diff --git a/deploy/examples/create-external-cluster-resources.py b/deploy/examples/create-external-cluster-resources.py
index 3042f3d07..19e274442 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/create-external-cluster-resources.py
+++ b/deploy/examples/create-external-cluster-resources.py
@@ -1353,6 +1353,8 @@ class RadosJSON:
 
     def validate_rados_namespace(self):
         rbd_pool_name = self._arg_parser.rbd_data_pool_name
+        if self._arg_parser.rbd_metadata_ec_pool_name:
+            rbd_pool_name = self._arg_parser.rbd_metadata_ec_pool_name
         rados_namespace = self._arg_parser.rados_namespace
         if rados_namespace == "":
             return