diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/custom_cni/meta/main.yml b/roles/network_plugin/custom_cni/meta/main.yml
index 361c406de..d6838d4ab 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/custom_cni/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/custom_cni/meta/main.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ dependencies:
         chart_ref: "{{ custom_cni_chart_ref }}"
         chart_version: "{{ custom_cni_chart_version }}"
         wait: true
+        create_namespace: true
         values: "{{ custom_cni_chart_values }}"
     repositories:
       - name: "{{ custom_cni_chart_repository_name }}"