diff --git a/kube/deploy/apps/thelounge/app/pvc.yaml b/kube/deploy/apps/thelounge/app/pvc.yaml
index 39f06e2e..015e8c05 100644
--- a/kube/deploy/apps/thelounge/app/pvc.yaml
+++ b/kube/deploy/apps/thelounge/app/pvc.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 metadata:
   name: thelounge-data
-  namespace: default
+  namespace: &app thelounge
   labels:
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: &app thelounge
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: *app
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: *app
     snapshot.home.arpa/enabled: "true"
 spec: