diff --git a/java/google/registry/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-deployment-alpha.yaml b/java/google/registry/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-deployment-alpha.yaml
index 3d355f86c..2ecfa3aa1 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-deployment-alpha.yaml
+++ b/java/google/registry/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-deployment-alpha.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
+  namespace: default
   name: proxy-deployment
   labels:
     app: proxy
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: autoscaling/v2beta1
 kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
 metadata:
+  namespace: default
   name: proxy-autoscale
   labels:
     app: proxy
diff --git a/java/google/registry/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-service.yaml b/java/google/registry/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-service.yaml
index 6af8af5ba..f266c9d12 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-service.yaml
+++ b/java/google/registry/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-service.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 kind: Service
 apiVersion: v1
 metadata:
+  namespace: default
   name: proxy-service
 spec:
   selector: