diff --git a/crd/multitenancy/api/v1alpha1/podnetworkinstance.go b/crd/multitenancy/api/v1alpha1/podnetworkinstance.go
index 9eb9836fc1..72ee4bfad1 100644
--- a/crd/multitenancy/api/v1alpha1/podnetworkinstance.go
+++ b/crd/multitenancy/api/v1alpha1/podnetworkinstance.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
 
 // PodNetworkInstance is the Schema for the PodNetworkInstances API
-// +kubebuilder:resource:shortName=pni,scope=Cluster
+// +kubebuilder:resource:shortName=pni,scope=Namespaced
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 // +kubebuilder:metadata:labels=managed=
 // +kubebuilder:metadata:labels=owner=
diff --git a/crd/multitenancy/manifests/multitenancy.acn.azure.com_podnetworkinstances.yaml b/crd/multitenancy/manifests/multitenancy.acn.azure.com_podnetworkinstances.yaml
index 0b51d7a38e..0c9e7c1112 100644
--- a/crd/multitenancy/manifests/multitenancy.acn.azure.com_podnetworkinstances.yaml
+++ b/crd/multitenancy/manifests/multitenancy.acn.azure.com_podnetworkinstances.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     shortNames:
     - pni
     singular: podnetworkinstance
-  scope: Cluster
+  scope: Namespaced
   versions:
   - additionalPrinterColumns:
     - jsonPath: .status.podIPAddresses