diff --git a/k8s/apps/paperless/external-secrets.yaml b/k8s/apps/paperless/external-secrets.yaml
index d4b4a6e..b60ed59 100644
--- a/k8s/apps/paperless/external-secrets.yaml
+++ b/k8s/apps/paperless/external-secrets.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
 kind: ExternalSecret
 metadata:
   name: postgres-creds
-  namespace: paperless-ngx
 spec:
   target:
     name: postgres-creds