diff --git a/bootstrap/cnpg-operator-project.yaml b/bootstrap/cnpg-operator-project.yaml
index 2aea75d..31fd1b3 100644
--- a/bootstrap/cnpg-operator-project.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/cnpg-operator-project.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ spec:
     - namespace: cnpg-system
       server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
   clusterResourceWhitelist:
+    - group: ""
+      kind: Namespace
     - group: apiextensions.k8s.io
       kind: CustomResourceDefinition
     - group: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
diff --git a/bootstrap/immich-project.yaml b/bootstrap/immich-project.yaml
index 642fe19..cfe5567 100644
--- a/bootstrap/immich-project.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/immich-project.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ spec:
     - namespace: immich
       server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
   clusterResourceWhitelist:
+    - group: ""
+      kind: Namespace
     - group: ""
       kind: PersistentVolume
   namespaceResourceWhitelist: