diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/framework.go b/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
index 1f3a962a6af..33c786277d2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
@@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ func (f *Framework) TContext(ctx context.Context) ktesting.TContext {
 	}
 	tCtx := ktesting.InitCtx(ctx, f /* intentionally using f here and not f.TB because f overrides some methods */)
 	tCtx = tCtx.WithClients(f.clientConfig, f.restMapper, f.ClientSet, f.DynamicClient, apiextensions.NewForConfigOrDie(f.clientConfig))
-	tCtx = tCtx.WithNamespace(f.Namespace.Name)
+	if f.Namespace != nil {
+		tCtx = tCtx.WithNamespace(f.Namespace.Name)
+	}
 	tCtx = ensureLogger(tCtx)
 	return tCtx
 }