diff --git a/chart/templates/tetrate-istio.yaml b/chart/templates/tetrate-istio.yaml
index 4a77d5a2..c02fae6f 100644
--- a/chart/templates/tetrate-istio.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/tetrate-istio.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ spec:
   syncPolicy:
     automated:
       prune: true
+    syncOptions:
+    - CreateNamespace=true
     retry:
       limit: 1
       backoff: