diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 5bd657a..c1d68ae 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ resource "kubernetes_storage_class" "efs_sc" {
 resource "kubernetes_namespace" "operators" {
   metadata {
     name = var.operators_ns
+    labels = {
+      istio-injection = "enabled"
+    }
   }
 }