diff --git a/ksonnet-util/kausal.libsonnet b/ksonnet-util/kausal.libsonnet
index e7369849f..7b50140a3 100755
--- a/ksonnet-util/kausal.libsonnet
+++ b/ksonnet-util/kausal.libsonnet
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ k {
         labels,  // selector
         ports,
       ) +
-      service.mixin.metadata.withLabels({ name: deployment.metadata.name }),
+      service.mixin.metadata.withLabels({ name: deployment.metadata.name }) +
+      service.mixin.metadata.withNamespace($._config.namespace),
 
     // rbac creates a service account, role and role binding with the given
     // name and rules.