diff --git a/bootstrap/calico/release.yaml b/bootstrap/calico/release.yaml
index db49a2041d7dc2e7d53e39cc40e00182c07fb0f4..c85dca75a3707304b4ffe0d927b1b6f63d6ee1c8 100644
--- a/bootstrap/calico/release.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/calico/release.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ spec:
       sourceRef:
         kind: HelmRepository
         name: projectcalico
+        namespace: default
       # renovate: helmRepo=https://docs.projectcalico.org/charts depName=tigera-operator
       version: v3.21.4
   interval: 15m
diff --git a/bootstrap/calico/repository.yaml b/bootstrap/calico/repository.yaml
index 65fde274e1e5484e2866847002acb341797f9e37..157b6cc5bb963a536f158044e31fb99590810c04 100644
--- a/bootstrap/calico/repository.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/calico/repository.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta1
 kind: HelmRepository
 metadata:
   name: projectcalico
+  namespace: default
 spec:
   interval: 30m
   url: https://docs.projectcalico.org/charts