diff --git a/charts/external-dns/Chart.yaml b/charts/external-dns/Chart.yaml
index 9aac5f3078..60f80d1913 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/external-dns/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: external-dns
 description: ExternalDNS synchronizes exposed Kubernetes Services and Ingresses with DNS providers.
 type: application
-version: 1.13.0-20230727-1700-adobe
+version: 1.13.0-20230808-0900-adobe
 appVersion: 0.13.5-20230727-1700-adobe
 keywords:
   - kubernetes
diff --git a/charts/external-dns/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/external-dns/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 4f70ccdd8c..265e93369b 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/external-dns/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -68,5 +68,5 @@ Create the name of the service account to use
 The image to use
 */}}
 {{- define "external-dns.image" -}}
-{{- printf "%s:%s" .Values.image.repository (default (printf "v%s" .Chart.AppVersion) .Values.image.tag) }}
+{{- printf "%s:%s" .Values.image.repository (default ( .Chart.AppVersion) .Values.image.tag) }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml
index 0539b425bd..647d788909 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -76,8 +76,13 @@ spec:
             {{- if .Values.awsPreferCname }}
             - --aws-prefer-cname
             {{- end }}
+            {{- if or .Values.namespaced .Values.watchNamespaces }}
             {{- if .Values.watchNamespaces }}
             - --namespace={{ .Values.watchNamespaces | join "," }}
+            {{- else }}
+            - --namespace={{ .Release.Namespace }}
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- end }}
             {{- end }}
             {{- range .Values.sources }}
             - --source={{ . }}
@@ -93,9 +98,6 @@ spec:
             {{- if and (eq .Values.txtPrefix "") (ne .Values.txtSuffix "") }}
             - --txt-suffix={{ .Values.txtSuffix }}
             {{- end }}
-            {{- if .Values.namespaced }}
-            - --namespace={{ .Release.Namespace }}
-            {{- end }}
             {{- range .Values.domainFilters }}
             - --domain-filter={{ . }}
             {{- end }}