diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/tasks/main.yml
index d05bfade8..73cc2147a 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/tasks/main.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 - name: Kubernetes Apps | Wait for MetalLB controller to be running
   k8s_info:
     kind: Deployment
-    namespace: "{{ namespace_name }}"
+    namespace: metallb-system
     name: controller
     wait: True
     wait_sleep: 10
@@ -83,5 +83,5 @@
   k8s:
     name: config
     kind: ConfigMap
-    namespace: "{{ namespace_name }}"
+    namespace: metallb-system
     state: absent