diff --git a/tools/clientcmd/client_config.go b/tools/clientcmd/client_config.go
index 0411e623..307d1216 100644
--- a/tools/clientcmd/client_config.go
+++ b/tools/clientcmd/client_config.go
@@ -482,13 +482,13 @@ func (config *inClusterClientConfig) Namespace() (string, bool, error) {
 	// This way assumes you've set the POD_NAMESPACE environment variable using the downward API.
 	// This check has to be done first for backwards compatibility with the way InClusterConfig was originally set up
 	if ns := os.Getenv("POD_NAMESPACE"); ns != "" {
-		return ns, true, nil
+		return ns, false, nil
 	}
 
 	// Fall back to the namespace associated with the service account token, if available
 	if data, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/namespace"); err == nil {
 		if ns := strings.TrimSpace(string(data)); len(ns) > 0 {
-			return ns, true, nil
+			return ns, false, nil
 		}
 	}