diff --git a/ci/ci-test.sh b/ci/ci-test.sh
index 0d884afd..27f02c98 100755
--- a/ci/ci-test.sh
+++ b/ci/ci-test.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 SNAP_CLASS="$(realpath deploy/sample/lvmsnapclass.yaml)"
+export OPENEBS_NAMESPACE=${OPENEBS_NAMESPACE:-openebs}
 
 export TEST_DIR="tests"
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ sudo sed -i '/^[^#]*thin_pool_autoextend_percent/ s/= .*/= 20/' /etc/lvm/lvm.con
 
 # Prepare env for running BDD tests
 # Minikube is already running
-helm install lvm-localpv ./deploy/helm/charts -n "$OPENEBS_NAMESPACE" --create-namespace --set lvmPlugin.pullPolicy=Never --set analytics.enabled=false
+helm install lvm-localpv ./deploy/helm/charts -n "$OPENEBS_NAMESPACE" --create-namespace --set lvmPlugin.image.pullPolicy=Never --set analytics.enabled=false
 kubectl apply -f "${SNAP_CLASS}"
 
 dumpAgentLogs() {
diff --git a/tests/suite_test.go b/tests/suite_test.go
index 628d4cbb..11a20de1 100644
--- a/tests/suite_test.go
+++ b/tests/suite_test.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	OpenEBSNamespace = os.Getenv("OPENEBS_NAMESPACE")
 	if OpenEBSNamespace == "" {
-		klog.Fatalf("OPENEBS_NAMESPACE environment variable not set")
+		os.Setenv("OPENEBS_NAMESPACE", "openebs")
 	}
 
 	var err error