diff --git a/ethdb/pebble/pebble.go b/ethdb/pebble/pebble.go
index 2370d4654f..8abe7d4bc7 100644
--- a/ethdb/pebble/pebble.go
+++ b/ethdb/pebble/pebble.go
@@ -218,9 +218,10 @@ func New(file string, cache int, handles int, namespace string, readonly bool) (
 		memTableSize = maxMemTableSize - 1
 	}
 	db := &Database{
-		fn:       file,
-		log:      logger,
-		quitChan: make(chan chan error),
+		fn:        file,
+		log:       logger,
+		quitChan:  make(chan chan error),
+		namespace: namespace,
 
 		// Use asynchronous write mode by default. Otherwise, the overhead of frequent fsync
 		// operations can be significant, especially on platforms with slow fsync performance