diff --git a/scripts/src/cicd.ts b/scripts/src/cicd.ts
index 2d425db8..8cf0a72b 100644
--- a/scripts/src/cicd.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/cicd.ts
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ function executeNativeSentinelTrigger(follower: FollowerSpec, observedSha: strin
     sourceAuthority: "git-mirror-snapshot",
   });
   const pipelineRun = sentinelPipelineRunName(state, false);
-  const namespace = stringField(state.cicd, "builder.namespace", `${follower.id}.sentinel.cicd.builder`);
+  const namespace = stringField(recordField(state.cicd, "builder", `${follower.id}.sentinel.cicd`), "namespace", `${follower.id}.sentinel.cicd.builder`);
   const manifest = sentinelPublishPipelineRunManifest(state, pipelineRun, true);
   const result = runNativeTektonPipelineRun(namespace, pipelineRun, manifest, options.wait, timeoutSeconds);
   const payload = parseJsonObject(result.stdout) ?? {};