diff --git a/templates/var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/np-01-default-network-dns-policy.yaml.j2 b/templates/var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/np-01-default-network-dns-policy.yaml.j2
index e0c00b8..9357b4f 100644
--- a/templates/var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/np-01-default-network-dns-policy.yaml.j2
+++ b/templates/var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/np-01-default-network-dns-policy.yaml.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
 kind: NetworkPolicy
 metadata:
   name: default-network-dns-policy
-  namespace: <NAMESPACE>
+  namespace: kube-system
 spec:
   ingress:
   - ports: