diff --git a/internal/client/client.go b/internal/client/client.go
index 06831cc8..25445a74 100644
--- a/internal/client/client.go
+++ b/internal/client/client.go
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ func ExchangeToken(ctx context.Context, namespace string, idp corev1.TypedLocalO
 	}
 
 	resp, err := client.LoginV1alpha1().TokenCredentialRequests(namespace).Create(ctx, &v1alpha1.TokenCredentialRequest{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+		},
 		Spec: v1alpha1.TokenCredentialRequestSpec{
 			Token:            token,
 			IdentityProvider: idp,
diff --git a/internal/client/client_test.go b/internal/client/client_test.go
index 482f588a..fd4a564a 100644
--- a/internal/client/client_test.go
+++ b/internal/client/client_test.go
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ func TestExchangeToken(t *testing.T) {
 				  "kind": "TokenCredentialRequest",
 				  "apiVersion": "login.pinniped.dev/v1alpha1",
 				  "metadata": {
-					"creationTimestamp": null
+					"creationTimestamp": null,
+					"namespace": "test-namespace"
 				  },
 				  "spec": {
 					"token": "test-token",