diff --git a/docs/demos/openobserve/start.sh b/docs/demos/openobserve/start.sh
index dedb4a8a..42202827 100755
--- a/docs/demos/openobserve/start.sh
+++ b/docs/demos/openobserve/start.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ set -euo pipefail
 KIND_CLUSTER_NAME=${KIND_CLUSTER_NAME:-kind}
 
 # Install OpenObserve
-kubectl create namespace openobserve
-
 kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
 apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: openobserve
+---
+apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: openobserve