diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
index f3fdc84783a..7a6e76916a2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func printObjectSpecificMessage(obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) {
 			you will also need to explicitly open a Firewall rule for the service port(s) (%s) to serve traffic.
 
 			See https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/tree/master/docs/services-firewalls.md for more details.
-			`, makePortsString(obj.Spec.Ports))
+			`, makePortsString(obj.Spec.Ports, false))
 			out.Write([]byte(msg))
 		}
 		if obj.Spec.Type == api.ServiceTypeNodePort {
@@ -137,16 +137,22 @@ func printObjectSpecificMessage(obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) {
 				firewall rules for the service port(s) (%s) to serve traffic.
 				
 				See https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/tree/master/docs/services-firewalls.md for more details.
-				`, makePortsString(obj.Spec.Ports))
+				`, makePortsString(obj.Spec.Ports, true))
 			out.Write([]byte(msg))
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func makePortsString(ports []api.ServicePort) string {
+func makePortsString(ports []api.ServicePort, useNodePort bool) string {
 	pieces := make([]string, len(ports))
 	for ix := range ports {
-		pieces[ix] = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", strings.ToLower(string(ports[ix].Protocol)), ports[ix].NodePort)
+		var port int
+		if useNodePort {
+			port = ports[ix].NodePort
+		} else {
+			port = ports[ix].Port
+		}
+		pieces[ix] = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", strings.ToLower(string(ports[ix].Protocol)), port)
 	}
 	return strings.Join(pieces, ",")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_test.go
index 08a60baf934..5a939df0d0c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_test.go
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ func TestPrintObjectSpecificMessage(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMakePortsString(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		ports          []api.ServicePort
+		useNodePort    bool
 		expectedOutput string
 	}{
 		{ports: nil, expectedOutput: ""},
@@ -197,9 +198,24 @@ func TestMakePortsString(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 			expectedOutput: "tcp:80,udp:8080,tcp:9000",
 		},
+		{ports: []api.ServicePort{
+			{
+				Port:     80,
+				NodePort: 9090,
+				Protocol: "TCP",
+			},
+			{
+				Port:     8080,
+				NodePort: 80,
+				Protocol: "UDP",
+			},
+		},
+			useNodePort:    true,
+			expectedOutput: "tcp:9090,udp:80",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		output := makePortsString(test.ports)
+		output := makePortsString(test.ports, test.useNodePort)
 		if output != test.expectedOutput {
 			t.Errorf("expected: %s, saw: %s.", test.expectedOutput, output)
 		}