diff --git a/controllers/drplacementcontrol.go b/controllers/drplacementcontrol.go
index 20c739ae6..9165d5230 100644
--- a/controllers/drplacementcontrol.go
+++ b/controllers/drplacementcontrol.go
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (d *DRPCInstance) startDeploying(homeCluster, homeClusterNamespace string)
 
 	// All good, update the preferred decision and state
 	d.instance.Status.PreferredDecision.ClusterName = d.instance.Spec.PreferredCluster
-	d.instance.Status.PreferredDecision.ClusterNamespace = d.vrgNamespace
+	d.instance.Status.PreferredDecision.ClusterNamespace = d.instance.Spec.PreferredCluster
 
 	d.log.Info("Updated PreferredDecision", "PreferredDecision", d.instance.Status.PreferredDecision)
 
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ func (d *DRPCInstance) updatePreferredDecision() {
 		reflect.DeepEqual(d.instance.Status.PreferredDecision, plrv1.PlacementDecision{}) {
 		d.instance.Status.PreferredDecision = plrv1.PlacementDecision{
 			ClusterName:      d.instance.Spec.PreferredCluster,
-			ClusterNamespace: d.vrgNamespace,
+			ClusterNamespace: d.instance.Spec.PreferredCluster,
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/controllers/drplacementcontrol_controller.go b/controllers/drplacementcontrol_controller.go
index a2f045e7b..dbdb73bc8 100644
--- a/controllers/drplacementcontrol_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/drplacementcontrol_controller.go
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ func (r *DRPlacementControlReconciler) finalizeDRPC(ctx context.Context, drpc *r
 		Ctx:             ctx,
 		Log:             r.Log,
 		InstName:        drpc.Name,
-		TargetNamespace: drpc.Status.PreferredDecision.ClusterNamespace,
+		TargetNamespace: vrgNamespace,
 	}
 
 	drPolicy, err := r.getDRPolicy(ctx, drpc, log)
@@ -1811,10 +1811,6 @@ func selectVRGNamespace(
 	drpc *rmn.DRPlacementControl,
 	placementObj client.Object,
 ) (string, error) {
-	if drpc.Status.PreferredDecision.ClusterNamespace != "" {
-		return drpc.Status.PreferredDecision.ClusterNamespace, nil
-	}
-
 	switch placementObj.(type) {
 	case *clrapiv1beta1.Placement:
 		vrgNamespace, err := getApplicationDestinationNamespace(client, log, placementObj)