diff --git a/manifests/kustomize/options/istio/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/kustomize/options/istio/kustomization.yaml
index 029a6937..91263f9b 100644
--- a/manifests/kustomize/options/istio/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/kustomize/options/istio/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
+namespace: kubeflow
 
 resources:
 - istio-authorization-policy.yaml
diff --git a/manifests/kustomize/options/istio/virtual-service.yaml b/manifests/kustomize/options/istio/virtual-service.yaml
index 3544365e..e410e6c9 100644
--- a/manifests/kustomize/options/istio/virtual-service.yaml
+++ b/manifests/kustomize/options/istio/virtual-service.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1alpha3
 kind: VirtualService
 metadata:
   name: model-registry
-  namespace: kubeflow
 spec:
   gateways:
   - kubeflow-gateway