diff --git a/pkg/cli/environment.go b/pkg/cli/environment.go
index dac2a4bc1..d8a25c18a 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/environment.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/environment.go
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ func (s *EnvSettings) Namespace() string {
 	if ns, _, err := s.config.ToRawKubeConfigLoader().Namespace(); err == nil {
 		return ns
 	}
+	if s.namespace != "" {
+		return s.namespace
+	}
 	return "default"
 }