diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index bb4b559..7f39319 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -52,17 +52,18 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Deploy cert-manager to minikube
         run: |
-          kubectl create namespace cert-manager
-          kubectl apply -f https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.14.5/cert-manager.yaml
+          helm repo add jetstack https://charts.jetstack.io --force-update
+          helm install cert-manager jetstack/cert-manager --namespace cert-manager --create-namespace --version v1.14.5 --set installCRDs=true
           sleep 5
-          kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready --namespace cert-manager --all pods
+          kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready -n cert-manager --all pods
 
       - name: Deploy New Relic k8s-agents-operator to minikube
         run: |
+          kubectl create secret generic newrelic-key-secret -n default --from-literal=new_relic_license_key=$NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY
           helm repo add k8s-agents-operator https://newrelic.github.io/k8s-agents-operator
-          helm upgrade --install k8s-agents-operator k8s-agents-operator/k8s-agents-operator --namespace k8s-agents-operator --create-namespace
+          helm upgrade --install k8s-agents-operator k8s-agents-operator/k8s-agents-operator -n default
           sleep 5
-          kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready --namespace k8s-agents-operator --all pods
+          kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready -n default --all pods
 
       - name: Build init container
         run: |
@@ -76,16 +77,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Deploy test app to minikube
         run: |
-          kubectl create namespace test-${{ env.INITCONTAINER_LANGUAGE }}
-          kubectl create secret generic newrelic-key-secret -n test-python --from-literal=new_relic_license_key=$NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY
-          kubectl apply -f tests/${{ env.INITCONTAINER_LANGUAGE }}/customresource.yaml -n test-${{ env.INITCONTAINER_LANGUAGE }}
-          kubectl apply -f tests/${{ env.INITCONTAINER_LANGUAGE }}/test_app_deployment.yaml -n test-${{ env.INITCONTAINER_LANGUAGE }}
+          kubectl apply -f tests/${{ env.INITCONTAINER_LANGUAGE }}/customresource.yaml -n default
+          kubectl apply -f tests/${{ env.INITCONTAINER_LANGUAGE }}/test_app_deployment.yaml -n default
           sleep 5
           kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready --namespace test-${{ env.INITCONTAINER_LANGUAGE }} --all pods
 
       - name: Test
         run: |
-          curl --fail-with-body $(minikube service test-app-${{ env.INITCONTAINER_LANGUAGE }}-service --url -n test-${{ env.INITCONTAINER_LANGUAGE }})
+          curl --fail-with-body $(minikube service test-app-${{ env.INITCONTAINER_LANGUAGE }}-service --url -n default)
 
       - name: Run e2e-test
         uses: newrelic/newrelic-integration-e2e-action@a97ced80a4841c8c6261d1f9dca6706b1d89acb1  # 1.11.0
diff --git a/tests/python/test-specs.yml b/tests/python/test-specs.yml
index cc004b1..9787790 100644
--- a/tests/python/test-specs.yml
+++ b/tests/python/test-specs.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: |
 scenarios:
   - description: This scenario will verify that a transaction is reported by the test app after a curl request
     before:
-      - curl --fail-with-body $(minikube service test-app-python-service --url -n test-python)
+      - curl --fail-with-body $(minikube service test-app-python-service --url -n default)
     tests:
       nrqls:
         - query: FROM Transaction SELECT latest(something) AS 'start_time' WHERE appName = 'k8s-e2e-test-app-python'