diff --git a/controllers/nginx/examples/custom-configuration/rc-custom-configuration.yaml b/controllers/nginx/examples/custom-configuration/rc-custom-configuration.yaml
index e7820cf53c..8486a3fe58 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/examples/custom-configuration/rc-custom-configuration.yaml
+++ b/controllers/nginx/examples/custom-configuration/rc-custom-configuration.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         k8s-app: nginx-ingress-lb
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
     spec:
-      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60      
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/google_containers/nginx-ingress-controller:0.8.2
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ spec:
           hostPort: 443
         args:
         - /nginx-ingress-controller
-        - --default-backend-service=default/default-http-backend
-        - --nginx-configmap=default/nginx-load-balancer-conf
+        - --default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/default-http-backend
+        - --nginx-configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/nginx-load-balancer-conf
diff --git a/controllers/nginx/examples/custom-errors/rc-custom-errors.yaml b/controllers/nginx/examples/custom-errors/rc-custom-errors.yaml
index 0206efd0dd..8575f33e07 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/examples/custom-errors/rc-custom-errors.yaml
+++ b/controllers/nginx/examples/custom-errors/rc-custom-errors.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         k8s-app: nginx-ingress-lb
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
     spec:
-      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60      
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/google_containers/nginx-ingress-controller:0.8.2
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ spec:
           hostPort: 443
         args:
         - /nginx-ingress-controller
-        - --default-backend-service=default/nginx-errors
+        - --default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/nginx-errors
diff --git a/controllers/nginx/examples/custom-template/custom-template.yaml b/controllers/nginx/examples/custom-template/custom-template.yaml
index 552dccb006..d620d16080 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/examples/custom-template/custom-template.yaml
+++ b/controllers/nginx/examples/custom-template/custom-template.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         k8s-app: nginx-ingress-lb
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
     spec:
-      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60      
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/google_containers/nginx-ingress-controller:0.8.2
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ spec:
           hostPort: 443
         args:
         - /nginx-ingress-controller
-        - --default-backend-service=default/default-http-backend
+        - --default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/default-http-backend
         volumeMounts:
           - mountPath: /etc/nginx/template
             name: nginx-template-volume
diff --git a/controllers/nginx/examples/daemonset/as-daemonset.yaml b/controllers/nginx/examples/daemonset/as-daemonset.yaml
index 7c65a83441..b60cc65343 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/examples/daemonset/as-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/controllers/nginx/examples/daemonset/as-daemonset.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
     spec:
-      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60      
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/google_containers/nginx-ingress-controller:0.8.2
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ spec:
           hostPort: 443
         args:
         - /nginx-ingress-controller
-        - --default-backend-service=default/default-http-backend
+        - --default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/default-http-backend
diff --git a/controllers/nginx/examples/default-backend.yaml b/controllers/nginx/examples/default-backend.yaml
index a48d4b9bcb..77b4f67428 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/examples/default-backend.yaml
+++ b/controllers/nginx/examples/default-backend.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: default-http-backend
     spec:
-      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60      
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
       containers:
       - name: default-http-backend
         # Any image is permissable as long as:
diff --git a/controllers/nginx/examples/default/rc-default.yaml b/controllers/nginx/examples/default/rc-default.yaml
index f27fe82952..d2fee94f4c 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/examples/default/rc-default.yaml
+++ b/controllers/nginx/examples/default/rc-default.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         k8s-app: nginx-ingress-lb
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
     spec:
-      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60      
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/google_containers/nginx-ingress-controller:0.8.2
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ spec:
           hostPort: 443
         args:
         - /nginx-ingress-controller
-        - --default-backend-service=default/default-http-backend
+        - --default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/default-http-backend
diff --git a/controllers/nginx/examples/full/rc-full.yaml b/controllers/nginx/examples/full/rc-full.yaml
index e36ec539ab..d091d11772 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/examples/full/rc-full.yaml
+++ b/controllers/nginx/examples/full/rc-full.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
         k8s-app: nginx-ingress-lb
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
     spec:
-      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60      
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
       volumes:
       - name: dhparam-example
         secret:
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@ spec:
           name: dhparam-example
         args:
         - /nginx-ingress-controller
-        - --tcp-services-configmap=default/tcp-configmap-example
-        - --default-backend-service=default/default-http-backend
+        - --tcp-services-configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/tcp-configmap-example
+        - --default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/default-http-backend
diff --git a/controllers/nginx/examples/proxy-protocol/nginx-rc.yaml b/controllers/nginx/examples/proxy-protocol/nginx-rc.yaml
index 04591556f4..c7eb406208 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/examples/proxy-protocol/nginx-rc.yaml
+++ b/controllers/nginx/examples/proxy-protocol/nginx-rc.yaml
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ spec:
         - containerPort: 443
         args:
         - /nginx-ingress-controller
-        - --default-backend-service=default/default-http-backend
-        - --nginx-configmap=default/nginx-ingress-controller
+        - --default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/default-http-backend
+        - --nginx-configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/nginx-ingress-controller
diff --git a/controllers/nginx/examples/sysctl/change-proc-values-rc.yaml b/controllers/nginx/examples/sysctl/change-proc-values-rc.yaml
index 5b5671401b..65af29b8f4 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/examples/sysctl/change-proc-values-rc.yaml
+++ b/controllers/nginx/examples/sysctl/change-proc-values-rc.yaml
@@ -65,23 +65,23 @@ spec:
       labels:
         k8s-app: nginx-ingress-lb
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
-    spec:     
+    spec:
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
       containers:
       - image: alpine:3.4
         name: sysctl-buddy
         # using kubectl exec you can check which other parameters is possible to change
-        # IPC Namespace:     kernel.msgmax, kernel.msgmnb, kernel.msgmni, kernel.sem, kernel.shmall, 
-        #                    kernel.shmmax, kernel.shmmni, kernel.shm_rmid_forced and Sysctls 
+        # IPC Namespace:     kernel.msgmax, kernel.msgmnb, kernel.msgmni, kernel.sem, kernel.shmall,
+        #                    kernel.shmmax, kernel.shmmni, kernel.shm_rmid_forced and Sysctls
         #                    beginning with fs.mqueue.*
         # Network Namespace: Sysctls beginning with net.*
-        # 
+        #
         # kubectl <podname> -c sysctl-buddy -- sysctl -A | grep net
         command:
         - /bin/sh
         - -c
         - |
-          while true; do 
+          while true; do
             sysctl -w net.core.somaxconn=32768
             sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range='1024 65535'
             sleep 10
@@ -120,4 +120,4 @@ spec:
           hostPort: 8080
         args:
         - /nginx-ingress-controller
-        - --default-backend-service=default/default-http-backend
+        - --default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/default-http-backend
diff --git a/controllers/nginx/examples/tcp/rc-tcp.yaml b/controllers/nginx/examples/tcp/rc-tcp.yaml
index 2185590fbb..a309eee2f9 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/examples/tcp/rc-tcp.yaml
+++ b/controllers/nginx/examples/tcp/rc-tcp.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         k8s-app: nginx-ingress-lb
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
     spec:
-      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60      
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/google_containers/nginx-ingress-controller:0.8.2
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ spec:
           hostPort: 9000
         args:
         - /nginx-ingress-controller
-        - --default-backend-service=default/default-http-backend
-        - --tcp-services-configmap=default/tcp-configmap-example
+        - --default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/default-http-backend
+        - --tcp-services-configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/tcp-configmap-example
diff --git a/controllers/nginx/examples/tls/rc-ssl.yaml b/controllers/nginx/examples/tls/rc-ssl.yaml
index f27fe82952..d2fee94f4c 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/examples/tls/rc-ssl.yaml
+++ b/controllers/nginx/examples/tls/rc-ssl.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         k8s-app: nginx-ingress-lb
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
     spec:
-      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60      
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/google_containers/nginx-ingress-controller:0.8.2
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ spec:
           hostPort: 443
         args:
         - /nginx-ingress-controller
-        - --default-backend-service=default/default-http-backend
+        - --default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/default-http-backend
diff --git a/controllers/nginx/examples/udp/rc-udp.yaml b/controllers/nginx/examples/udp/rc-udp.yaml
index 5d1df54565..9f50b0f9d0 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/examples/udp/rc-udp.yaml
+++ b/controllers/nginx/examples/udp/rc-udp.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         k8s-app: nginx-ingress-lb
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
     spec:
-      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60      
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/google_containers/nginx-ingress-controller:0.8.2
         name: nginx-ingress-lb
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ spec:
           hostPort: 53
         args:
         - /nginx-ingress-controller
-        - --default-backend-service=default/default-http-backend
-        - --udp-services-configmap=default/udp-configmap-example
+        - --default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/default-http-backend
+        - --udp-services-configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/udp-configmap-example
diff --git a/controllers/nginx/rc.yaml b/controllers/nginx/rc.yaml
index 0839334140..183d5a5d99 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/rc.yaml
+++ b/controllers/nginx/rc.yaml
@@ -99,4 +99,4 @@ spec:
           hostPort: 18080
         args:
         - /nginx-ingress-controller
-        - --default-backend-service=default/default-http-backend
+        - --default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/default-http-backend