diff --git a/component/main.jsonnet b/component/main.jsonnet
index 2b9c2687..53d37f5f 100644
--- a/component/main.jsonnet
+++ b/component/main.jsonnet
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ local netpols = kube.NetworkPolicy('allow-from-other-namespaces') {
     metadata+: {
       labels+: {
         'app.kubernetes.io/managed-by': 'commodore',
-        'app.kubernetes.io/name': params.namespace,
+        'app.kubernetes.io/name': params.namespace.name,
         [if params.global.zoneAwareReplication.enabled then 'rollout-operator.syn.tools/allow']: '',
       },
     } + com.makeMergeable(params.namespace.metadata),
diff --git a/tests/golden/defaults/defaults/defaults/00_namespace.yaml b/tests/golden/defaults/defaults/defaults/00_namespace.yaml
index db2ca993..2217686d 100644
--- a/tests/golden/defaults/defaults/defaults/00_namespace.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/defaults/defaults/defaults/00_namespace.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ metadata:
   annotations: {}
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: commodore
-    app.kubernetes.io/name:
-      create: true
-      metadata: {}
-      name: defaults
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: defaults
     name: defaults
   name: defaults
diff --git a/tests/golden/extra-config/extra-config/extra-config/00_namespace.yaml b/tests/golden/extra-config/extra-config/extra-config/00_namespace.yaml
index dc7dd5c2..a5c27bc0 100644
--- a/tests/golden/extra-config/extra-config/extra-config/00_namespace.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/extra-config/extra-config/extra-config/00_namespace.yaml
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   annotations: {}
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: commodore
-    app.kubernetes.io/name:
-      create: true
-      metadata: {}
-      name: extra-config
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: extra-config
     name: extra-config
     rollout-operator.syn.tools/allow: ''
   name: extra-config
diff --git a/tests/golden/legacy/legacy/legacy/00_namespace.yaml b/tests/golden/legacy/legacy/legacy/00_namespace.yaml
index 7e104fc1..6e0033c1 100644
--- a/tests/golden/legacy/legacy/legacy/00_namespace.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/legacy/legacy/legacy/00_namespace.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ metadata:
   annotations: {}
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: commodore
-    app.kubernetes.io/name:
-      create: true
-      metadata: {}
-      name: legacy
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: legacy
     name: legacy
   name: legacy
diff --git a/tests/golden/openshift/openshift/openshift/00_namespace.yaml b/tests/golden/openshift/openshift/openshift/00_namespace.yaml
index 43150159..fb1feebd 100644
--- a/tests/golden/openshift/openshift/openshift/00_namespace.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/openshift/openshift/openshift/00_namespace.yaml
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   annotations: {}
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: commodore
-    app.kubernetes.io/name:
-      create: true
-      metadata: {}
-      name: openshift
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: openshift
     name: openshift
     rollout-operator.syn.tools/allow: ''
   name: openshift
diff --git a/tests/golden/preset-large/preset-large/preset-large/00_namespace.yaml b/tests/golden/preset-large/preset-large/preset-large/00_namespace.yaml
index 51cbf13b..d1db95db 100644
--- a/tests/golden/preset-large/preset-large/preset-large/00_namespace.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/preset-large/preset-large/preset-large/00_namespace.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ metadata:
   annotations: {}
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: commodore
-    app.kubernetes.io/name:
-      create: true
-      metadata: {}
-      name: preset-large
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: preset-large
     name: preset-large
   name: preset-large
diff --git a/tests/golden/preset-small/preset-small/preset-small/00_namespace.yaml b/tests/golden/preset-small/preset-small/preset-small/00_namespace.yaml
index ae425024..4b3ea036 100644
--- a/tests/golden/preset-small/preset-small/preset-small/00_namespace.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/preset-small/preset-small/preset-small/00_namespace.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ metadata:
   annotations: {}
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: commodore
-    app.kubernetes.io/name:
-      create: true
-      metadata: {}
-      name: preset-small
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: preset-small
     name: preset-small
   name: preset-small