diff --git a/internal/pkg/scaffold/cmd.go b/internal/pkg/scaffold/cmd.go
index 8f46937c3c..fba2bab363 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/scaffold/cmd.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/scaffold/cmd.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func serveCRMetrics(cfg *rest.Config) error {
 	    return err
 	}
 	// Get the namespace the operator is currently deployed in.
-	operatorNs, err := k8sutil.GetOperatorNamespace()
+	operatorNs, err := k8sutil.GetWatchNamespace()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/scaffold/cmd_test.go b/internal/pkg/scaffold/cmd_test.go
index 86a19c7021..b84deda777 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/scaffold/cmd_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/scaffold/cmd_test.go
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func serveCRMetrics(cfg *rest.Config) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Get the namespace the operator is currently deployed in.
-	operatorNs, err := k8sutil.GetOperatorNamespace()
+	operatorNs, err := k8sutil.GetWatchNamespace()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}