diff --git a/k8s/kafka.yml b/k8s/kafka.yml
index a8db827..00f8441 100644
--- a/k8s/kafka.yml
+++ b/k8s/kafka.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: kafka
+  namespace: voltha
 spec:
   clusterIP: None
   selector:
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: kafka
+  namespace: voltha
 spec:
   serviceName: kafka
   replicas: 3