diff --git a/pages/c/_cluster/apps/charts/install.vue b/pages/c/_cluster/apps/charts/install.vue
index 8216f0563b..4ee5f7ca8f 100644
--- a/pages/c/_cluster/apps/charts/install.vue
+++ b/pages/c/_cluster/apps/charts/install.vue
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { clone, diff, get, set } from '@/utils/object';
 import { findBy, insertAt } from '@/utils/array';
 import Vue from 'vue';
 import { saferDump } from '@/utils/create-yaml';
+import { DEFAULT_WORKSPACE } from '@/models/provisioning.cattle.io.cluster';
 
 const VALUES_STATE = {
   FORM: 'FORM',
@@ -78,26 +79,28 @@ export default {
       id:   'server-url'
     });
 
-    this.value = await this.$store.dispatch('cluster/create', {
-      type:     'chartInstallAction',
-      metadata: {
-        namespace: this.existing ? this.existing.spec.namespace : this.query.appNamespace,
-        name:      this.existing ? this.existing.spec.name : this.query.appName,
-      }
-    });
-
     if ( this.existing ) {
       this.forceNamespace = this.existing.metadata.namespace;
       this.nameDisabled = true;
+    } else if (this.$route.query[FROM_CLUSTER] === _FLAGGED) {
+      this.forceNamespace = DEFAULT_WORKSPACE;
+    } else if ( this.chart?.targetNamespace ) {
+      this.forceNamespace = this.chart.targetNamespace;
+    } else if ( this.query.appNamespace ) {
+      this.forceNamespace = this.query.appNamespace;
     } else {
-      if ( this.chart?.targetNamespace ) {
-        this.forceNamespace = this.chart.targetNamespace;
-      } else if ( this.query.appNamespace ) {
-        this.forceNamespace = this.query.appNamespace;
-      } else {
-        this.forceNamespace = null;
-      }
+      this.forceNamespace = null;
+    }
 
+    this.value = await this.$store.dispatch('cluster/create', {
+      type:     'chartInstallAction',
+      metadata: {
+        namespace: this.forceNamespace || this.$store.getters['defaultNamespace'],
+        name:      this.existing?.spec?.name || this.query.appName || '',
+      }
+    });
+
+    if ( !this.existing) {
       if ( this.chart?.targetName ) {
         this.value.metadata.name = this.chart.targetName;
         this.nameDisabled = true;