diff --git a/docs/examples/customization/external-auth-headers/deploy/nginx-ingress-controller.yaml b/docs/examples/customization/external-auth-headers/deploy/nginx-ingress-controller.yaml
index 28eb85074..fc7ef7790 100644
--- a/docs/examples/customization/external-auth-headers/deploy/nginx-ingress-controller.yaml
+++ b/docs/examples/customization/external-auth-headers/deploy/nginx-ingress-controller.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: nginx-ingress-controller
   labels:
     k8s-app: nginx-ingress-controller
-  namespace: kube-system
+  namespace: default
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   template: