diff --git a/cmd/openshift-install/create.go b/cmd/openshift-install/create.go
index 71f4910100e..7f0ac41d6d6 100644
--- a/cmd/openshift-install/create.go
+++ b/cmd/openshift-install/create.go
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 
+	routeclient "github.com/openshift/client-go/route/clientset/versioned"
 	"github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/asset"
 	"github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/asset/cluster"
 	"github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/asset/ignition/bootstrap"
@@ -95,7 +95,13 @@ var (
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				return logComplete(rootOpts.dir)
+				logrus.Info("Waiting for openshift-console route to be created...")
+				consoleURL, err := waitForConsole(context.Background(), rootOpts.dir)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				return logComplete(rootOpts.dir, consoleURL)
 			},
 		},
 		assets: []asset.WritableAsset{&cluster.TerraformVariables{}, &kubeconfig.Admin{}, &cluster.Cluster{}},
@@ -264,23 +270,68 @@ func destroyBootstrap(ctx context.Context, directory string) (err error) {
 	return destroybootstrap.Destroy(rootOpts.dir)
 }
 
-// logComplete prints info upon completion
-func logComplete(directory string) error {
-	absDir, err := filepath.Abs(directory)
+// waitForconsole
+func waitForConsole(ctx context.Context, directory string) (string, error) {
+	url := ""
+	// Need to keep these updated if they change
+	consoleNamespace := "openshift-console"
+	consoleRouteName := "console"
+	config, err := clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", filepath.Join(directory, "auth", "kubeconfig"))
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "loading kubeconfig")
+	}
+
+	rc, err := routeclient.NewForConfig(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "creating a route client")
+	}
+
+	consoleRouteTimeout := 10 * time.Minute
+	logrus.Infof("Waiting %v for the openshift-console route to be created...", consoleRouteTimeout)
+	consoleRouteContext, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, consoleRouteTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	// Poll quickly but only log when the response
+	// when we've seen 15 of the same errors or output of
+	// no route in a row (to show we're still alive).
+	logDownsample := 15
+	silenceRemaining := logDownsample
+	wait.Until(func() {
+		consoleRoutes, err := rc.RouteV1().Routes(consoleNamespace).List(metav1.ListOptions{})
+		if err == nil && len(consoleRoutes.Items) > 0 {
+			for _, route := range consoleRoutes.Items {
+				logrus.Debugf("Route found in openshift-console namespace: %s\n", route.Name)
+				if route.Name == consoleRouteName {
+					url = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s", route.Spec.Host)
+				}
+			}
+			logrus.Debug("OpenShift console route is created")
+			cancel()
+		} else if err != nil {
+			silenceRemaining--
+			if silenceRemaining == 0 {
+				logrus.Debug("Still waiting for the console route: %v", err)
+				silenceRemaining = logDownsample
+			}
+		} else if len(consoleRoutes.Items) == 0 {
+			silenceRemaining--
+			if silenceRemaining == 0 {
+				logrus.Debug("Still waiting for the console route...")
+				silenceRemaining = logDownsample
+			}
+		}
+	}, 2*time.Second, consoleRouteContext.Done())
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "waiting for console route to be created")
 	}
-	tfvarsFile := filepath.Join(absDir, cluster.TfVarsFileName)
-	f, err := os.Open(tfvarsFile)
+	return url, nil
+}
+
+// logComplete prints info upon completion
+func logComplete(directory, consoleURL string) error {
+	absDir, err := filepath.Abs(directory)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer f.Close()
-	tfVars, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(f)
-	var result map[string]interface{}
-	json.Unmarshal([]byte(tfVars), &result)
-	clusterName := result["cluster_name"]
-	baseDomain := result["base_domain"]
 	kubeconfig := filepath.Join(absDir, "auth", "kubeconfig")
 	pwFile := filepath.Join(absDir, "auth", "kubeadmin-password")
 	pw, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pwFile)
@@ -290,6 +341,6 @@ func logComplete(directory string) error {
 	logrus.Info("Install complete!")
 	logrus.Infof("Run 'export KUBECONFIG=%s' to manage the cluster with 'oc', the OpenShift CLI.", kubeconfig)
 	logrus.Infof("The cluster is ready when 'oc login -u kubeadmin -p %s' succeeds (wait a few minutes).", pw)
-	logrus.Infof("Access the OpenShift web-console 'https://console-openshift-console.apps.%s.%s' with user: kubeadmin, password: %s", clusterName, baseDomain, pw)
+	logrus.Infof("Access the OpenShift web-console '%s' with user: kubeadmin, password: %s", consoleURL, pw)
 	return nil
 }