diff --git a/auth/auth.go b/auth/auth.go
index 5f954776..e34051fa 100644
--- a/auth/auth.go
+++ b/auth/auth.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ type Token struct {
 
 const (
 	// DefaultNamespace used for auth
-	DefaultNamespace = "micro"
+	DefaultNamespace = "go.micro"
 	// NamespaceKey is the key used when storing the namespace in metadata
 	NamespaceKey = "Micro-Namespace"
 	// MetadataKey is the key used when storing the account in metadata
diff --git a/auth/options.go b/auth/options.go
index 929cf674..d3c0f4ea 100644
--- a/auth/options.go
+++ b/auth/options.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Options struct {
+	// Namespace the service belongs to
+	Namespace string
 	// ID is the services auth ID
 	ID string
 	// Secret is used to authenticate the service
@@ -28,6 +30,13 @@ type Options struct {
 
 type Option func(o *Options)
 
+// Namespace the service belongs to
+func Namespace(n string) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Namespace = n
+	}
+}
+
 // Store to back auth
 func Store(s store.Store) Option {
 	return func(o *Options) {
diff --git a/config/cmd/cmd.go b/config/cmd/cmd.go
index 34e417dd..3eb6fb5e 100644
--- a/config/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/config/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -314,6 +314,12 @@ var (
 			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_CONFIG"},
 			Usage:   "The source of the config to be used to get configuration",
 		},
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "namespace",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_NAMESPACE"},
+			Usage:   "The namespace the service belongs to",
+			Value:   auth.DefaultNamespace,
+		},
 	}
 
 	DefaultBrokers = map[string]func(...broker.Option) broker.Broker{
@@ -678,6 +684,9 @@ func (c *cmd) Before(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			ctx.String("auth_id"), ctx.String("auth_secret"),
 		))
 	}
+	if len(ctx.String("namespace")) > 0 {
+		authOpts = append(authOpts, auth.Namespace(ctx.String("namespace")))
+	}
 
 	if len(ctx.String("auth_public_key")) > 0 {
 		authOpts = append(authOpts, auth.PublicKey(ctx.String("auth_public_key")))