diff --git a/skaffold.yaml b/skaffold.yaml
index 82320703..0087827b 100644
--- a/skaffold.yaml
+++ b/skaffold.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ deploy:
 portForward:
 - resourceType: service
   resourceName: kubeai
-  namespace: default
+  namespace: "{{or .NAMESPACE \"default\"}}"
   port: 80
   localPort: 8000