diff --git a/installer/inventory b/installer/inventory
index c9e8ce612d..b25cd5d44e 100644
--- a/installer/inventory
+++ b/installer/inventory
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dockerhub_version=latest
 # Kubernetes Install
 # kubernetes_context=test-cluster
 # kubernetes_namespace=awx
+# tiller_namespace=kube-system
 
 # Kubernetes and Openshift Install Resource Requests
 # This is the request value for a pod's "task" container, which is the container
diff --git a/installer/roles/kubernetes/defaults/main.yml b/installer/roles/kubernetes/defaults/main.yml
index a5fd1d82bb..fae302f780 100644
--- a/installer/roles/kubernetes/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/kubernetes/defaults/main.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ openshift_pg_emptydir: no
 openshift_pg_pvc_name: postgresql
 
 kubernetes_deployment_name: awx
+
+tiller_namespace: kube-system
diff --git a/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml b/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml
index da66f027f9..4cec23ad4e 100644
--- a/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 - name: Deploy and Activate Postgres (Kubernetes)
   shell: |
     helm install --name {{ kubernetes_deployment_name }} --namespace {{ kubernetes_namespace }} \
+      --tiller-namespace {{ tiller_namespace }} \
       --set postgresUser={{ pg_username }} \
       --set postgresPassword={{ pg_password }} \
       --set postgresDatabase={{ pg_database }} \