diff --git a/examples/guides/cosmo-local/main.tf b/examples/guides/cosmo-local/main.tf
index 4aff631..556acfb 100644
--- a/examples/guides/cosmo-local/main.tf
+++ b/examples/guides/cosmo-local/main.tf
@@ -24,16 +24,7 @@ module "cosmo_charts" {
   depends_on = [time_sleep.wait_for_minikube]
 }
 
-// 4. Create a namespace for the cosmo deployment
-resource "kubernetes_namespace" "cosmo_namespace" {
-  metadata {
-    name = var.cosmo.chart.namespace
-  }
-
-  depends_on = [time_sleep.wait_for_minikube]
-}
-
-// 5. Install the cosmo helm release 
+// 4. Install the cosmo helm release 
 // see var.cosmo.release_name and var.cosmo.chart for more details
 module "cosmo_release" {
   source = "../../../modules/charts/release"
@@ -44,26 +35,27 @@ module "cosmo_release" {
   depends_on = [time_sleep.wait_for_minikube]
 }
 
-// 6. Install the cosmo router helm release
+// 5. Install the cosmo router helm release
 // see local.cosmo_router.release_name and local.cosmo_router.chart for more details
 // this happens after graphs.tf was applied after the router token was created
 module "cosmo_router_release" {
   for_each = var.federated_graphs
   source   = "../../../modules/charts/release"
-  # chart  = local.cosmo_router.chart
+
   chart = {
-    name        = var.cosmo_router.chart.name
-    version     = var.cosmo_router.chart.version
-    namespace   = var.cosmo_router.chart.namespace
-    repository  = var.cosmo_router.chart.repository
-    values      = concat(var.cosmo_router.chart.values, [])
-    init_values = var.cosmo_router.chart.init_values
+    name             = var.cosmo_router.chart.name
+    version          = var.cosmo_router.chart.version
+    namespace        = var.cosmo_router.chart.namespace
+    repository       = var.cosmo_router.chart.repository
+    values           = concat(var.cosmo_router.chart.values, [])
+    init_values      = var.cosmo_router.chart.init_values
+    create_namespace = false
     set = merge({
       "configuration.graphApiToken"              = module.cosmo_federated_graph[each.key].router_token
-      "configuration.controlplaneUrl"            = "http://cosmo-controlplane.${kubernetes_namespace.cosmo_namespace.metadata[0].name}.svc.cluster.local:3001"
-      "configuration.cdnUrl"                     = "http://cosmo-cdn.${kubernetes_namespace.cosmo_namespace.metadata[0].name}.svc.cluster.local:8787"
-      "configuration.otelCollectorUrl"           = "http://cosmo-otelcollector.${kubernetes_namespace.cosmo_namespace.metadata[0].name}.svc.cluster.local:4318"
-      "configuration.graphqlMetricsCollectorUrl" = "http://cosmo-graphqlmetrics.${kubernetes_namespace.cosmo_namespace.metadata[0].name}.svc.cluster.local:4005"
+      "configuration.controlplaneUrl"            = "http://cosmo-controlplane.${var.cosmo.chart.namespace}.svc.cluster.local:3001"
+      "configuration.cdnUrl"                     = "http://cosmo-cdn.${var.cosmo.chart.namespace}.svc.cluster.local:8787"
+      "configuration.otelCollectorUrl"           = "http://cosmo-otelcollector.${var.cosmo.chart.namespace}.svc.cluster.local:4318"
+      "configuration.graphqlMetricsCollectorUrl" = "http://cosmo-graphqlmetrics.${var.cosmo.chart.namespace}.svc.cluster.local:4005"
     }, var.cosmo_router.chart.set)
   }
 
diff --git a/examples/guides/cosmo-local/provider.tf b/examples/guides/cosmo-local/provider.tf
index 23682d9..c24b029 100644
--- a/examples/guides/cosmo-local/provider.tf
+++ b/examples/guides/cosmo-local/provider.tf
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ terraform {
       source  = "scott-the-programmer/minikube"
       version = "0.4.0"
     }
-    kubernetes = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/kubernetes"
-      version = "2.32.0"
-    }
+
     helm = {
       source  = "hashicorp/helm"
       version = "2.15.0"
@@ -23,13 +20,6 @@ terraform {
   }
 }
 
-provider "kubernetes" {
-  host                   = module.minikube.host
-  client_certificate     = module.minikube.client_certificate
-  client_key             = module.minikube.client_key
-  cluster_ca_certificate = module.minikube.cluster_ca_certificate
-}
-
 provider "helm" {
   kubernetes {
     host                   = module.minikube.host
diff --git a/examples/guides/cosmo-local/variables.tf b/examples/guides/cosmo-local/variables.tf
index fbb41a7..6d30ec0 100644
--- a/examples/guides/cosmo-local/variables.tf
+++ b/examples/guides/cosmo-local/variables.tf
@@ -37,26 +37,28 @@ variable "cosmo" {
   type = object({
     release_name = string
     chart = object({
-      name        = string
-      version     = string
-      namespace   = string
-      repository  = string
-      values      = list(string)
-      init_values = string
-      set         = map(string)
+      name             = string
+      version          = string
+      namespace        = string
+      repository       = string
+      values           = list(string)
+      init_values      = string
+      set              = map(string)
+      create_namespace = bool
     })
   })
   description = "The cosmo chart to deploy"
   default = {
     release_name = "cosmo"
     chart = {
-      name        = "cosmo"
-      version     = "0.11.2"
-      namespace   = "cosmo"
-      repository  = "oci://ghcr.io/wundergraph/cosmo/helm-charts"
-      values      = []
-      init_values = "./values/cosmo-values.yaml"
-      set         = {}
+      name             = "cosmo"
+      version          = "0.12.2"
+      namespace        = "cosmo"
+      repository       = "oci://ghcr.io/wundergraph/cosmo/helm-charts"
+      values           = []
+      init_values      = "./values/cosmo-values.yaml"
+      set              = {}
+      create_namespace = true
     }
   }
 }
@@ -119,4 +121,4 @@ variable "federated_graphs" {
       name = "spacex"
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/modules/charts/release/chart.tf b/modules/charts/release/chart.tf
index b60bd97..82ac851 100644
--- a/modules/charts/release/chart.tf
+++ b/modules/charts/release/chart.tf
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 resource "helm_release" "this" {
-  name       = var.release_name
-  namespace  = var.chart.namespace
-  repository = var.chart.repository
-  version    = var.chart.version
-  chart      = var.chart.name
-  values     = concat([file(var.chart.init_values)], var.chart.values)
+  name             = var.release_name
+  namespace        = var.chart.namespace
+  repository       = var.chart.repository
+  version          = var.chart.version
+  chart            = var.chart.name
+  values           = concat([file(var.chart.init_values)], var.chart.values)
+  create_namespace = var.chart.create_namespace
 
   wait          = true
   wait_for_jobs = true
@@ -20,4 +21,4 @@ resource "helm_release" "this" {
       value = set.value
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/modules/charts/release/variables.tf b/modules/charts/release/variables.tf
index bba70c3..8b1ebb8 100644
--- a/modules/charts/release/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/charts/release/variables.tf
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 variable "chart" {
   type = object({
-    name        = string
-    version     = string
-    namespace   = string
-    repository  = string
-    values      = list(string)
-    init_values = string
-    set         = map(string)
+    name             = string
+    version          = string
+    namespace        = string
+    repository       = string
+    values           = list(string)
+    init_values      = string
+    set              = map(string)
+    create_namespace = optional(bool)
   })
   default = {
     name        = "cosmo"