diff --git a/templates/react-ecs/packages/client/src/mud/createSystemCalls.ts b/templates/react-ecs/packages/client/src/mud/createSystemCalls.ts
index 30b4f7f6b7..e223535070 100644
--- a/templates/react-ecs/packages/client/src/mud/createSystemCalls.ts
+++ b/templates/react-ecs/packages/client/src/mud/createSystemCalls.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export function createSystemCalls(
      * is in the root namespace, `.increment` can be called directly
      * on the World contract.
      */
-    const tx = await worldContract.write.increment();
+    const tx = await worldContract.write.counter__increment();
     await waitForTransaction(tx);
     return getComponentValue(Counter, singletonEntity);
   };
diff --git a/templates/react-ecs/packages/contracts/mud.config.ts b/templates/react-ecs/packages/contracts/mud.config.ts
index 4a495d0c4e..f3135d292e 100644
--- a/templates/react-ecs/packages/contracts/mud.config.ts
+++ b/templates/react-ecs/packages/contracts/mud.config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { defineWorld } from "@latticexyz/world";
 
 export default defineWorld({
+  namespace: "counter",
   tables: {
     Counter: {
       schema: {
diff --git a/templates/react-ecs/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol b/templates/react-ecs/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol
index 115adfec53..35244575ce 100644
--- a/templates/react-ecs/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol
+++ b/templates/react-ecs/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ contract PostDeploy is Script {
     // ------------------ EXAMPLES ------------------
 
     // Call increment on the world via the registered function selector
-    uint32 newValue = IWorld(worldAddress).increment();
+    uint32 newValue = IWorld(worldAddress).counter__increment();
     console.log("Increment via IWorld:", newValue);
 
     vm.stopBroadcast();
diff --git a/templates/react-ecs/packages/contracts/test/CounterTest.t.sol b/templates/react-ecs/packages/contracts/test/CounterTest.t.sol
index 4946ef57ff..7445894f3e 100644
--- a/templates/react-ecs/packages/contracts/test/CounterTest.t.sol
+++ b/templates/react-ecs/packages/contracts/test/CounterTest.t.sol
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ contract CounterTest is MudTest {
     assertEq(counter, 1);
 
     // Expect the counter to be 2 after calling increment.
-    IWorld(worldAddress).increment();
+    IWorld(worldAddress).counter__increment();
     counter = Counter.get();
     assertEq(counter, 2);
   }