diff --git a/contrib/kserve/models-web-app/base/kustomization.yaml b/contrib/kserve/models-web-app/base/kustomization.yaml
index 8398272cc4..95fda69a3f 100644
--- a/contrib/kserve/models-web-app/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/contrib/kserve/models-web-app/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ images:
   newTag: v0.7.0
 configMapGenerator:
   - name: kserve-models-web-app-config
+    namespace: kserve
     literals:
     - APP_DISABLE_AUTH="True"
diff --git a/contrib/kserve/models-web-app/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml b/contrib/kserve/models-web-app/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml
index 985eb83505..c289d26620 100644
--- a/contrib/kserve/models-web-app/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/contrib/kserve/models-web-app/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ generatorOptions:
 # kserve namespace in webhook configurations
 configMapGenerator:
   - name: kserve-models-web-app-config
+    namespace: kserve
     behavior: replace
     literals:
     - USERID_HEADER=kubeflow-userid