diff --git a/e2e/namespace_hijacking_test.go b/e2e/namespace_hijacking_test.go
index e628b49b..038998cc 100644
--- a/e2e/namespace_hijacking_test.go
+++ b/e2e/namespace_hijacking_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ var _ = Describe("creating several Namespaces for a Tenant", Label("namespace"),
 
 	})
 
-	It("Can't hijack offlimits namespace", func() {
+	It("Can't hijack offlimits namespace (Ownerreferences)", func() {
 		tenant := &capsulev1beta2.Tenant{}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: tnt.Name}, tenant)).Should(Succeed())
 
@@ -72,6 +72,40 @@ var _ = Describe("creating several Namespaces for a Tenant", Label("namespace"),
 		}
 	})
 
+	It("Can't hijack offlimits namespace (Labels)", func() {
+		tenant := &capsulev1beta2.Tenant{}
+		Expect(k8sClient.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: tnt.Name}, tenant)).Should(Succeed())
+
+		// Get the namespace
+		Expect(k8sClient.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: kubeSystem.GetName()}, kubeSystem)).Should(Succeed())
+
+		for _, owner := range tnt.Spec.Owners {
+			cs := ownerClient(owner)
+
+			patch := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"metadata":{"labels":{"%s":"%s"}}}`, "capsule.clastix.io/tenant", tenant.GetName()))
+
+			_, err := cs.CoreV1().Namespaces().Patch(context.TODO(), kubeSystem.Name, types.StrategicMergePatchType, patch, metav1.PatchOptions{})
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+		}
+	})
+
+	It("Can't hijack offlimits namespace (Annotations)", func() {
+		tenant := &capsulev1beta2.Tenant{}
+		Expect(k8sClient.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: tnt.Name}, tenant)).Should(Succeed())
+
+		// Get the namespace
+		Expect(k8sClient.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: kubeSystem.GetName()}, kubeSystem)).Should(Succeed())
+
+		for _, owner := range tnt.Spec.Owners {
+			cs := ownerClient(owner)
+
+			patch := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"metadata":{"annotations":{"%s":"%s"}}}`, "capsule.clastix.io/tenant", tenant.GetName()))
+
+			_, err := cs.CoreV1().Namespaces().Patch(context.TODO(), kubeSystem.Name, types.StrategicMergePatchType, patch, metav1.PatchOptions{})
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+		}
+	})
+
 	It("Owners can create and attempt to patch new namespaces but patches should not be applied", func() {
 		for _, owner := range tnt.Spec.Owners {
 			cs := ownerClient(owner)
diff --git a/pkg/webhook/namespace/validation/patch.go b/pkg/webhook/namespace/validation/patch.go
index 0f30858e..26a0dfcb 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/namespace/validation/patch.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/namespace/validation/patch.go
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ func (r *patchHandler) OnUpdate(c client.Client, decoder admission.Decoder, reco
 				return &response
 			}
 
-			if !utils.IsTenantOwner(tnt.Spec.Owners, req.UserInfo) {
-				recorder.Eventf(tnt, corev1.EventTypeWarning, "NamespacePatch", e)
-				response := admission.Denied(e)
-
-				return &response
+			if utils.IsTenantOwner(tnt.Spec.Owners, req.UserInfo) {
+				return nil
 			}
 		}
 
-		return nil
+		recorder.Eventf(ns, corev1.EventTypeWarning, "NamespacePatch", e)
+		response := admission.Denied(e)
+
+		return &response
 	}
 }