diff --git a/tests/files/packet_centos8-calico.yml b/tests/files/packet_centos8-calico.yml
index a5d4bad296a671fa9001c85f89c58684137ac6b5..f03e0d2400a52132242b66f4ad70edb662dc0344 100644
--- a/tests/files/packet_centos8-calico.yml
+++ b/tests/files/packet_centos8-calico.yml
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ dns_min_replicas: 1
 
 metrics_server_enabled: true
 
+dashboard_namespace: "kube-dashboard"
+
 # required / not autodetected for now
 calico_iptables_backend: "NFT"