diff --git a/apps/production/cert-manager/kustomization.yaml b/apps/production/cert-manager/kustomization.yaml
index c8232a4..4ed581d 100644
--- a/apps/production/cert-manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/apps/production/cert-manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 namespace: cert-manager
 resources:
+  - namespace.yaml
   - cert-manager.yaml
   - issuer.yaml
   - ./certificates/fascinated-cc.yaml
diff --git a/apps/production/cert-manager/namespace.yaml b/apps/production/cert-manager/namespace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bc19f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/production/cert-manager/namespace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: cert-manager