diff --git a/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/README.md b/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/README.md
index 0c4a70b0e..737222a46 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/README.md
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 
   ## Metric Statistic Namespaces (required)
   namespaces = ["AWS/ELB"]
-  ## Single metric statistic namespace appended to namespaces on startup
-  # namespace = "AWS/ELB"
 
   ## Maximum requests per second. Note that the global default AWS rate limit
   ## is 50 reqs/sec, so if you define multiple namespaces, these should add up
@@ -139,14 +137,17 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
   #    value = "p-example"
 ```
 
+Please note, the `namespace` option is deprecated in favor of the `namespaces`
+list option.
+
 ## Requirements and Terminology
 
-Plugin Configuration utilizes [CloudWatch concepts][concept] and access pattern to
-allow monitoring of any CloudWatch Metric.
+Plugin Configuration utilizes [CloudWatch concepts][concept] and access
+pattern to allow monitoring of any CloudWatch Metric.
 
 - `region` must be a valid AWS [region][] value
 - `period` must be a valid CloudWatch [period][] value
-- `namespace` must be a valid CloudWatch [namespace][] value
+- `namespaces` must be a list of valid CloudWatch [namespace][] value(s)
 - `names` must be valid CloudWatch [metric][] names
 - `dimensions` must be valid CloudWatch [dimension][] name/value pairs
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go b/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
index d1422f657..331644c13 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type CloudWatch struct {
 
 	Period         config.Duration `toml:"period"`
 	Delay          config.Duration `toml:"delay"`
-	Namespace      string          `toml:"namespace"`
+	Namespace      string          `toml:"namespace" deprecated:"1.25.0;use 'namespaces' instead"`
 	Namespaces     []string        `toml:"namespaces"`
 	Metrics        []*Metric       `toml:"metrics"`
 	CacheTTL       config.Duration `toml:"cache_ttl"`
@@ -320,19 +320,15 @@ func getFilteredMetrics(c *CloudWatch) ([]filteredMetric, error) {
 func (c *CloudWatch) fetchNamespaceMetrics() ([]types.Metric, error) {
 	metrics := []types.Metric{}
 
-	var token *string
-
-	params := &cwClient.ListMetricsInput{
-		Dimensions: []types.DimensionFilter{},
-		NextToken:  token,
-		MetricName: nil,
-	}
-	if c.RecentlyActive == "PT3H" {
-		params.RecentlyActive = types.RecentlyActivePt3h
-	}
-
 	for _, namespace := range c.Namespaces {
-		params.Namespace = aws.String(namespace)
+		params := &cwClient.ListMetricsInput{
+			Dimensions: []types.DimensionFilter{},
+			Namespace:  aws.String(namespace),
+		}
+		if c.RecentlyActive == "PT3H" {
+			params.RecentlyActive = types.RecentlyActivePt3h
+		}
+
 		for {
 			resp, err := c.client.ListMetrics(context.Background(), params)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -340,12 +336,11 @@ func (c *CloudWatch) fetchNamespaceMetrics() ([]types.Metric, error) {
 				// skip problem namespace on error and continue to next namespace
 				break
 			}
-
 			metrics = append(metrics, resp.Metrics...)
+
 			if resp.NextToken == nil {
 				break
 			}
-
 			params.NextToken = resp.NextToken
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch_test.go b/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch_test.go
index 6b05f5527..4905d0cb3 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch_test.go
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ func TestGather(t *testing.T) {
 		Period:    internalDuration,
 		RateLimit: 200,
 		BatchSize: 500,
+		Log:       testutil.Logger{},
 	}
 
 	var acc testutil.Accumulator
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ func TestGather_MultipleNamespaces(t *testing.T) {
 		Period:     internalDuration,
 		RateLimit:  200,
 		BatchSize:  500,
+		Log:        testutil.Logger{},
 	}
 
 	var acc testutil.Accumulator
@@ -231,6 +233,7 @@ func TestSelectMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		Log: testutil.Logger{},
 	}
 	require.NoError(t, c.Init())
 	c.client = &mockSelectMetricsCloudWatchClient{}
@@ -262,6 +265,7 @@ func TestGenerateStatisticsInputParams(t *testing.T) {
 		Delay:      internalDuration,
 		Period:     internalDuration,
 		BatchSize:  500,
+		Log:        testutil.Logger{},
 	}
 
 	require.NoError(t, c.initializeCloudWatch())
@@ -302,6 +306,7 @@ func TestGenerateStatisticsInputParamsFiltered(t *testing.T) {
 		Delay:      internalDuration,
 		Period:     internalDuration,
 		BatchSize:  500,
+		Log:        testutil.Logger{},
 	}
 
 	require.NoError(t, c.initializeCloudWatch())
@@ -342,6 +347,7 @@ func TestUpdateWindow(t *testing.T) {
 		Delay:     internalDuration,
 		Period:    internalDuration,
 		BatchSize: 500,
+		Log:       testutil.Logger{},
 	}
 
 	now := time.Now()
@@ -371,6 +377,7 @@ func TestProxyFunction(t *testing.T) {
 			HTTPProxyURL: "http://www.penguins.com",
 		},
 		BatchSize: 500,
+		Log:       testutil.Logger{},
 	}
 
 	proxyFunction, err := c.HTTPProxy.Proxy()
@@ -389,6 +396,7 @@ func TestCombineNamespaces(t *testing.T) {
 		Namespace:  "AWS/ELB",
 		Namespaces: []string{"AWS/EC2", "AWS/Billing"},
 		BatchSize:  500,
+		Log:        testutil.Logger{},
 	}
 
 	require.NoError(t, c.Init())
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/sample.conf b/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/sample.conf
index c5be16452..26d311003 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/sample.conf
+++ b/plugins/inputs/cloudwatch/sample.conf
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@
 
   ## Metric Statistic Namespaces (required)
   namespaces = ["AWS/ELB"]
-  ## Single metric statistic namespace appended to namespaces on startup
-  # namespace = "AWS/ELB"
 
   ## Maximum requests per second. Note that the global default AWS rate limit
   ## is 50 reqs/sec, so if you define multiple namespaces, these should add up