diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ab56f7b..2393911 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
 use errors::{CVEViolationStats, ImageValidationError, Violation};
 use guest::prelude::*;
-use kubewarden_policy_sdk::wapc_guest as guest;
+use kubewarden_policy_sdk::{
+    host_capabilities::kubernetes::ListResourcesByNamespaceRequest, wapc_guest as guest,
+};
 
 use k8s_openapi::{
     api::{
@@ -23,8 +25,8 @@ use k8s_openapi::{
     Metadata, Resource,
 };
 use kubewarden_policy_sdk::{
-    accept_request, host_capabilities::kubernetes::GetResourceRequest, logging,
-    protocol_version_guest, reject_request, request::ValidationRequest, validate_settings,
+    accept_request, logging, protocol_version_guest, reject_request, request::ValidationRequest,
+    validate_settings,
 };
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use sarif::Vulnerability;
@@ -32,11 +34,13 @@ use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use slog::{info, o, warn, Logger};
 
 #[cfg(test)]
-use crate::tests::{mock_kubernetes_sdk::get_resource, mock_oci_sdk::get_manifest_digest};
+use crate::tests::{
+    mock_kubernetes_sdk::list_resources_by_namespace, mock_oci_sdk::get_manifest_digest,
+};
 
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 use kubewarden_policy_sdk::host_capabilities::{
-    kubernetes::get_resource, oci::get_manifest_digest,
+    kubernetes::list_resources_by_namespace, oci::get_manifest_digest,
 };
 
 type ImageValidationErrors = HashMap<String, ImageValidationError>;
@@ -242,13 +246,15 @@ fn verify_image_vulnerabilities(
 ) -> Result<(), ImageValidationError> {
     let namespace = settings.vulnerability_report_namespace.as_str();
 
-    let vulnerability_report: VulnerabilityReport = match get_resource(&GetResourceRequest {
-        api_version: "storage.sbombastic.rancher.io/v1alpha1".to_string(),
-        kind: "VulnerabilityReport".to_string(),
-        name: digest.to_string(),
-        namespace: Some(namespace.to_string()),
-        disable_cache: false,
-    }) {
+    let vulnerability_reports = match list_resources_by_namespace(
+        &ListResourcesByNamespaceRequest {
+            api_version: "storage.sbombastic.rancher.io/v1alpha1".to_string(),
+            kind: "VulnerabilityReport".to_string(),
+            namespace: namespace.to_string(),
+            label_selector: None,
+            field_selector: Some(format!("spec.imageMetadata.digest={}", digest)),
+        },
+    ) {
         Ok(report) => report,
         Err(e) => {
             if settings.ignore_missing_vulnerability_report {
@@ -272,7 +278,23 @@ fn verify_image_vulnerabilities(
         }
     };
 
-    let trivy_report: sarif::trivy::Report = vulnerability_report.try_into()?;
+    if vulnerability_reports.items.is_empty() {
+        if settings.ignore_missing_vulnerability_report {
+            info!(LOG_DRAIN,
+                    "ignoring missing vulnerability report because ignoreMissingVulnerabilityReport is enabled";
+                    "digest" => digest,
+                    "namespace" => namespace,
+            );
+
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        return Err(ImageValidationError::VulnerabilityReportNotFound());
+    }
+
+    let vulnerability_report: &VulnerabilityReport = vulnerability_reports.items.first().unwrap();
+
+    let trivy_report: sarif::trivy::Report = vulnerability_report.clone().try_into()?;
     let report = sarif::Report::new(trivy_report, &settings.allow_always)?;
 
     verify_vulnerability_report(&report, settings)?;
@@ -402,10 +424,15 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[automock()]
     pub mod kubernetes_sdk {
-        use kubewarden_policy_sdk::host_capabilities::kubernetes::GetResourceRequest;
+        use kubewarden_policy_sdk::host_capabilities::kubernetes::ListResourcesByNamespaceRequest;
 
         #[allow(dead_code)]
-        pub fn get_resource<T: 'static>(_req: &GetResourceRequest) -> anyhow::Result<T> {
+        pub fn list_resources_by_namespace<T>(
+            _req: &ListResourcesByNamespaceRequest,
+        ) -> anyhow::Result<k8s_openapi::List<T>>
+        where
+            T: k8s_openapi::ListableResource + serde::de::DeserializeOwned + Clone + 'static,
+        {
             Err(anyhow::anyhow!("not mocked"))
         }
     }
@@ -596,7 +623,7 @@ mod tests {
                 }
             });
 
-        let ctx_get_resource = mock_kubernetes_sdk::get_resource_context();
+        let ctx_get_resource = mock_kubernetes_sdk::list_resources_by_namespace_context();
         ctx_get_resource
             .expect::<sbombastic::storage::v1alpha1::VulnerabilityReport>()
             .times(1)
@@ -607,7 +634,12 @@ mod tests {
                 if req.kind != "VulnerabilityReport" {
                     return Err(anyhow!("it's not searching the expected Kind"));
                 }
-                if req.name != image_digest {
+                if req.namespace != "sbombastic" {
+                    return Err(anyhow!("it's not searching the expected namespace"));
+                }
+                if req.field_selector
+                    != Some(format!("spec.imageMetadata.digest={}", image_digest).to_owned())
+                {
                     return Err(anyhow!(
                         "it's not searching the expected VulnerabilityReport"
                     ));
@@ -622,10 +654,16 @@ mod tests {
                     let vulnerability_report: VulnerabilityReport =
                         serde_yaml::from_reader(fixture_file).expect("cannot parse fixture file");
 
-                    return Ok(vulnerability_report);
+                    return Ok(k8s_openapi::List {
+                        items: vec![vulnerability_report],
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    });
                 };
 
-                Err(anyhow!("VulnerabilityReport not found"))
+                Ok(k8s_openapi::List {
+                    items: vec![],
+                    ..Default::default()
+                })
             });
 
         let response = validate(serde_json::to_vec(&request).unwrap().as_slice()).unwrap();