diff --git a/tests/gha-run-k8s-common.sh b/tests/gha-run-k8s-common.sh
index cb9535e145..28f876a8b5 100644
--- a/tests/gha-run-k8s-common.sh
+++ b/tests/gha-run-k8s-common.sh
@@ -361,8 +361,8 @@ function set_default_cluster_namespace() {
 }
 
 function delete_test_cluster_namespace() {
-	set_default_cluster_namespace
 	kubectl delete namespace "${TEST_CLUSTER_NAMESPACE}"
+	set_default_cluster_namespace
 }
 
 function delete_test_runners(){