diff --git a/examples/storage/cassandra/cassandra-statefulset.yaml b/examples/storage/cassandra/cassandra-statefulset.yaml
index 4a1981efaba..452a5d2622a 100644
--- a/examples/storage/cassandra/cassandra-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/examples/storage/cassandra/cassandra-statefulset.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ spec:
             valueFrom:
               fieldRef:
                 fieldPath: status.podIP
+          - name: POD_NAMESPACE
+            valueFrom:
+              fieldRef:
+                fieldPath: metadata.namespace
         readinessProbe:
           exec:
             command:
diff --git a/examples/storage/hazelcast/hazelcast-deployment.yaml b/examples/storage/hazelcast/hazelcast-deployment.yaml
index e14cbbe2c6c..469fdcfb81e 100644
--- a/examples/storage/hazelcast/hazelcast-deployment.yaml
+++ b/examples/storage/hazelcast/hazelcast-deployment.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ spec:
         env:
         - name: "DNS_DOMAIN"
           value: "cluster.local"
+        - name: POD_NAMESPACE
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: metadata.namespace
         ports: 
         - name: hazelcast
           containerPort: 5701