diff --git a/moveit_plugins/moveit_ros_control_interface/src/controller_manager_plugin.cpp b/moveit_plugins/moveit_ros_control_interface/src/controller_manager_plugin.cpp
index 6c8319c5fc..c8e5d42814 100644
--- a/moveit_plugins/moveit_ros_control_interface/src/controller_manager_plugin.cpp
+++ b/moveit_plugins/moveit_ros_control_interface/src/controller_manager_plugin.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class Ros2ControlManager : public moveit_controller_manager::MoveItControllerMan
   void initialize(const rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr& node) override
   {
     node_ = node;
-    if (!ns_.empty())
+    if (ns_.empty())
     {
       if (!node_->has_parameter("ros_control_namespace"))
       {
@@ -264,11 +264,6 @@ class Ros2ControlManager : public moveit_controller_manager::MoveItControllerMan
         node_->get_parameter<std::string>("ros_control_namespace", ns_);
       }
     }
-    else if (node->has_parameter("ros_control_namespace"))
-    {
-      node_->get_parameter<std::string>("ros_control_namespace", ns_);
-      RCLCPP_INFO_STREAM(LOGGER, "Namespace for controller manager was specified, namespace: " << ns_);
-    }
 
     list_controllers_service_ = node_->create_client<controller_manager_msgs::srv::ListControllers>(
         getAbsName("controller_manager/list_controllers"));