diff --git a/automation/unit-tests.sh b/automation/unit-tests.sh
index 699fec9a..4dc5059f 100755
--- a/automation/unit-tests.sh
+++ b/automation/unit-tests.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ set -ex
 templates=$(ls dist/templates/*)
 namespace="kubevirt"
 
+oc delete namespace ${namespace} || true
+
 echo "Testing fresh installation..."
 oc apply -f - <<EOF
 apiVersion: v1