diff --git a/pkg/deploy/devfile_registry.go b/pkg/deploy/devfile_registry.go
index 1da838306..3a9a794a4 100644
--- a/pkg/deploy/devfile_registry.go
+++ b/pkg/deploy/devfile_registry.go
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ func SyncDevfileRegistryToCluster(checluster *orgv1.CheCluster, clusterAPI Clust
 				}
 			}
 
-			if checluster.Spec.K8s.IngressStrategy == "multi-host" {
+			ingressStrategy := util.GetValue(checluster.Spec.K8s.IngressStrategy, DefaultIngressStrategy)
+			if ingressStrategy == "multi-host" {
 				host = DevfileRegistry + "-" + checluster.Namespace + "." + checluster.Spec.K8s.IngressDomain
 			} else {
 				host = checluster.Spec.K8s.IngressDomain + "/" + DevfileRegistry
diff --git a/pkg/deploy/ingress.go b/pkg/deploy/ingress.go
index 53edba32c..dae25ddd7 100644
--- a/pkg/deploy/ingress.go
+++ b/pkg/deploy/ingress.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func getClusterIngress(name string, namespace string, client runtimeClient.Clien
 
 func getSpecIngress(checluster *orgv1.CheCluster, name string, serviceName string, port int, clusterAPI ClusterAPI) (*v1beta1.Ingress, error) {
 	tlsSupport := checluster.Spec.Server.TlsSupport
-	ingressStrategy := checluster.Spec.K8s.IngressStrategy
+	ingressStrategy := util.GetValue(checluster.Spec.K8s.IngressStrategy,DefaultIngressStrategy)
 	if len(ingressStrategy) < 1 {
 		ingressStrategy = "multi-host"
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/deploy/plugin_registry.go b/pkg/deploy/plugin_registry.go
index 74bd563c7..4292e01a0 100644
--- a/pkg/deploy/plugin_registry.go
+++ b/pkg/deploy/plugin_registry.go
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ func SyncPluginRegistryToCluster(checluster *orgv1.CheCluster, clusterAPI Cluste
 				}
 			}
 
-			if checluster.Spec.K8s.IngressStrategy == "multi-host" {
+			ingressStrategy := util.GetValue(checluster.Spec.K8s.IngressStrategy, DefaultIngressStrategy)
+			if ingressStrategy == "multi-host" {
 				host = PluginRegistry + "-" + checluster.Namespace + "." + checluster.Spec.K8s.IngressDomain
 			} else {
 				host = checluster.Spec.K8s.IngressDomain + "/" + PluginRegistry