diff --git a/hypershift-operator/controllers/nodepool/capi.go b/hypershift-operator/controllers/nodepool/capi.go
index 17f894b532..0f0dd32d1d 100644
--- a/hypershift-operator/controllers/nodepool/capi.go
+++ b/hypershift-operator/controllers/nodepool/capi.go
@@ -1325,5 +1325,5 @@ func (r *NodePoolReconciler) getMachinesForNodePool(ctx context.Context, nodePoo
 }
 
 func (c *CAPI) reconcileORCResources(ctx context.Context) error {
-	return openstack.ReconcileOpenStackImageCR(ctx, c.Client, c.CreateOrUpdate, c.hostedCluster, c.releaseImage)
+	return openstack.ReconcileOpenStackImageCR(ctx, c.Client, c.CreateOrUpdate, c.hostedCluster, c.releaseImage, c.controlplaneNamespace)
 }
diff --git a/hypershift-operator/controllers/nodepool/openstack/openstack.go b/hypershift-operator/controllers/nodepool/openstack/openstack.go
index ec96696e7e..49cb8704dc 100644
--- a/hypershift-operator/controllers/nodepool/openstack/openstack.go
+++ b/hypershift-operator/controllers/nodepool/openstack/openstack.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func MachineTemplateSpec(hcluster *hyperv1.HostedCluster, nodePool *hyperv1.Node
 	return openStackMachineTemplate, nil
 }
 
-func ReconcileOpenStackImageCR(ctx context.Context, client client.Client, createOrUpdate upsert.CreateOrUpdateFN, hcluster *hyperv1.HostedCluster, release *releaseinfo.ReleaseImage) error {
+func ReconcileOpenStackImageCR(ctx context.Context, client client.Client, createOrUpdate upsert.CreateOrUpdateFN, hcluster *hyperv1.HostedCluster, release *releaseinfo.ReleaseImage, controlPlaneNamespace string) error {
 	releaseVersion, err := releaseinfo.OpenStackReleaseImage(release)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func ReconcileOpenStackImageCR(ctx context.Context, client client.Client, create
 	openStackImage := orc.Image{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      "rhcos-" + releaseVersion + "-" + hcluster.Name,
-			Namespace: hcluster.Namespace,
+			Namespace: controlPlaneNamespace,
 			// TODO: add proper cleanup in CAPI resources cleanup
 			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
 				{