diff --git a/deploy/operator-subscription-template.yml b/deploy/operator-subscription-template.yml
index 03b5ad68c0..b07ae8318c 100644
--- a/deploy/operator-subscription-template.yml
+++ b/deploy/operator-subscription-template.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ objects:
     metadata:
       name: ${OPERATOR_GROUP_NAME}
       namespace: ${NAMESPACE}
+    spec:
+      targetNamespaces:
+        - ${NAMESPACE}
   - apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
     kind: Subscription
     metadata: