diff --git a/deploy/acend/base/secretstore.yaml b/deploy/acend/base/secretstore.yaml
index 35e624ad..bafa6fda 100644
--- a/deploy/acend/base/secretstore.yaml
+++ b/deploy/acend/base/secretstore.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ spec:
           type: ConfigMap
           name: kube-root-ca.crt
           key: ca.crt
+          namespace: external-secrets
 ---
 apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
 kind: ClusterSecretStore
@@ -31,4 +32,5 @@ spec:
         caProvider:
           type: ConfigMap
           name: kube-root-ca.crt
-          key: ca.crt
\ No newline at end of file
+          key: ca.crt
+          namespace: external-secrets
\ No newline at end of file