diff --git a/kubernetes/namespace/namespace.yaml b/kubernetes/namespace/namespace.yaml
index 96ef43b8f..7ff03d58e 100644
--- a/kubernetes/namespace/namespace.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/namespace/namespace.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ metadata:
   name: llama-serve
   annotations:
     argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "0"
+    labels:
+      modelmesh-enabled: 'false'