diff --git a/provisioning/baremetal_pod.go b/provisioning/baremetal_pod.go
index cc626f644..85283ae72 100644
--- a/provisioning/baremetal_pod.go
+++ b/provisioning/baremetal_pod.go
@@ -288,6 +288,14 @@ func createContainerMetal3BaremetalOperator(images *Images, config *metal3iov1al
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			{
+				Name: "POD_NAMESPACE",
+				ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{
+					FieldRef: &corev1.ObjectFieldSelector{
+						FieldPath: "metadata.namespace",
+					},
+				},
+			},
 			{
 				Name: "POD_NAME",
 				ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{