diff --git a/api-tests/tests/database-cluster.spec.ts b/api-tests/tests/database-cluster.spec.ts
index a28e03e3..f698595e 100644
--- a/api-tests/tests/database-cluster.spec.ts
+++ b/api-tests/tests/database-cluster.spec.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ test('create db cluster with monitoring config', async ({ request }) => {
     kind: 'DatabaseCluster',
     metadata: {
       name: clusterName,
-      namespace: 'ns',
+      namespace: testsNs,
     },
     spec: {
       monitoring: {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ test('update db cluster with a new monitoring config', async ({ request }) => {
     kind: 'DatabaseCluster',
     metadata: {
       name: clusterName,
-      namespace: 'ns',
+      namespace: testsNs,
     },
     spec: {
       monitoring: {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ test('update db cluster without monitoring config with a new monitoring config',
     kind: 'DatabaseCluster',
     metadata: {
       name: clusterName,
-      namespace: 'ns',
+      namespace: testsNs,
     },
     spec: {
       engine: {
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ test('update db cluster monitoring config with an empty monitoring config', asyn
     kind: 'DatabaseCluster',
     metadata: {
       name: clusterName,
-      namespace: 'ns',
+      namespace: testsNs,
     },
     spec: {
       monitoring: {
diff --git a/api-tests/tests/pg-clusters.spec.ts b/api-tests/tests/pg-clusters.spec.ts
index a1dba795..32ae61f5 100644
--- a/api-tests/tests/pg-clusters.spec.ts
+++ b/api-tests/tests/pg-clusters.spec.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ test('create/edit/delete single node pg cluster', async ({ request, page }) => {
     kind: 'DatabaseCluster',
     metadata: {
       name: clusterName,
-      namespace: 'ns',
+      namespace: testsNs,
     },
     spec: {
       engine: {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ test('expose pg cluster after creation', async ({ request, page }) => {
     kind: 'DatabaseCluster',
     metadata: {
       name: clusterName,
-      namespace: 'ns',
+      namespace: testsNs,
     },
     spec: {
       engine: {
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ test('expose pg cluster on EKS to the public internet and scale up', async ({ re
     kind: 'DatabaseCluster',
     metadata: {
       name: clusterName,
-      namespace: 'ns',
+      namespace: testsNs,
     },
     spec: {
       engine: {
diff --git a/api-tests/tests/psmdb-clusters.spec.ts b/api-tests/tests/psmdb-clusters.spec.ts
index 51954649..0186a935 100644
--- a/api-tests/tests/psmdb-clusters.spec.ts
+++ b/api-tests/tests/psmdb-clusters.spec.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ test('create/edit/delete single node psmdb cluster', async ({ request, page }) =
     kind: 'DatabaseCluster',
     metadata: {
       name: clusterName,
-      namespace: 'ns',
+      namespace: testsNs,
     },
     spec: {
       engine: {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ test('expose psmdb cluster after creation', async ({ request, page }) => {
     kind: 'DatabaseCluster',
     metadata: {
       name: clusterName,
-      namespace: 'ns',
+      namespace: testsNs,
     },
     spec: {
       engine: {
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ test('expose psmdb cluster on EKS to the public internet and scale up', async ({
     kind: 'DatabaseCluster',
     metadata: {
       name: clusterName,
-      namespace: 'ns',
+      namespace: testsNs,
     },
     spec: {
       engine: {
diff --git a/api-tests/tests/pxc-clusters.spec.ts b/api-tests/tests/pxc-clusters.spec.ts
index beef6d27..4ef651a9 100644
--- a/api-tests/tests/pxc-clusters.spec.ts
+++ b/api-tests/tests/pxc-clusters.spec.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ test('create/edit/delete pxc single node cluster', async ({ request, page }) =>
     kind: 'DatabaseCluster',
     metadata: {
       name: clusterName,
-      namespace: 'ns',
+      namespace: testsNs,
     },
     spec: {
       engine: {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ test('expose pxc cluster after creation', async ({ request, page }) => {
     kind: 'DatabaseCluster',
     metadata: {
       name: clusterName,
-      namespace: 'ns',
+      namespace: testsNs,
     },
     spec: {
       engine: {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ test('expose pxc cluster on EKS to the public internet and scale up', async ({ r
     kind: 'DatabaseCluster',
     metadata: {
       name: clusterName,
-      namespace: 'ns',
+      namespace: testsNs,
     },
     spec: {
       engine: {