diff --git a/tests/generic_config_updater/test_kubernetes_config.py b/tests/generic_config_updater/test_kubernetes_config.py
index a36dfeba5ab..2093a201120 100644
--- a/tests/generic_config_updater/test_kubernetes_config.py
+++ b/tests/generic_config_updater/test_kubernetes_config.py
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@
 ]
 
 
+def add_namespace_indentation(multiline_string, spaces=4):
+    return multiline_string.replace('\n', '\n' + ' ' * spaces)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def setup_env(duthosts, rand_one_dut_hostname):
     """
@@ -268,6 +272,13 @@ def k8s_config_update(duthost, test_data):
         logger.info("tmpfile {}".format(tmpfile))
         json_patch = format_json_patch_for_multiasic(duthost=duthost, json_data=json_patch)
 
+        if duthost.is_multi_asic:
+            json_namespace = '/localhost'
+            for patch in json_patch:
+                if 'path' in patch:
+                    patch['path'] = re.sub(r'^/', f'/{json_namespace}/', patch['path'])
+            target_config = [add_namespace_indentation(item) for item in target_config]
+
         try:
             output = apply_patch(duthost, json_data=json_patch, dest_file=tmpfile)