diff --git a/charts/kubechecks/values.yaml b/charts/kubechecks/values.yaml
index a7041817..4efc583a 100644
--- a/charts/kubechecks/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubechecks/values.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ commonLabels: {}
 configMap:
   create: false
   env: {}
-  # KUBECHECKS_ALLOWED_NAMESPACES: default,namespace-a
+  # KUBECHECKS_ADDITIONAL_NAMESPACES: default,namespace-a
   # KUBECHECKS_ARGOCD_API_INSECURE: "false"
   # KUBECHECKS_ARGOCD_API_PATH_PREFIX: /
   # KUBECHECKS_ARGOCD_API_NAMESPACE: argocd
diff --git a/docs/usage.md b/docs/usage.md
index 57d0a71e..eee328bc 100644
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ The full list of supported environment variables is described below:
 
 |Env Var|Description|Default Value|
 |-----------|-------------|------|
-|`KUBECHECKS_ALLOWED_NAMESPACES`|Run Kubechecks in namespaced scope instead of cluster scope by specifying the namespaces of the Argo application to monitor.|`[]`|
+|`KUBECHECKS_ADDITIONAL_NAMESPACES`|Additional namespaces other than the ArgoCDNamespace to monitor for applications.|`[]`|
 |`KUBECHECKS_ARGOCD_API_INSECURE`|Enable to use insecure connections over TLS to the ArgoCD API server.|`false`|
 |`KUBECHECKS_ARGOCD_API_NAMESPACE`|ArgoCD namespace where the application watcher will read Custom Resource Definitions (CRD) for Application and ApplicationSet resources.|`argocd`|
 |`KUBECHECKS_ARGOCD_API_PLAINTEXT`|Enable to use plaintext connections without TLS.|`false`|
diff --git a/pkg/app_watcher/app_watcher.go b/pkg/app_watcher/app_watcher.go
index defe4eb9..c4149bef 100644
--- a/pkg/app_watcher/app_watcher.go
+++ b/pkg/app_watcher/app_watcher.go
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ func NewApplicationWatcher(kubeCfg *rest.Config, vcsToArgoMap appdir.VcsToArgoMa
 	ctrl := ApplicationWatcher{
 		applicationClientset: appclientset.NewForConfigOrDie(kubeCfg),
 		vcsToArgoMap:         vcsToArgoMap,
-		appInformer:          []cache.SharedIndexInformer{},
-		appLister:            []applisters.ApplicationLister{},
 	}
 
 	appInformer, appLister := ctrl.newApplicationInformerAndLister(time.Second*30, cfg)
diff --git a/pkg/events/check.go b/pkg/events/check.go
index e74791ef..a6b96ebd 100644
--- a/pkg/events/check.go
+++ b/pkg/events/check.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
-	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -292,10 +291,6 @@ func (ce *CheckEvent) Process(ctx context.Context) error {
 	ce.logger.Info().Msgf("adding %d apps to the queue", len(ce.affectedItems.Applications))
 	// Produce apps onto channel
 	for _, app := range ce.affectedItems.Applications {
-		if len(ce.ctr.Config.AdditionalNamespaces) > 0 && !slices.Contains(ce.ctr.Config.AdditionalNamespaces, app.ObjectMeta.Namespace) {
-			ce.logger.Info().Msgf("skipping app %s, namespace %s not allowed", app.Name, app.ObjectMeta.Namespace)
-			continue
-		}
 		ce.queueApp(app)
 	}