diff --git a/__tests__/deny.test.ts b/__tests__/deny.test.ts
index 718f4af70..81e858ed2 100644
--- a/__tests__/deny.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/deny.test.ts
@@ -135,29 +135,44 @@ test('allows packages not defined in the deny packages and groups list', async (
   expect(deniedChanges.length).toEqual(0)
 })
 
+test('allows packages with the same name, but different namespaces', async () => {
+  const changes: Changes = [npmChange]
+  const deniedPackages = createTestPURLs([
+    'pkg:npm/lodasher/lodash',
+    'pkg:npm/malicious/lodash@4.17.20'
+  ])
+  const deniedChanges = await getDeniedChanges(changes, deniedPackages, [])
+
+  expect(deniedChanges.length).toEqual(0)
+})
+
 test('deny packages does not prevent removal of denied packages', async () => {
   const changes: Changes = [
     createTestChange({
       change_type: 'added',
       name: 'deny-by-name-and-version',
+      package_url: 'pkg:npm/org.test.deny.by/deny-by-name-and-version@1.0.0',
       version: '1.0.0',
       ecosystem: 'npm'
     }),
     createTestChange({
       change_type: 'removed',
       name: 'pass-by-name-and-version',
+      package_url: 'pkg:npm/org.test.pass.by/pass-by-name-and-version@1.0.0',
       version: '1.0.0',
       ecosystem: 'npm'
     }),
     createTestChange({
       change_type: 'added',
       name: 'deny-by-name',
+      package_url: 'pkg:npm/org.test.deny.by/deny-by-name',
       version: '1.0.0',
       ecosystem: 'npm'
     }),
     createTestChange({
       change_type: 'removed',
       name: 'pass-by-name',
+      package_url: 'pkg:npm/org.test.pass.by/pass-by-name',
       version: '1.0.0',
       ecosystem: 'npm'
     }),
diff --git a/src/deny.ts b/src/deny.ts
index 42f3b938a..fb76aaa07 100644
--- a/src/deny.ts
+++ b/src/deny.ts
@@ -14,17 +14,19 @@ export async function getDeniedChanges(
       continue
     }
 
+    const namespace = getNamespace(change)
+
     for (const denied of deniedPackages) {
       if (
         (!denied.version || change.version === denied.version) &&
-        change.name === denied.name
+        change.name === denied.name &&
+        namespace === denied.namespace
       ) {
         changesDenied.push(change)
       }
     }
 
     for (const denied of deniedGroups) {
-      const namespace = getNamespace(change)
       if (!denied.namespace) {
         core.error(
           `Denied group represented by '${denied.original}' does not have a namespace. The format should be 'pkg:<type>/<namespace>/'.`