diff --git a/helpers/get_namespace.sh b/helpers/get_namespace.sh
index a5531b8a28b3bbac62f751f84f22296edd557e7f..7f234b1939c3ca2e3c3108115f2d448e09114ddb 100755
--- a/helpers/get_namespace.sh
+++ b/helpers/get_namespace.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ error() {
 test_namespace() {
     if [[ $CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME == "gcp" ]]; then
         echo "${GCP_NAMESPACE}"
+    elif [[ $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ $GAMMA_GEOSPHERE_TEST_TAG_REGEX ]]; then
+        # put in same namespace because that's all we're allowed
+        echo "${GAMMA_GEOSPHERE_TEST_NAMESPACE}"
     else
         echo "${TESTS_NAMESPACE}"
     fi