diff --git a/n2vc/k8s_helm3_conn.py b/n2vc/k8s_helm3_conn.py
index 404485f..5bbd39b 100644
--- a/n2vc/k8s_helm3_conn.py
+++ b/n2vc/k8s_helm3_conn.py
@@ -110,9 +110,19 @@
 
         # for helm3 if namespace does not exist must create it
         if namespace and namespace != "kube-system":
-            namespaces = await self._get_namespaces(cluster_id)
-            if namespace not in namespaces:
-                await self._create_namespace(cluster_id, namespace)
+            if not await self._namespace_exists(cluster_id, namespace):
+                try:
+                    await self._create_namespace(cluster_id, namespace)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    if not await self._namespace_exists(cluster_id, namespace):
+                        err_msg = (
+                            "namespace {} does not exist in cluster_id {} "
+                            "error message: ".format(
+                                namespace, e
+                            )
+                        )
+                        self.log.error(err_msg)
+                        raise K8sException(err_msg)
 
         await self._install_impl(
             cluster_id,
@@ -226,6 +236,15 @@
 
         return paths, env
 
+    async def _namespace_exists(self, cluster_id, namespace) -> bool:
+        self.log.debug(
+            "checking if namespace {} exists cluster_id {}".format(
+                namespace, cluster_id
+            )
+        )
+        namespaces = await self._get_namespaces(cluster_id)
+        return namespace in namespaces if namespaces else False
+
     async def _get_namespaces(self, cluster_id: str):
 
         self.log.debug("get namespaces cluster_id {}".format(cluster_id))
diff --git a/n2vc/k8s_helm_base_conn.py b/n2vc/k8s_helm_base_conn.py
index 4a43ee2..ad59e8b 100644
--- a/n2vc/k8s_helm_base_conn.py
+++ b/n2vc/k8s_helm_base_conn.py
@@ -1471,11 +1471,11 @@
         # check embeded chart (file or dir)
         if chart_name.startswith("/"):
             # extract file or directory name
-            chart_name = chart_name[chart_name.rfind("/") + 1 :]
+            chart_name = chart_name[chart_name.rfind("/") + 1:]
         # check URL
         elif "://" in chart_name:
             # extract last portion of URL
-            chart_name = chart_name[chart_name.rfind("/") + 1 :]
+            chart_name = chart_name[chart_name.rfind("/") + 1:]
 
         name = ""
         for c in chart_name:
diff --git a/n2vc/loggable.py b/n2vc/loggable.py
index d588a1d..b3b98da 100644
--- a/n2vc/loggable.py
+++ b/n2vc/loggable.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         if not include_path:
             i = filename.rfind("/")
             if i > 0:
-                filename = filename[i + 1 :]
+                filename = filename[i + 1:]
 
         # datetime
         dt = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")
diff --git a/n2vc/tests/unit/test_k8s_helm3_conn.py b/n2vc/tests/unit/test_k8s_helm3_conn.py
index 25749af..b16ec76 100644
--- a/n2vc/tests/unit/test_k8s_helm3_conn.py
+++ b/n2vc/tests/unit/test_k8s_helm3_conn.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from asynctest.mock import Mock, patch
 from osm_common.dbmemory import DbMemory
 from osm_common.fslocal import FsLocal
-from n2vc.k8s_helm3_conn import K8sHelm3Connector
+from n2vc.k8s_helm3_conn import K8sHelm3Connector, K8sException
 
 __author__ = "Isabel Lloret <illoret@indra.es>"
 
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
         self.kdu_instance = "stable-openldap-0005399828"
         self.helm_conn.generate_kdu_instance_name = Mock(return_value=self.kdu_instance)
         self.helm_conn._get_namespaces = asynctest.CoroutineMock(return_value=[])
+        self.helm_conn._namespace_exists = asynctest.CoroutineMock(side_effect=self.helm_conn._namespace_exists)
         self.helm_conn._create_namespace = asynctest.CoroutineMock()
 
         await self.helm_conn.install(
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@
             db_dict=db_dict,
         )
 
+        self.helm_conn._namespace_exists.assert_called_once()
         self.helm_conn._get_namespaces.assert_called_once()
         self.helm_conn._create_namespace.assert_called_once_with(
             self.cluster_id, self.namespace
@@ -209,6 +211,34 @@
             command=command, env=self.env, raise_exception_on_error=False
         )
 
+        # Exception test if namespace could not being created for some reason
+        self.helm_conn._namespace_exists.return_value = False
+        self.helm_conn._create_namespace.side_effect = Exception()
+
+        with self.assertRaises(K8sException):
+            await self.helm_conn.install(
+                self.cluster_uuid,
+                kdu_model,
+                self.kdu_instance,
+                atomic=True,
+                namespace=self.namespace,
+                db_dict=db_dict,
+            )
+
+    @asynctest.fail_on(active_handles=True)
+    async def test_namespace_exists(self):
+        self.helm_conn._get_namespaces = asynctest.CoroutineMock()
+
+        self.helm_conn._get_namespaces.return_value = ['testk8s', 'kube-system']
+        result = await self.helm_conn._namespace_exists(self.cluster_id, self.namespace)
+        self.helm_conn._get_namespaces.assert_called_once()
+        self.assertEqual(result, True)
+
+        self.helm_conn._get_namespaces.reset_mock()
+        result = await self.helm_conn._namespace_exists(self.cluster_id, 'none-exists-namespace')
+        self.helm_conn._get_namespaces.assert_called_once()
+        self.assertEqual(result, False)
+
     @asynctest.fail_on(active_handles=True)
     async def test_upgrade(self):
         kdu_model = "stable/openldap:1.2.3"