diff --git a/examples/bootstrap/bootstrap.sh b/examples/bootstrap/bootstrap.sh
index a1b2776fa..91b17f555 100755
--- a/examples/bootstrap/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/examples/bootstrap/bootstrap.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ $MANAGER > $LOGDIR/manager.log 2>&1 --port=8080 --expanderURL=http://localhost:8
 echo
 
 echo "Creating dm namespace..."
-$KUBECTL create -f dm-namespace.yaml
+BOOTSTRAP_PATH=$( cd $(dirname $0) ; pwd -P )
+$KUBECTL delete -f $BOOTSTRAP_PATH/dm-namespace.yaml
+$KUBECTL create -f $BOOTSTRAP_PATH/dm-namespace.yaml
 echo
 
 echo "Starting kubectl proxy..."