diff --git a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-notifications/servicemonitor.yaml b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-notifications/servicemonitor.yaml
index 5b378a23..5445440a 100644
--- a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-notifications/servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-notifications/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
 kind: ServiceMonitor
 metadata:
   name: {{ template "argo-cd.notifications.fullname" . }}
-  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace | quote }}
   {{- if .Values.notifications.metrics.serviceMonitor.namespace }}
   namespace: {{ .Values.notifications.metrics.serviceMonitor.namespace }}
+  {{- else }}
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace | quote }}
   {{- end }}
   labels:
     {{- include "argo-cd.labels" (dict "context" . "component" .Values.notifications.name "name" .Values.notifications.name) | nindent 4 }}