diff --git a/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/neutron_vif.py b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/neutron_vif.py
index b45b0acb7..fc9a1ee54 100644
--- a/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/neutron_vif.py
+++ b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/neutron_vif.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class NeutronPodVIFDriver(base.PodVIFDriver):
         return ids[0]
 
     def _get_port_name(self, pod):
-        return pod['metadata']['name']
+        return "%(namespace)s/%(name)s" % pod['metadata']
 
     def _get_device_id(self, pod):
         return pod['metadata']['uid']
diff --git a/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/vif_pool.py b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/vif_pool.py
index f86a9a80e..840f5acc6 100644
--- a/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/vif_pool.py
+++ b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/vif_pool.py
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ class BaseVIFPool(base.VIFPoolDriver):
         except IOError:
             LOG.exception("I/O error creating the health check file.")
 
+    def _get_port_name(self, pod):
+        return "%(namespace)s/%(name)s" % pod['metadata']
+
 
 class NeutronVIFPool(BaseVIFPool):
     """Manages VIFs for Bare Metal Kubernetes Pods."""
@@ -241,7 +244,7 @@ class NeutronVIFPool(BaseVIFPool):
                 port_id,
                 {
                     "port": {
-                        'name': pod['metadata']['name'],
+                        'name': self._get_port_name(pod),
                         'device_id': pod['metadata']['uid']
                     }
                 })
@@ -370,7 +373,7 @@ class NestedVIFPool(BaseVIFPool):
                 port_id,
                 {
                     "port": {
-                        'name': pod['metadata']['name'],
+                        'name': self._get_port_name(pod),
                     }
                 })
         # check if the pool needs to be populated
diff --git a/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/drivers/test_neutron_vif.py b/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/drivers/test_neutron_vif.py
index 58c293688..de279cd7a 100644
--- a/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/drivers/test_neutron_vif.py
+++ b/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/drivers/test_neutron_vif.py
@@ -327,9 +327,10 @@ class NeutronPodVIFDriver(test_base.TestCase):
         cls = neutron_vif.NeutronPodVIFDriver
         m_driver = mock.Mock(spec=cls)
         pod_name = mock.sentinel.pod_name
-        pod = {'metadata': {'name': pod_name}}
+        port_name = 'default/' + str(pod_name)
+        pod = {'metadata': {'name': pod_name, 'namespace': 'default'}}
 
-        self.assertEqual(pod_name, cls._get_port_name(m_driver, pod))
+        self.assertEqual(port_name, cls._get_port_name(m_driver, pod))
 
     def test_get_device_id(self):
         cls = neutron_vif.NeutronPodVIFDriver
diff --git a/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/drivers/test_vif_pool.py b/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/drivers/test_vif_pool.py
index f80e1347d..313a976c8 100644
--- a/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/drivers/test_vif_pool.py
+++ b/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/drivers/test_vif_pool.py
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ def get_pod_obj():
         }}
 
 
+def get_pod_name(pod):
+    return "%(namespace)s/%(name)s" % pod['metadata']
+
+
 def get_port_obj(port_id=None, device_owner=None, ip_address=None):
     port_obj = {
         'allowed_address_pairs': [],
@@ -333,6 +337,7 @@ class NeutronVIFPool(test_base.TestCase):
         m_driver._available_ports_pools = {
             pool_key: collections.deque([port_id])}
         m_driver._existing_vifs = {port_id: port}
+        m_driver._get_port_name.return_value = get_pod_name(pod)
 
         oslo_cfg.CONF.set_override('ports_pool_min',
                                    5,
@@ -353,7 +358,7 @@ class NeutronVIFPool(test_base.TestCase):
             port_id,
             {
                 "port": {
-                    'name': pod['metadata']['name'],
+                    'name': get_pod_name(pod),
                     'device_id': pod['metadata']['uid']
                 }
             })
@@ -375,6 +380,7 @@ class NeutronVIFPool(test_base.TestCase):
         m_driver._available_ports_pools = {
             pool_key: collections.deque([port_id])}
         m_driver._existing_vifs = {port_id: port}
+        m_driver._get_port_name.return_value = get_pod_name(pod)
 
         oslo_cfg.CONF.set_override('ports_pool_min',
                                    5,
@@ -392,7 +398,7 @@ class NeutronVIFPool(test_base.TestCase):
             port_id,
             {
                 "port": {
-                    'name': pod['metadata']['name'],
+                    'name': get_pod_name(pod),
                     'device_id': pod['metadata']['uid']
                 }
             })
@@ -713,6 +719,7 @@ class NestedVIFPool(test_base.TestCase):
         m_driver._available_ports_pools = {
             pool_key: collections.deque([port_id])}
         m_driver._existing_vifs = {port_id: port}
+        m_driver._get_port_name.return_value = get_pod_name(pod)
 
         oslo_cfg.CONF.set_override('ports_pool_min',
                                    5,
@@ -730,7 +737,7 @@ class NestedVIFPool(test_base.TestCase):
             port_id,
             {
                 "port": {
-                    'name': pod['metadata']['name'],
+                    'name': get_pod_name(pod),
                 }
             })
         m_eventlet.assert_not_called()
@@ -751,6 +758,7 @@ class NestedVIFPool(test_base.TestCase):
         m_driver._available_ports_pools = {
             pool_key: collections.deque([port_id])}
         m_driver._existing_vifs = {port_id: port}
+        m_driver._get_port_name.return_value = get_pod_name(pod)
 
         oslo_cfg.CONF.set_override('ports_pool_min',
                                    5,
@@ -768,7 +776,7 @@ class NestedVIFPool(test_base.TestCase):
             port_id,
             {
                 "port": {
-                    'name': pod['metadata']['name'],
+                    'name': get_pod_name(pod),
                 }
             })
         m_eventlet.assert_called_once()