diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-dashboards-alerts.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify-dashboards-alerts.yaml
index 47a6b868e..7fbb7be02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-dashboards-alerts.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-dashboards-alerts.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           kubectl apply -k config/dependencies/istio/sail
           kubectl -n istio-system wait --for=condition=Available deployment istio-operator --timeout=300s
           kubectl apply -f config/dependencies/istio/sail/istio.yaml
+          kubectl create ns kuadrant-system
 
           # Install Observability Stack (Grafana and Prometheus)
           kubectl kustomize config/observability/ | docker run --rm -i ryane/kfilt -i kind=CustomResourceDefinition | kubectl apply --server-side -f -
@@ -119,4 +120,4 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          echo "Prometheus has all alert rules."
\ No newline at end of file
+          echo "Prometheus has all alert rules."