diff --git a/tests/integration/test_charm.py b/tests/integration/test_charm.py
index 87225ed..3e3d60d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_charm.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_charm.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     verbs=None,
 )
 SELDON_CM_NAME = "seldon-config"
-DEFAULT_NAMESPACE = "default"
+WORKLOADS_NAMESPACE = "default"
 
 with open("tests/integration/test_data/expected_seldon_cm.json", "r") as json_file:
     SELDON_CONFIG = json.load(json_file)
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ async def test_seldon_alert_rules(ops_test: OpsTest):
     # NOTE: This test is re-using deployments created in test_build_and_deploy()
     # Use namespace "default" to create seldon deployments
     # due to https://github.com/canonical/seldon-core-operator/issues/218
-    namespace = DEFAULT_NAMESPACE
+    namespace = WORKLOADS_NAMESPACE
     client = Client()
 
     # setup Prometheus
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ async def test_seldon_deployment(ops_test: OpsTest):
     # NOTE: This test is re-using deployment created in test_build_and_deploy()
     # Use namespace "default" to create seldon deployments
     # due to https://github.com/canonical/seldon-core-operator/issues/218
-    namespace = DEFAULT_NAMESPACE
+    namespace = WORKLOADS_NAMESPACE
     client = Client()
 
     this_ns = client.get(res=Namespace, name=namespace)
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_seldon_servers.py b/tests/integration/test_seldon_servers.py
index 06abcff..691cbc2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_seldon_servers.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_seldon_servers.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     verbs=None,
 )
 TEST_LABEL = {"testing-seldon-deployments": "true"}
-DEFAULT_NAMESPACE = "default"
+WORKLOADS_NAMESPACE = "default"
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def lightkube_client() -> Client:
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def patch_namespace_with_seldon_label(lightkube_client: Client, ops_test: OpsTest):
     """Patch the current namespace with Seldon specific labels."""
-    this_ns = lightkube_client.get(res=Namespace, name=DEFAULT_NAMESPACE)
+    this_ns = lightkube_client.get(res=Namespace, name=WORKLOADS_NAMESPACE)
     this_ns.metadata.labels.update({"serving.kubeflow.org/inferenceservice": "enabled"})
     lightkube_client.patch(res=Namespace, name=this_ns.metadata.name, obj=this_ns)
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def remove_seldon_deployment(lightkube_client: Client, ops_test: OpsTest):
     # remove Seldon Deployment
     # Use namespace "default" to create seldon deployments
     # due to https://github.com/canonical/seldon-core-operator/issues/218
-    namespace = DEFAULT_NAMESPACE
+    namespace = WORKLOADS_NAMESPACE
     resource_to_delete = lightkube_client.list(
         SELDON_DEPLOYMENT, namespace=namespace, labels=TEST_LABEL
     )
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ async def test_seldon_predictor_server(
     """
     # Use namespace "default" to create seldon deployments
     # due to https://github.com/canonical/seldon-core-operator/issues/218
-    namespace = DEFAULT_NAMESPACE
+    namespace = WORKLOADS_NAMESPACE
     # retrieve predictor server information and create Seldon Depoloyment
     with open(f"tests/assets/crs/{server_config}") as f:
         deploy_yaml = yaml.safe_load(f.read())