diff --git a/bootstrap/mumble-namespace.yaml b/bootstrap/mumble-namespace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1eb75eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/mumble-namespace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: mumble
diff --git a/bootstrap/mumble.yaml b/bootstrap/mumble.yaml
index 20398ff..ab45216 100644
--- a/bootstrap/mumble.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/mumble.yaml
@@ -26,5 +26,3 @@ spec:
       enabled: true
       prune: false
       selfHeal: true
-    syncOptions:
-      - CreateNamespace=true