diff --git a/src/lib/filter/adjudicators/adjudicators.test.ts b/src/lib/filter/adjudicators/adjudicators.test.ts
index ffb6a918d..4b86db908 100644
--- a/src/lib/filter/adjudicators/adjudicators.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/filter/adjudicators/adjudicators.test.ts
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ describe("uncarryableNamespace", () => {
     [[], {}, false],
     [[], { metadata: { namespace: "namespace" } }, false],
 
+    [["namespace"], { kind: "Namespace", metadata: { name: "namespace" } }, false],
+    [["namespace"], { kind: "Namespace", metadata: { name: "monitoring" } }, true],
+
     [["namespace"], {}, false],
     [["namespace"], { metadata: {} }, false],
     [["namespace"], { metadata: { namespace: null } }, false],
@@ -297,6 +300,9 @@ describe("carriesIgnoredNamespace", () => {
     [[], {}, false],
     [[], { metadata: { namespace: "whatever" } }, false],
 
+    [["ignored"], { kind: "Namespace", metadata: { name: "ignored" } }, true],
+    [["ignored"], { kind: "Namespace", metadata: { name: "monitoring" } }, false],
+
     [["ignored"], {}, false],
     [["ignored"], { metadata: {} }, false],
     [["ignored"], { metadata: { namespace: null } }, false],
diff --git a/src/lib/filter/adjudicators/adjudicators.ts b/src/lib/filter/adjudicators/adjudicators.ts
index 58faf8c7e..89084f9de 100644
--- a/src/lib/filter/adjudicators/adjudicators.ts
+++ b/src/lib/filter/adjudicators/adjudicators.ts
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ export const missingName = complement(carriesName);
 export const carriedNamespace = pipe((kubernetesObject: KubernetesObject): string | undefined => {
   if (kubernetesObject?.kind === "Namespace") {
     return kubernetesObject?.metadata?.name;
-  } else {
-    return kubernetesObject?.metadata?.namespace;
   }
+  return kubernetesObject?.metadata?.namespace;
 }, defaultTo(""));
 
 export const carriesNamespace = pipe(carriedNamespace, equals(""), not);
@@ -252,10 +251,21 @@ export const mismatchedLabels = allPass([
   pipe((binding, kubernetesObject) => metasMismatch(definedLabels(binding), carriedLabels(kubernetesObject))),
 ]);
 
+/*
+ * If the object does not have a namespace, and it is not a namespace,
+ * then we must return false because it cannot be uncarryable
+ */
 export const uncarryableNamespace = allPass([
   pipe(nthArg(0), length, gt(__, 0)),
-  pipe(nthArg(1), carriesNamespace),
-  pipe((namespaceSelector, kubernetesObject) => namespaceSelector.includes(carriedNamespace(kubernetesObject)), not),
+  pipe((namespaceSelector, kubernetesObject) => {
+    if (kubernetesObject?.kind === "Namespace") {
+      return namespaceSelector.includes(kubernetesObject?.metadata?.name);
+    }
+    if (carriesNamespace(kubernetesObject)) {
+      return namespaceSelector.includes(carriedNamespace(kubernetesObject));
+    }
+    return true;
+  }, not),
 ]);
 
 export const missingCarriableNamespace = allPass([
@@ -267,10 +277,22 @@ export const missingCarriableNamespace = allPass([
   ),
 ]);
 
+/*
+ * If the object does not have a namespace, and it is not a namespace,
+ * then we must return false because it cannot be ignored
+ */
 export const carriesIgnoredNamespace = allPass([
   pipe(nthArg(0), length, gt(__, 0)),
-  pipe(nthArg(1), carriesNamespace),
-  pipe((namespaceSelector, kubernetesObject) => namespaceSelector.includes(carriedNamespace(kubernetesObject))),
+  pipe((namespaceSelector, kubernetesObject) => {
+    if (kubernetesObject?.kind === "Namespace") {
+      return namespaceSelector.includes(kubernetesObject?.metadata?.name);
+    }
+    if (carriesNamespace(kubernetesObject)) {
+      return namespaceSelector.includes(carriedNamespace(kubernetesObject));
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }),
 ]);
 
 export const unbindableNamespaces = allPass([
diff --git a/src/lib/filter/filter.test.ts b/src/lib/filter/filter.test.ts
index e895b86b2..8d3bd8c7d 100644
--- a/src/lib/filter/filter.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/filter/filter.test.ts
@@ -1218,6 +1218,10 @@ describe("adjudicateUnbindableNamespaces", () => {
 });
 
 describe("adjudicateUncarryableNamespace", () => {
+  it("should return uncarryableNamespace reason when the object is a namespace that is not allowed by the capability", () => {
+    const result = adjudicateUncarryableNamespace(["default"], { kind: "Namespace", metadata: { name: "pepr-demo" } });
+    expect(result).toBe(`Object carries namespace 'pepr-demo' but namespaces allowed by Capability are '["default"]'.`);
+  });
   it("should return uncarryableNamespace reason when the object carries a namespace that is not allowed by the capability", () => {
     const result = adjudicateUncarryableNamespace(["default"], { metadata: { namespace: "kube-system" } });
     expect(result).toBe(