diff --git a/pkg/kube/client.go b/pkg/kube/client.go
index 3853e9036..215fc8308 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/client.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/client.go
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ var ErrNoObjectsVisited = errors.New("no objects visited")
 type Client struct {
 	Factory Factory
 	Log     func(string, ...interface{})
+	// Namespace allows to bypass the kubeconfig file for the choice of the namespace
+	Namespace string
 }
 
 var addToScheme sync.Once
@@ -115,6 +117,9 @@ func (c *Client) Wait(resources ResourceList, timeout time.Duration) error {
 }
 
 func (c *Client) namespace() string {
+	if c.Namespace != "" {
+		return c.Namespace
+	}
 	if ns, _, err := c.Factory.ToRawKubeConfigLoader().Namespace(); err == nil {
 		return ns
 	}