diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/set/triggers.go b/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/set/triggers.go
index 487425c3472b..96c109cb9529 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/set/triggers.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/set/triggers.go
@@ -623,7 +623,11 @@ func triggerMatchesBuildImageChange(trigger ImageChangeTrigger, strategyTrigger
 	if imageChange.From == nil {
 		return strategyTrigger != nil && strategyTrigger.From == trigger.From && strategyTrigger.Namespace == trigger.Namespace
 	}
-	return strategyTrigger.From == trigger.From && strategyTrigger.Namespace == trigger.Namespace
+	namespace := imageChange.From.Namespace
+	if strategyTrigger != nil {
+		namespace = defaultNamespace(namespace, strategyTrigger.Namespace)
+	}
+	return imageChange.From.Name == trigger.From && namespace == trigger.Namespace
 }
 
 func filterBuildImageTriggers(src []buildapi.BuildTriggerPolicy, trigger ImageChangeTrigger, strategyTrigger *ImageChangeTrigger) []buildapi.BuildTriggerPolicy {