diff --git a/scripts/pulsar/cleanup_helm_release.sh b/scripts/pulsar/cleanup_helm_release.sh
index 73c0e01..10468a2 100755
--- a/scripts/pulsar/cleanup_helm_release.sh
+++ b/scripts/pulsar/cleanup_helm_release.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ release=${release:-pulsar-dev}
 
 function delete_namespace() {
     if [[ "${delete_namespace}" == "true" ]]; then
-        kubectl create namespace ${namespace}
+        kubectl delete namespace ${namespace}
     fi
 }