diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b3749432..50d1c531 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func main() {
 		Cache: cache.Options{
 			SyncPeriod: &syncPeriodParsed,
 			DefaultNamespaces: map[string]cache.Config{
-				os.Getenv("NAMESPACE"): {},
+				namespace: {},
 			},
 		},
 		LeaderElectionNamespace: leaderElectorNs,