diff --git a/app/kubernetes/converters/application.js b/app/kubernetes/converters/application.js
index 93dcf1420..3db3b26d7 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/converters/application.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/converters/application.js
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class KubernetesApplicationConverter {
         (claims.length === 0 || (claims.length > 0 && formValues.DataAccessPolicy === KubernetesApplicationDataAccessPolicies.Shared && rwx))) ||
       formValues.ApplicationType === KubernetesApplicationTypes.DaemonSet;
 
-    const pod = formValues.ApplicationType === KubernetesApplicationTypes.POD;
+    const pod = formValues.ApplicationType === KubernetesApplicationTypes.Pod;
 
     let app;
     if (deployment) {
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/services/applicationService.js b/app/kubernetes/services/applicationService.js
index c473f2604..7d43acb23 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/services/applicationService.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/services/applicationService.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import _ from 'lodash-es';
 import angular from 'angular';
 import PortainerError from 'Portainer/error';
 
+import { KubernetesApplicationDeploymentTypes, KubernetesApplicationTypes } from 'Kubernetes/models/application/models/appConstants';
 import KubernetesApplicationHelper from 'Kubernetes/helpers/application';
 import KubernetesApplicationConverter from 'Kubernetes/converters/application';
 import { KubernetesStatefulSet } from 'Kubernetes/models/stateful-set/models';
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ import KubernetesPodConverter from 'Kubernetes/pod/converter';
 import { notifyError } from '@/portainer/services/notifications';
 import { KubernetesIngressConverter } from 'Kubernetes/ingress/converter';
 import { generateNewIngressesFromFormPaths } from '@/react/kubernetes/applications/CreateView/application-services/utils';
-import { KubernetesApplicationDeploymentTypes, KubernetesApplicationTypes } from 'Kubernetes/models/application/models/appConstants';
+import { KubernetesPod } from '../pod/models';
+import { KubernetesApplication } from '../models/application/models';
 
 class KubernetesApplicationService {
   /* #region  CONSTRUCTOR */
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ class KubernetesApplicationService {
       apiService = this.KubernetesDaemonSetService;
     } else if (app.ApplicationType === KubernetesApplicationTypes.StatefulSet) {
       apiService = this.KubernetesStatefulSetService;
-    } else if (app.ApplicationType === KubernetesApplicationTypes.Pod) {
+    } else if (app instanceof KubernetesPod || (app instanceof KubernetesApplication && app.ApplicationType === KubernetesApplicationTypes.Pod)) {
       apiService = this.KubernetesPodService;
     } else {
       throw new PortainerError('Unable to determine which association to use to retrieve API Service');
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/views/applications/create/createApplicationController.js b/app/kubernetes/views/applications/create/createApplicationController.js
index 2ef06c764..4f3631ea2 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/views/applications/create/createApplicationController.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/views/applications/create/createApplicationController.js
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ class KubernetesCreateApplicationController {
     if (this.formValues.DeploymentType === this.ApplicationDeploymentTypes.Global) {
       return this.ApplicationTypes.DaemonSet;
     }
-    if (this.formValues.PersistedFolders && this.formValues.PersistedFolders.length && this.formValues.DataAccessPolicy === this.ApplicationDataAccessPolicies.Isolated) {
+    const persistedFolders = this.formValues.PersistedFolders && this.formValues.PersistedFolders.filter((pf) => !pf.NeedsDeletion);
+    if (persistedFolders && persistedFolders.length && this.formValues.DataAccessPolicy === this.ApplicationDataAccessPolicies.Isolated) {
       return this.ApplicationTypes.StatefulSet;
     }
     return this.ApplicationTypes.Deployment;