diff --git a/controllers/service_controller.go b/controllers/service_controller.go
index 54e7be562..95e0bdb08 100644
--- a/controllers/service_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/service_controller.go
@@ -247,16 +247,23 @@ func (r *ServiceReconciler) reconcileService(ctx context.Context, mms *mmesh.MMS
 	//  - when the namespace does not have the annotation modelmesh-enabled
 	//  - when the namespace is under a Terminating state.
 	n := &corev1.Namespace{}
-	if err := r.Client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: namespace}, n); err != nil {
-		return nil, err, false
+	if r.ClusterScope {
+		if err := r.Client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: namespace}, n); err != nil {
+			return nil, err, false
+		}
+	} else {
+		n = &corev1.Namespace{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: namespace,
+			},
+		}
 	}
-
 	if !modelMeshEnabled(n, r.ControllerDeployment.Namespace) {
 		r.ModelEventStream.RemoveWatchedService(serviceName, namespace)
 		r.Log.Info("Deleted Watched Service", "name", serviceName, "namespace", namespace)
 		return nil, nil, false
 	}
-
+	
 	var s *corev1.Service
 	for i := range sl.Items {
 		ss := &sl.Items[i]