diff --git a/templates/config/controller/olm-kustomization.yaml.tpl b/templates/config/controller/olm-kustomization.yaml.tpl
index 1202da7e..fc8f051b 100644
--- a/templates/config/controller/olm-kustomization.yaml.tpl
+++ b/templates/config/controller/olm-kustomization.yaml.tpl
@@ -1,4 +1,22 @@
 {{ template "controller_kustomization" . }}
 
+patchesJson6902:
+  - target:
+      group: apps
+      version: v1
+      kind: Deployment
+      name: ack-{{ .ServicePackageName }}-controller
+    patch: |-
+        - op: replace
+          path: '/spec/template/spec/containers/0/env'
+          value: []
+        - op: add
+          path: '/spec/template/spec/containers/0/env/0'
+          value:
+            name: ACK_SYSTEM_NAMESPACE
+            valueFrom:
+              fieldRef:
+                fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+
 patchesStrategicMerge:
-- user-env.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+  - user-env.yaml