diff --git a/pkg/controllers/verifier_controller_test.go b/pkg/controllers/verifier_controller_test.go
index b0c05e235..50dc32224 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/verifier_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/verifier_controller_test.go
@@ -105,19 +105,19 @@ func TestGetCertStoreNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("env not set should trigger an error")
 	}
 
-	ratifyDeployedNamespace := "samplens"
+	ratifyDeployedNamespace := "sample"
 	os.Setenv(ratifyNamespaceEnvVar, ratifyDeployedNamespace)
 	defer os.Unsetenv(ratifyNamespaceEnvVar)
 
-	// scenario1, when defualt namespace is provided, then we should expect default
+	// scenario1, when default namespace is provided, then we should expect default
 	verifierNamespace := "verifierNamespace"
-	ns, err := getCertStoreNamespace(verifierNamespace)
+	ns, _ := getCertStoreNamespace(verifierNamespace)
 	if ns != verifierNamespace {
 		t.Fatalf("default namespace expected")
 	}
 
 	// scenario2, default is empty, should return ratify installed namespace
-	ns, err = getCertStoreNamespace("")
+	ns, _ = getCertStoreNamespace("")
 	if ns != ratifyDeployedNamespace {
 		t.Fatalf("default namespace expected")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/verifier/notation/notation.go b/pkg/verifier/notation/notation.go
index d4e369a95..39a71620f 100644
--- a/pkg/verifier/notation/notation.go
+++ b/pkg/verifier/notation/notation.go
@@ -182,14 +182,17 @@ func parseVerifierConfig(verifierConfig config.VerifierConfig, namespace string)
 	// append verifier's namespace to uniquely identify the certstore
 	// TODO add unit test
 	if len(conf.VerificationCertStores) > 0 {
-		for i, certStores := range conf.VerificationCertStores {
+		/*for i, certStores := range conf.VerificationCertStores {
 			for j, certstore := range conf.VerificationCertStores[i] {
 				if !strings.Contains(certstore, "/") {
 					certStores[j] = namespace + "/" + certstore
 				}
 			}
+		}*/
+		conf.VerificationCertStores, err = appendNamespaceToCertStore(conf.VerificationCertStores, namespace)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
-		//conf.VerificationCertStores, err = appendNamespaceToCertStore(conf.VerificationCertStores, namespace)
 	}
 
 	defaultCertsDir := paths.Join(homedir.Get(), ratifyconfig.ConfigFileDir, defaultCertPath)
diff --git a/test/bats/base-test.bats b/test/bats/base-test.bats
index 9d54feab5..b362c2cb1 100644
--- a/test/bats/base-test.bats
+++ b/test/bats/base-test.bats
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ load helpers
 
 BATS_TESTS_DIR=${BATS_TESTS_DIR:-test/bats/tests}
 WAIT_TIME=60
-SLEEP_TIME=
+SLEEP_TIME=1
 RATIFY_NAMESPACE=gatekeeper-system
 
 @test "base test without cert rotator" {