diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/namespace_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/namespace_test.go
index 20d134fdc2a..165a6220286 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/namespace_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/namespace_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ func TestNamespaceGenerate(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectErr: true,
 		},
+		{
+			params: map[string]interface{}{
+				"name": "",
+			},
+			expectErr: true,
+		},
 		{
 			params: map[string]interface{}{
 				"name": nil,