diff --git a/cmd/manager/main.go b/cmd/manager/main.go
index b20901aa..010998b5 100644
--- a/cmd/manager/main.go
+++ b/cmd/manager/main.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-operator/pkg/controller/jenkins/constants"
 	"github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-operator/pkg/controller/jenkins/notifications"
 	e "github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-operator/pkg/controller/jenkins/notifications/event"
+	"github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-operator/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/resources"
 	"github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-operator/pkg/event"
 	"github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-operator/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-operator/version"
@@ -118,6 +119,9 @@ func main() {
 		fatal(errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create Kubernetes client set"), *debug)
 	}
 
+	if( resources.IsRouteAPIAvailable(clientSet) ) {
+		log.Log.Info("Route API found: Route creation will be performed")
+	}
 	c := make(chan e.Event)
 	go notifications.Listen(c, events, mgr.GetClient())
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/apis.go b/pkg/apis/apis.go
index ea8a5783..a3782ece 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/apis.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/apis.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package apis
 
 import (
 	"github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-operator/pkg/apis/jenkins/v1alpha2"
+	routev1 "github.com/openshift/api/route/v1"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
@@ -17,4 +18,5 @@ func AddToScheme(s *runtime.Scheme) error {
 func init() {
 	// Register the types with the Scheme so the components can map objects to GroupVersionKinds and back
 	AddToSchemes = append(AddToSchemes, v1alpha2.SchemeBuilder.AddToScheme)
+	AddToSchemes = append(AddToSchemes, routev1.AddToScheme)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile.go b/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile.go
index 1688d7e8..c59f812f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile.go
@@ -182,15 +182,19 @@ func (r *ReconcileJenkinsBaseConfiguration) ensureResourcesRequiredForJenkinsPod
 		return err
 	}
 	r.logger.V(log.VDebug).Info("Jenkins HTTP Service is present")
+
 	if err := r.createService(metaObject, resources.GetJenkinsSlavesServiceName(r.Configuration.Jenkins), r.Configuration.Jenkins.Spec.SlaveService); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if resources.IsRouteAPIAvailable(r.ClientSet) {
+	r.logger.V(log.VDebug).Info("Jenkins slave Service is present")
+
+	if resources.IsRouteAPIAvailable(&r.ClientSet) {
+		r.logger.V(log.VDebug).Info("Route API is available. Now creating route.")
 		if err := r.createRoute(metaObject, httpServiceName, r.Configuration.Jenkins); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		r.logger.V(log.VDebug).Info("Jenkins Route is present")
 	}
-	r.logger.V(log.VDebug).Info("Jenkins slave Service is present")
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/resources/route.go b/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/resources/route.go
index 6118b424..369113a6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/resources/route.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/resources/route.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package resources
 
 import (
 	"github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-operator/pkg/apis/jenkins/v1alpha2"
-
 	routev1 "github.com/openshift/api/route/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
@@ -29,8 +28,8 @@ func UpdateRoute(actual routev1.Route,jenkins *v1alpha2.Jenkins) routev1.Route {
 	return actual
 }
 
-//IsRouteAPIDiscoverable tells if the Route API is installed and discoverable
-func IsRouteAPIAvailable(clientSet kubernetes.Clientset) (bool) {
+//IsRouteAPIAvailable tells if the Route API is installed and discoverable
+func IsRouteAPIAvailable(clientSet *kubernetes.Clientset) (bool) {
 	if (routeAPIChecked){
 		return isRouteAPIAvailable
 	}
@@ -40,8 +39,12 @@ func IsRouteAPIAvailable(clientSet kubernetes.Clientset) (bool) {
 	}
 	if err := discovery.ServerSupportsVersion(clientSet, gv); err != nil {
 		// error, API not available
-		return false
+		routeAPIChecked = true
+		isRouteAPIAvailable = false
+	} else {
+		// API Exists
+		routeAPIChecked = true
+		isRouteAPIAvailable = true
 	}
-	// API Exists
-	return true
+	return isRouteAPIAvailable
 }