diff --git a/pkg/models/tenant/tenant.go b/pkg/models/tenant/tenant.go
index 68a92670a..4d4e72a45 100644
--- a/pkg/models/tenant/tenant.go
+++ b/pkg/models/tenant/tenant.go
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ func (t *tenantOperator) QueryLogs(user user.Info, query *loggingv1alpha2.Query)
 			Resource:        "pods",
 			Subresource:     "log",
 			ResourceRequest: true,
+			ResourceScope:   request.NamespaceScope,
 		}
 		decision, _, err := t.authorizer.Authorize(podLogs)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -649,6 +650,7 @@ func (t *tenantOperator) ExportLogs(user user.Info, query *loggingv1alpha2.Query
 			Resource:        "pods",
 			Subresource:     "log",
 			ResourceRequest: true,
+			ResourceScope:   request.NamespaceScope,
 		}
 		decision, _, err := t.authorizer.Authorize(podLogs)
 		if err != nil {