diff --git a/agent/structs/config_entry_jwt_provider_oss.go b/agent/structs/config_entry_jwt_provider_oss.go
index a2026e0cdff1e..533f349c01e52 100644
--- a/agent/structs/config_entry_jwt_provider_oss.go
+++ b/agent/structs/config_entry_jwt_provider_oss.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ func (e *JWTProviderConfigEntry) validatePartitionAndNamespace() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Partitions are an enterprise only feature")
 	}
 
-	if !acl.IsDefaultPartition(e.PartitionOrDefault()) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Namespace are an enterprise only feature")
+	if acl.DefaultNamespaceName != e.NamespaceOrDefault() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Namespaces are an enterprise only feature")
 	}
 
 	return nil