diff --git a/testing/common.sh b/testing/common.sh
index 14e39111513..0a03d6df2c4 100644
--- a/testing/common.sh
+++ b/testing/common.sh
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ function check_tenant_status() {
     kubectl logs admin-mc -n tenant-certmanager
 
 		echo "removing the admin-mc pod"
-	  try kubectl delete pod admin-mc
+	  try kubectl delete pod admin-mc -n tenant-certmanager
 
   else
     try kubectl run --restart=Never admin-mc --image quay.io/minio/mc \