diff --git a/sops-operator/kustomization.yaml b/sops-operator/kustomization.yaml
index e4f84d0..bb3492d 100644
--- a/sops-operator/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/sops-operator/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
-namespace: sops
 
 resources:
+  - namespace.yaml
   - cluster_role_binding.yaml
   - cluster_role.yaml
   - operator.yaml
diff --git a/sops-operator/namespace.yaml b/sops-operator/namespace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8d4676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sops-operator/namespace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: sops