diff --git a/docs/website/docs/command-reference/delete-namespace.md b/docs/website/docs/command-reference/delete-namespace.md
index 9822cb48467..bfd7785113c 100644
--- a/docs/website/docs/command-reference/delete-namespace.md
+++ b/docs/website/docs/command-reference/delete-namespace.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ odo delete namespace <name> [--wait] [--force]
 ```shell
 $ odo delete namespace mynamespace
 ? Are you sure you want to delete namespace "mynamespace"? Yes
- ✓  Namespace "mynamespace" deleted
+ ✓  Namespace "mynamespace" will be deleted asynchronously
 ```
 </details>
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ odo delete project <name> [--wait] [--force]
 ```shell
 $ odo delete project myproject
 ? Are you sure you want to delete project "myproject"? Yes
-✓  Project "myproject" deleted
+✓  Project "myproject" will be deleted asynchronously
 ```
 </details>
 
diff --git a/pkg/odo/cli/delete/namespace/namespace.go b/pkg/odo/cli/delete/namespace/namespace.go
index 6605b1212e1..fae9ee14a3f 100644
--- a/pkg/odo/cli/delete/namespace/namespace.go
+++ b/pkg/odo/cli/delete/namespace/namespace.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"golang.org/x/text/cases"
+	"golang.org/x/text/language"
 	ktemplates "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
 
 	"github.com/redhat-developer/odo/pkg/log"
@@ -14,8 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/redhat-developer/odo/pkg/odo/genericclioptions"
 	"github.com/redhat-developer/odo/pkg/odo/genericclioptions/clientset"
 	scontext "github.com/redhat-developer/odo/pkg/segment/context"
-	"golang.org/x/text/cases"
-	"golang.org/x/text/language"
 )
 
 const RecommendedCommandName = "namespace"
@@ -93,10 +93,12 @@ func (do *DeleteOptions) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 		}
 		s.End(true)
 
-		caser := cases.Title(language.Und)
-		successMessage := fmt.Sprintf(`%s %q deleted`,
-			caser.String(do.commandName), do.namespaceName)
-		log.Successf(successMessage)
+		cmdNameTitled := cases.Title(language.Und).String(do.commandName)
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("%s %q deleted", cmdNameTitled, do.namespaceName)
+		if !do.waitFlag {
+			msg = fmt.Sprintf("%s %q will be deleted asynchronously", cmdNameTitled, do.namespaceName)
+		}
+		log.Success(msg)
 
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/tests/helper/helper_oc.go b/tests/helper/helper_oc.go
index f9fe8ae9467..11bd2ba1197 100644
--- a/tests/helper/helper_oc.go
+++ b/tests/helper/helper_oc.go
@@ -341,8 +341,7 @@ func (oc OcRunner) SetProject(namespace string) string {
 // DeleteNamespaceProject deletes a specified project in oc cluster
 func (oc OcRunner) DeleteNamespaceProject(projectName string, wait bool) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(GinkgoWriter, "Deleting project: %s\n", projectName)
-	session := Cmd("odo", "delete", "project", projectName, "-f", "--wait="+strconv.FormatBool(wait)).ShouldPass().Out()
-	Expect(session).To(ContainSubstring(fmt.Sprintf("Project %q deleted", projectName)))
+	Cmd(oc.path, "delete", "project", projectName, "--wait="+strconv.FormatBool(wait)).ShouldPass()
 }
 
 func (oc OcRunner) GetAllPVCNames(namespace string) []string {
diff --git a/tests/helper/odo_utils.go b/tests/helper/odo_utils.go
index a0ad7a9c4e5..3e2ff61173f 100644
--- a/tests/helper/odo_utils.go
+++ b/tests/helper/odo_utils.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func CreateRandProject() string {
 func DeleteProject(projectName string) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(GinkgoWriter, "Deleting project: %s\n", projectName)
 	session := Cmd("odo", "delete", "project", projectName, "-f").ShouldPass().Out()
-	Expect(session).To(ContainSubstring(fmt.Sprintf("Project %q deleted", projectName)))
+	Expect(session).To(ContainSubstring(fmt.Sprintf("Project %q will be deleted asynchronously", projectName)))
 }
 
 // GetMetadataFromDevfile retrieves the metadata from devfile
diff --git a/tests/integration/cmd_namespace_test.go b/tests/integration/cmd_namespace_test.go
index aefd8a4a7c4..9e51c2eedd8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/cmd_namespace_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/cmd_namespace_test.go
@@ -62,22 +62,25 @@ var _ = Describe("odo create/delete/list/set namespace/project tests", func() {
 					Expect(commonVar.CliRunner.HasNamespaceProject(namespace)).To(BeTrue())
 				})
 
-				checkNsDeletionFunc := func(additionalArgs []string, nsCheckerFunc func()) {
+				checkNsDeletionFunc := func(wait bool, nsCheckerFunc func()) {
 					args := []string{"delete", commandName, namespace, "--force"}
-					if additionalArgs != nil {
-						args = append(args, additionalArgs...)
+					if wait {
+						args = append(args, "--wait")
 					}
 					out := helper.Cmd("odo", args...).ShouldPass().Out()
 					if nsCheckerFunc != nil {
 						nsCheckerFunc()
 					}
-					caser := cases.Title(language.Und)
-					Expect(out).To(
-						ContainSubstring(fmt.Sprintf("%s %q deleted", caser.String(commandName), namespace)))
+					cmdTitled := cases.Title(language.Und).String(commandName)
+					if wait {
+						Expect(out).To(ContainSubstring(fmt.Sprintf("%s %q deleted", cmdTitled, namespace)))
+					} else {
+						Expect(out).To(ContainSubstring(fmt.Sprintf("%s %q will be deleted asynchronously", cmdTitled, namespace)))
+					}
 				}
 
 				It(fmt.Sprintf("should successfully delete the %s asynchronously", commandName), func() {
-					checkNsDeletionFunc(nil, func() {
+					checkNsDeletionFunc(false, func() {
 						Eventually(func() bool {
 							return commonVar.CliRunner.HasNamespaceProject(namespace)
 						}, 60*time.Second).Should(BeFalse())
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ var _ = Describe("odo create/delete/list/set namespace/project tests", func() {
 				})
 
 				It(fmt.Sprintf("should successfully delete the %s synchronously with --wait", commandName), func() {
-					checkNsDeletionFunc([]string{"--wait"}, func() {
+					checkNsDeletionFunc(true, func() {
 						Expect(commonVar.CliRunner.HasNamespaceProject(namespace)).To(BeFalse())
 					})
 				})