diff --git a/bundle/manifests/fence-agents-remediation.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/fence-agents-remediation.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 1a573ea3..810ed95a 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/fence-agents-remediation.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/fence-agents-remediation.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ spec:
                 - --leader-elect
                 command:
                 - /manager
+                env:
+                - name: DEPLOYMENT_NAMESPACE
+                  valueFrom:
+                    fieldRef:
+                      fieldPath: metadata.namespace
                 image: quay.io/medik8s/fence-agents-remediation-operator:latest
                 livenessProbe:
                   httpGet:
diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
index cf11cecc..b87a5a1b 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ spec:
         - --leader-elect
         image: controller:latest
         name: manager
+        env:
+          - name: DEPLOYMENT_NAMESPACE
+            valueFrom:
+              fieldRef:
+                fieldPath: metadata.namespace
         securityContext:
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
         livenessProbe:
diff --git a/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller.go b/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller.go
index a1de2d5e..c49f5ed0 100644
--- a/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller.go
@@ -20,23 +20,17 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apiErrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	"github.com/medik8s/fence-agents-remediation/api/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/medik8s/fence-agents-remediation/pkg/cli"
-)
-
-var (
-	faPodLabels = map[string]string{"app": "fence-agents-remediation-operator"}
+	"github.com/medik8s/fence-agents-remediation/pkg/utils"
 )
 
 // FenceAgentsRemediationReconciler reconciles a FenceAgentsRemediation object
@@ -88,7 +82,7 @@ func (r *FenceAgentsRemediationReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ct
 	// TODO: Validate FAR CR name to nodeName. Run isNodeNameValid
 	// Fetch the FAR's pod
 	r.Log.Info("Fetch FAR's pod")
-	pod, err := r.getFenceAgentsPod(req.Namespace)
+	pod, err := utils.GetFenceAgentsRemediationPod(req.Name, r.Client)
 	if err != nil {
 		return emptyResult, err
 	}
@@ -109,33 +103,6 @@ func (r *FenceAgentsRemediationReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ct
 	return emptyResult, nil
 }
 
-// getFenceAgentsPod fetches the FAR pod based on FAR's label and namespace
-func (r *FenceAgentsRemediationReconciler) getFenceAgentsPod(namespace string) (*corev1.Pod, error) {
-
-	pods := new(corev1.PodList)
-
-	podLabelsSelector, _ := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(
-		&metav1.LabelSelector{MatchLabels: faPodLabels})
-	options := client.ListOptions{
-		LabelSelector: podLabelsSelector,
-		Namespace:     namespace,
-	}
-	if err := r.Client.List(context.Background(), pods, &options); err != nil {
-		r.Log.Error(err, "failed fetching Fence Agent layer pod")
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if len(pods.Items) == 0 {
-		r.Log.Info("No Fence Agent pods were found")
-		podNotFoundErr := &apiErrors.StatusError{ErrStatus: metav1.Status{
-			Status: metav1.StatusFailure,
-			Code:   http.StatusNotFound,
-			Reason: metav1.StatusReasonNotFound,
-		}}
-		return nil, podNotFoundErr
-	}
-	return &pods.Items[0], nil
-}
-
 // buildFenceAgentParams collects the FAR's parameters for the node based on FAR CR
 func buildFenceAgentParams(far *v1alpha1.FenceAgentsRemediation) ([]string, error) {
 	var fenceAgentParams []string
diff --git a/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller_test.go b/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller_test.go
index 0354c98e..73fb1ce2 100644
--- a/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller_test.go
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ const (
 	fenceAgentIPMI   = "fence_ipmilan"
 )
 
+var (
+	faPodLabels    = map[string]string{"app": "fence-agents-remediation-operator"}
+	fenceAgentsPod *corev1.Pod
+)
+
 var _ = Describe("FAR Controller", func() {
 	var (
 		underTestFAR *v1alpha1.FenceAgentsRemediation
@@ -64,7 +69,6 @@ var _ = Describe("FAR Controller", func() {
 		},
 	}
 	underTestFAR = newFenceAgentsRemediation(validNodeName, fenceAgentIPMI, testShareParam, testNodeParam)
-	fenceAgentsPod := buildFarPod()
 
 	Context("Functionality", func() {
 		Context("buildFenceAgentParams", func() {
@@ -87,11 +91,11 @@ var _ = Describe("FAR Controller", func() {
 			})
 		})
 	})
-
 	Context("Reconcile", func() {
 		//Scenarios
 
 		BeforeEach(func() {
+			fenceAgentsPod = buildFarPod()
 			// Create fenceAgentsPod and FAR
 			Expect(k8sClient.Create(context.Background(), fenceAgentsPod)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(k8sClient.Create(context.Background(), underTestFAR)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
diff --git a/pkg/utils/namespaces.go b/pkg/utils/namespaces.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1cde4ad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/utils/namespaces.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+// deployNamespaceEnv is a constant for env variable DEPLOYMENT_NAMESPACE
+// which specifies the Namespace that the operator's deployment was installed/run.
+// It has been set using Downward API (https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/downward-api/) in manager.yaml
+const deployNamespaceEnv = "DEPLOYMENT_NAMESPACE"
+
+// GetDeploymentNamespace returns the Namespace this operator is deployed/installed on.
+func GetDeploymentNamespace() (string, error) {
+
+	ns, found := os.LookupEnv(deployNamespaceEnv)
+	if !found {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("%s must be set", deployNamespaceEnv)
+	}
+	return ns, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/utils/pods.go b/pkg/utils/pods.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8de8b219
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/utils/pods.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	apiErrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/selection"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+)
+
+// GetFenceAgentsRemediationPod fetches the FAR pod based on FAR's label and namespace
+func GetFenceAgentsRemediationPod(nodeName string, r client.Reader) (*corev1.Pod, error) {
+	pods := &corev1.PodList{}
+
+	selector := labels.NewSelector()
+	requirement, _ := labels.NewRequirement("app", selection.Equals, []string{"fence-agents-remediation-operator"})
+	selector = selector.Add(*requirement)
+	podNamespace, _ := GetDeploymentNamespace()
+
+	err := r.List(context.Background(), pods, &client.ListOptions{LabelSelector: selector, Namespace: podNamespace})
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("failed fetching FAR pod")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(pods.Items) == 0 {
+		fmt.Printf("No Fence Agent pods were found")
+		podNotFoundErr := &apiErrors.StatusError{ErrStatus: metav1.Status{
+			Status: metav1.StatusFailure,
+			Code:   http.StatusNotFound,
+			Reason: metav1.StatusReasonNotFound,
+		}}
+		return nil, podNotFoundErr
+	}
+
+	return &pods.Items[0], nil
+}