diff --git a/federation/cluster/common.sh b/federation/cluster/common.sh
index 6d66e8efe77..b22ba84eb9f 100644
--- a/federation/cluster/common.sh
+++ b/federation/cluster/common.sh
@@ -129,6 +129,13 @@ function create-federation-api-objects {
 	$template "${manifests_root}/federation-apiserver-lb-service.yaml" | $host_kubectl create -f -
 	for i in {1..30};do
 	    echo "attempting to get federation-apiserver loadbalancer hostname ($i / 30)"
+	    LB_STATUS=`${host_kubectl} get -o=jsonpath svc/${FEDERATION_APISERVER_DEPLOYMENT_NAME} --template '{.status.loadBalancer}'`
+	    # Check if ingress field has been set in load balancer status.
+	    if [[ "${LB_STATUS}" != *"ingress"* ]]; then
+	        echo "Waiting for load balancer status to be set"
+	        sleep 5
+	        continue
+	    fi
 	    for field in ip hostname;do
 		FEDERATION_API_HOST=`${host_kubectl} get -o=jsonpath svc/${FEDERATION_APISERVER_DEPLOYMENT_NAME} --template '{.status.loadBalancer.ingress[*].'"${field}}"`
 		if [[ ! -z "${FEDERATION_API_HOST// }" ]];then
diff --git a/federation/manifests/federation-controller-manager-deployment.yaml b/federation/manifests/federation-controller-manager-deployment.yaml
index 80adab98919..c339a306995 100644
--- a/federation/manifests/federation-controller-manager-deployment.yaml
+++ b/federation/manifests/federation-controller-manager-deployment.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /etc/ssl/certs
         - name: kubeconfig
           readOnly: true
-          mountPath: "/etc/federation/controller-manager",
+          mountPath: "/etc/federation/controller-manager"
         image: {{.FEDERATION_CONTROLLER_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPO}}:{{.FEDERATION_CONTROLLER_MANAGER_IMAGE_TAG}}
         command:
         - /usr/local/bin/hyperkube