diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-nvidia-nim.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-nvidia-nim.bats
index 9bee125a0..404689036 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-nvidia-nim.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-nvidia-nim.bats
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ setup() {
 
 @test "NVIDIA NIM Llama 3.1-8b Instruct" {
 	kubectl create -f "${pod_yaml}"
-	kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready --timeout=500s pod "${POD_NAME_INSTRUCT}"
-	export POD_IP_INSTRUCT=$(kubectl get pod "${POD_NAME_INSTRUCT}" -o jsonpath='{.status.podIP}')
+	kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready --timeout=500s pod "${POD_NAME_INSTRUCT}" -n default
+	export POD_IP_INSTRUCT=$(kubectl get pod "${POD_NAME_INSTRUCT}" -n default -o jsonpath='{.status.podIP}')
 }
 
 @test "NVIDIA NIM Llama 3.2-1b-v2 EmbedQA" {
-	export POD_IP_EMBEDQA=$(kubectl get pod "${POD_NAME_EMBEDQA}" -o jsonpath='{.status.podIP}')
+	export POD_IP_EMBEDQA=$(kubectl get pod "${POD_NAME_EMBEDQA}" -n default -o jsonpath='{.status.podIP}')
 }
 
 @test "List of models available for inference" {
@@ -241,6 +241,6 @@ EOF
 #  	[ "$output" = "The NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit is a small, powerful computer designed for AI and robotics applications." ]
 }
 teardown() {
-	kubectl describe "pod/$POD_NAME_INSTRUCT"
-	kubectl delete pod "$POD_NAME_INSTRUCT"
+	kubectl describe "pod/$POD_NAME_INSTRUCT" -n default
+	kubectl delete pod "$POD_NAME_INSTRUCT" -n default
 }