diff --git a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Orchestrate.groovy b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Orchestrate.groovy
index b7c8b16..f9a5ab8 100644
--- a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Orchestrate.groovy
+++ b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Orchestrate.groovy
@@ -613,6 +613,9 @@
         salt.enforceState(master, 'I@kubernetes:master and *01*', 'etcd.server.setup')
     }
 
+    // Run k8s master at *01* to simplify namespaces creation
+    salt.enforceStateWithExclude(master, 'I@kubernetes:master and *01*', "kubernetes.master", "kubernetes.master.setup")
+
     // Run k8s without master.setup
     salt.enforceStateWithExclude(master, 'I@kubernetes:master', "kubernetes", "kubernetes.master.setup")