diff --git a/controllers/backplaneconfig_controller.go b/controllers/backplaneconfig_controller.go
index 28652afb7..e407e3df7 100644
--- a/controllers/backplaneconfig_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/backplaneconfig_controller.go
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ func (r *MultiClusterEngineReconciler) ensureInternalHubComponent(
 		},
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      component,
-			Namespace: backplaneConfig.Namespace,
+			Namespace: backplaneConfig.GetNamespace(),
 		},
 	}