diff --git a/pkg/config/v1alpha1/types.go b/pkg/config/v1alpha1/types.go
index 595d591a26..c25476ab4c 100644
--- a/pkg/config/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/config/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ type ControllerConfiguration struct {
 	// +optional
 	LeaderElection configv1alpha1.LeaderElectionConfiguration `json:"leaderElection,omitempty"`
 
-	// Namespace returns the namespace for the controller
+	// CacheNamespace returns the namespace for the controller
 	// +optional
-	Namespace string `json:"namespace,omitempty"`
+	CacheNamespace string `json:"namespace,omitempty"`
 
 	// MetricsBindAddress returns the bind address for the metrics server
 	// +optional