diff --git a/hack/e2e-suite/services.sh b/hack/e2e-suite/services.sh
index 2ccb2a4bf3c..b517c49f863 100755
--- a/hack/e2e-suite/services.sh
+++ b/hack/e2e-suite/services.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,19 @@ function do_teardown() {
   ${KUBECTL} delete namespace "${NAMESPACE}"
 }
 
+function make_namespace() {
+  echo "Making namespace '${NAMESPACE}'"
+  ${KUBECTL} create -f - << __EOF__
+{
+    "kind": "Namespace",
+    "apiVersion": "v1beta3",
+    "metadata": {
+        "name": "${NAMESPACE}"
+    }
+}
+__EOF__
+}
+
 # Args:
 #   $1: service name
 #   $2: service port
@@ -292,6 +305,9 @@ detect-minions
 test_node="${MINION_NAMES[0]}"
 master="${MASTER_NAME}"
 
+# Make our namespace
+make_namespace
+
 # Launch some pods and services.
 svc1_name="service1"
 svc1_port=80