diff --git a/group_vars/k8s-controller.yml b/group_vars/k8s-controller.yml
index 145c192..ae75c43 100644
--- a/group_vars/k8s-controller.yml
+++ b/group_vars/k8s-controller.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ kube_root_ca_pem: >-
   {{ lookup(
     "kubernetes.core.k8s",
     kind="ConfigMap",
-    namespace="default",
+    namespace="kube-public",
     resource_name="kube-root-ca.crt"
     ).data["ca.crt"]
   }}