diff --git a/execution/helm/templates/theodolite/thedolite-operator.yaml b/execution/helm/templates/theodolite/thedolite-operator.yaml
index 6157f7ed5aecb7f1925f71088aeca7fd60cc3d17..608da697cde88f0ff0adbacbb15e42443df69ea9 100644
--- a/execution/helm/templates/theodolite/thedolite-operator.yaml
+++ b/execution/helm/templates/theodolite/thedolite-operator.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
           image: lorenzboguhn/thedolite:latest
           env:
             - name: NAMESPACE
-              value: {{ .Values.operator.namespace}}
+              value: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
         - name: lag-analysis
           image: benediktwetzel/lag-analysis
           ports:
diff --git a/execution/helm/values.yaml b/execution/helm/values.yaml
index bbbd99b3bc701289e8f2ebdf4dacdc922196d4c5..5e48ad46b01689c974189f471b0016e45d71f958 100644
--- a/execution/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/execution/helm/values.yaml
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ prometheus:
 ###
 operator:
   enabled: true
-  namespace: "default"
 
 executionCRD:
   create: true
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ benchmarkCRD:
   create: true
 
 serviceAccount:
-  create: false
+  create: true
 
 rbac:
   create: true