diff --git a/pkg/knuu/instance_helper.go b/pkg/knuu/instance_helper.go
index 27a6da3..e0cef81 100644
--- a/pkg/knuu/instance_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/knuu/instance_helper.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (i *Instance) getLabels() map[string]string {
 	return map[string]string{
 		"app":                          i.k8sName,
 		"k8s.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "knuu",
-		"knuu.sh/scope":                k8s.SanitizeName(testScope),
+		"knuu.sh/scope":                testScope,
 		"knuu.sh/test-started":         startTime,
 		"knuu.sh/name":                 i.name,
 		"knuu.sh/k8s-name":             i.k8sName,
diff --git a/pkg/knuu/knuu.go b/pkg/knuu/knuu.go
index 7c503f0..773a45f 100644
--- a/pkg/knuu/knuu.go
+++ b/pkg/knuu/knuu.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ var (
 func Initialize() error {
 	t := time.Now()
 	scope := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%03d", t.Format("20060102-150405"), t.Nanosecond()/1e6)
-	scope = k8s.SanitizeName(scope)
 	return InitializeWithScope(scope)
 }
 
@@ -60,7 +59,8 @@ func InitializeWithScope(scope string) error {
 		return ErrCannotInitializeKnuuWithEmptyScope
 	}
 
-	testScope = scope
+	// Sanitize the scope to ensure it is a valid Kubernetes name and match the namespace
+	testScope = k8s.SanitizeName(scope)
 
 	t := time.Now()
 	startTime = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%03d", t.Format("20060102-150405"), t.Nanosecond()/1e6)
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func handleTimeout() error {
 	commands = append(commands, fmt.Sprintf("sleep %d", int64(timeout.Seconds())))
 	// Collects all resources (pods, services, etc.) within the specified namespace that match a specific label, excluding certain types,
 	// and then deletes them. This is useful for cleaning up specific test resources before proceeding to delete the namespace.
-	commands = append(commands, fmt.Sprintf("kubectl get all,pvc,netpol,roles,serviceaccounts,rolebindings,configmaps -l knuu.sh/scope=%s -n %s -o json | jq -r '.items[] | select(.metadata.labels.\"knuu.sh/type\" != \"%s\") | \"\\(.kind)/\\(.metadata.name)\"' | xargs -r kubectl delete -n %s", k8s.SanitizeName(testScope), k8sClient.Namespace(), TimeoutHandlerInstance.String(), k8sClient.Namespace()))
+	commands = append(commands, fmt.Sprintf("kubectl get all,pvc,netpol,roles,serviceaccounts,rolebindings,configmaps -l knuu.sh/scope=%s -n %s -o json | jq -r '.items[] | select(.metadata.labels.\"knuu.sh/type\" != \"%s\") | \"\\(.kind)/\\(.metadata.name)\"' | xargs -r kubectl delete -n %s", testScope, k8sClient.Namespace(), TimeoutHandlerInstance.String(), k8sClient.Namespace()))
 
 	// Delete the namespace as it was created by knuu.
 	logrus.Debugf("The namespace generated [%s] will be deleted", k8sClient.Namespace())
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func handleTimeout() error {
 
 	// Delete all labeled resources within the namespace.
 	// Unlike the previous command that excludes certain types, this command ensures that everything remaining is deleted.
-	commands = append(commands, fmt.Sprintf("kubectl delete all,pvc,netpol,roles,serviceaccounts,rolebindings,configmaps -l knuu.sh/scope=%s -n %s", k8s.SanitizeName(testScope), k8sClient.Namespace()))
+	commands = append(commands, fmt.Sprintf("kubectl delete all,pvc,netpol,roles,serviceaccounts,rolebindings,configmaps -l knuu.sh/scope=%s -n %s", testScope, k8sClient.Namespace()))
 
 	finalCmd := strings.Join(commands, " && ")
 
diff --git a/pkg/knuu/preloader.go b/pkg/knuu/preloader.go
index eaacd6f..bd5b2c1 100644
--- a/pkg/knuu/preloader.go
+++ b/pkg/knuu/preloader.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (p *Preloader) preloadImages(ctx context.Context) error {
 	labels := map[string]string{
 		"app":                          p.K8sName,
 		"k8s.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "knuu",
-		"knuu.sh/scope":                k8s.SanitizeName(testScope),
+		"knuu.sh/scope":                testScope,
 		"knuu.sh/test-started":         startTime,
 	}