diff --git a/app/components/namespace-table/template.hbs b/app/components/namespace-table/template.hbs
index 197b361f9..8b05127bc 100644
--- a/app/components/namespace-table/template.hbs
+++ b/app/components/namespace-table/template.hbs
@@ -15,9 +15,13 @@
 }}
   {{#if (eq kind "row")}}
     <tr class="main-row">
-        <td valign="middle" class="row-check" style="padding-top: 2px;">
-          {{check-box nodeId=ns.id}}
-        </td>
+      <td valign="middle" class="row-check" style="padding-top: 2px;">
+        {{#if (and projectsWithoutNamespace.length (not model.length))}}
+            &nbsp;
+          {{else}}
+            {{check-box nodeId=ns.id}}
+          {{/if}}
+      </td>
       <td>
         {{badge-state model=ns}}
       </td>