diff --git a/apps/templates/istio-crds.yaml b/apps/templates/istio-crds.yaml
index 74cbca8..00484d2 100644
--- a/apps/templates/istio-crds.yaml
+++ b/apps/templates/istio-crds.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Application
 metadata:
   name: istio-crds
-  namespace: argocd
+  namespace: istio-system
   finalizers:
   - resources-finalizer.argocd.argoproj.io
 spec:
diff --git a/apps/templates/istio-install.yaml b/apps/templates/istio-install.yaml
index 782405a..b639bd4 100644
--- a/apps/templates/istio-install.yaml
+++ b/apps/templates/istio-install.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Application
 metadata:
   name: istio-install
-  namespace: argocd
+  namespace: istio-system
   finalizers:
   - resources-finalizer.argocd.argoproj.io
 spec: