diff --git a/distribution.create_cluster.sh b/distribution.create_cluster.sh
index e7e7ea60784c2edb3ac15ef0f4bfd7bc2163f5f0..c1bc805c2e85133f86813e5ac8309a57bf004bf8 100644
--- a/distribution.create_cluster.sh
+++ b/distribution.create_cluster.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ helm repo add ${calico_repo_name} https://docs.tigera.io/calico/charts
 helm upgrade calico ${calico_repo_name}/tigera-operator \
     --install \
     --version "${CALICO_VERSION:-v3.29.2}" \
-    --namespace ${NAMESPACE} \
+    --namespace tigera-operator \
     --create-namespace \
     --values "${calico_dir}/values.yaml" \
     --wait \