultLabeller:      defaultLabeller,
 		portForwardResources: runCtx.Cfg.PortForward,
-		imageList:            kubernetes.NewImageList(),
+		podSelector:          kubernetes.NewImageList(),
 		cache:                artifactCache,
 		runCtx:               runCtx,
 		intents:              newIntents(runCtx.Opts.AutoBuild, runCtx.Opts.AutoSync, runCtx.Opts.AutoDeploy),
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/runner/portforwarder.go b/pkg/skaffold/runner/portforwarder.go
index 977e1992d83..8f1bd4ff4c2 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/runner/portforwarder.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/runner/portforwarder.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 func (r *SkaffoldRunner) createForwarder(out io.Writer, kubectlCLI *kubectl.CLI) {
 	r.forwarderManager = portforward.NewForwarderManager(out,
 		kubectlCLI,
-		r.imageList,
+		r.podSelector,
 		r.runCtx.Namespaces,
 		r.defaultLabeller.RunIDKeyValueString(),
 		r.runCtx.Opts.PortForward,
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/runner/runner.go b/pkg/skaffold/runner/runner.go
index 96d5a68b3ec..67a344924d0 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/runner/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/runner/runner.go
@@ -66,11 +66,14 @@ type SkaffoldRunner struct {
 	defaultLabeller      *deploy.DefaultLabeller
 	portForwardResources []*latest.PortForwardResource
 	builds               []build.Artifact
-	imageList            *kubernetes.ImageList
-	imagesAreLocal       bool
-	hasBuilt             bool
-	hasDeployed          bool
-	intents              *intents
+
+	// podSelector is used to determine relevant pods for logging and portForwarding
+	podSelector *kubernetes.ImageList
+
+	imagesAreLocal bool
+	hasBuilt       bool
+	hasDeployed    bool
+	intents        *intents
 }
 
 // for testing