diff --git a/internal/cephfs/driver.go b/internal/cephfs/driver.go
index 40fcefed7..ccc4d6223 100644
--- a/internal/cephfs/driver.go
+++ b/internal/cephfs/driver.go
@@ -110,11 +110,8 @@ func (fs *Driver) Run(conf *util.Config, cachePersister util.CachePersister) {
 		CSIInstanceID = conf.InstanceID
 	}
 	// Create an instance of the volume journal
-	volJournal = journal.NewCSIVolumeJournal(CSIInstanceID)
+	volJournal = journal.NewCSIVolumeJournalWithNamespace(CSIInstanceID, radosNamespace)
 
-	// Update namespace for storing keys into a specific namespace on RADOS, in the CephFS
-	// metadata pool
-	volJournal.SetNamespace(radosNamespace)
 	// Initialize default library driver
 
 	fs.cd = csicommon.NewCSIDriver(conf.DriverName, util.DriverVersion, conf.NodeID)
diff --git a/internal/journal/voljournal.go b/internal/journal/voljournal.go
index d50aa530a..3c530fc6e 100644
--- a/internal/journal/voljournal.go
+++ b/internal/journal/voljournal.go
@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ func NewCSISnapshotJournal(suffix string) *CSIJournal {
 	}
 }
 
+// NewCSIVolumeJournalWithNamespace returns an instance of CSIJournal for
+// volumes using a predetermined namespace value.
+func NewCSIVolumeJournalWithNamespace(suffix, ns string) *CSIJournal {
+	j := NewCSIVolumeJournal(suffix)
+	j.namespace = ns
+	return j
+}
+
 // GetNameForUUID returns volume name
 func (cj *CSIJournal) GetNameForUUID(prefix, uid string, isSnapshot bool) string {
 	if prefix == "" {
@@ -188,11 +196,6 @@ func (cj *CSIJournal) GetNameForUUID(prefix, uid string, isSnapshot bool) string
 	return prefix + uid
 }
 
-// SetNamespace sets the namespace in which all RADOS objects would be created
-func (cj *CSIJournal) SetNamespace(ns string) {
-	cj.namespace = ns
-}
-
 // ImageData contains image name and stored CSI properties
 type ImageData struct {
 	ImageUUID       string