diff --git a/cicd/deploy_ephemeral_db.sh b/cicd/deploy_ephemeral_db.sh
index 0b69b9c8..cb619b94 100644
--- a/cicd/deploy_ephemeral_db.sh
+++ b/cicd/deploy_ephemeral_db.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ source ${CICD_ROOT}/_common_deploy_logic.sh
 DB_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="${DB_DEPLOYMENT_NAME:-$COMPONENT_NAME-db}"
 
 # Deploy k8s resources for app without its dependencies
+export BONFIRE_NS_REQUESTER="${JOB_NAME}-${BUILD_NUMBER}-db"
 NAMESPACE=$(bonfire namespace reserve)
 # TODO: add code to bonfire to deploy an app if it is defined in 'sharedAppDbName' on the ClowdApp
 # TODO: add a bonfire command to deploy just an app's DB
diff --git a/cicd/deploy_ephemeral_env.sh b/cicd/deploy_ephemeral_env.sh
index 7ff1d6b0..7ce33913 100644
--- a/cicd/deploy_ephemeral_env.sh
+++ b/cicd/deploy_ephemeral_env.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ source ${CICD_ROOT}/_common_deploy_logic.sh
 # -> use this PR as the template ref when downloading configurations for this component
 # -> use this PR's newly built image in the deployed configurations
 set -x
+export BONFIRE_NS_REQUESTER="${JOB_NAME}-${BUILD_NUMBER}"
 export NAMESPACE=$(bonfire namespace reserve)
 bonfire deploy \
     ${APP_NAME} \