diff --git a/docs/release-1.2/move2kube/install_m2k.sh b/docs/release-1.2/move2kube/install_m2k.sh
index 12b447f8..2db5ac0f 100755
--- a/docs/release-1.2/move2kube/install_m2k.sh
+++ b/docs/release-1.2/move2kube/install_m2k.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,16 @@ if [[ -z "${M2K_HELM_REPO}" ]]; then
   helm repo add orchestrator-workflows https://parodos.dev/serverless-workflows-config
 fi
 
-TARGET_NS=sonataflow-infra
-M2K_INSTANCE_NS=move2kube
+if [[ -z "${TARGET_NS}" ]]; then
+  TARGET_NS=sonataflow-infra
+  echo 'TARGET_NS env variable not set, using default value: '"${TARGET_NS}"
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "${M2K_INSTANCE_NS}" ]]; then
+  M2K_INSTANCE_NS=move2kube
+  echo 'M2K_INSTANCE_NS env variable not set, using default value: '"${M2K_INSTANCE_NS}"
+fi
+
 WORKFLOW_NAME=m2k
 oc patch configmap/config-features \
     -n knative-serving \