diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 8d052d2..7882894 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -36,18 +36,13 @@ provider "keycloak" {
   url = "https://keycloak.${var.domain_suffix}"
 }
 
-resource "kubernetes_namespace" "gitea_ns" {
-  metadata {
-    name = var.gitea_namespace
-  }
-}
-
 resource "helm_release" "gitea" {
   name       = "gitea"
 
   repository = "https://dl.gitea.com/charts/"
   chart      = "gitea"
   namespace  = var.gitea_namespace
+  create_namespace = true
 
   set {
     name  = "ingress.enabled"