diff --git a/controllers/namespace_controller.go b/controllers/namespace_controller.go
index 2ec0d1f..adecb80 100644
--- a/controllers/namespace_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/namespace_controller.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (r *NamespaceReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (
 		//tmp
 		logger.Info("token data", "token", string(tokenData))
 		logger.Info("token meta", "name", name, "uid", uid, "ref.Name", ref.Name, "ref.UID", ref.UID)
-		if name == ref.Name && uid == string(ref.UID) && len(tokenData) > 0 {
+		if name == sa.Name && uid == string(sa.UID) && len(tokenData) > 0 {
 			// found token, the first token found is used
 			token = string(tokenData)
 			logger.Info("Found token", "token", token)