diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
index 85c5eec165..b55aa9e87c 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
@@ -379,6 +379,11 @@ func (d *initData) SetCertificateKey(key string) {
 	d.certificateKey = key
 }
 
+// SkipCertificateKeyPrint returns the skipCertificateKeyPrint flag.
+func (d *initData) SkipCertificateKeyPrint() bool {
+	return d.skipCertificateKeyPrint
+}
+
 // Cfg returns initConfiguration.
 func (d *initData) Cfg() *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration {
 	return d.cfg
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/data.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/data.go
index f30a9c3577..38e7a88ec2 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/data.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/data.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type InitData interface {
 	UploadCerts() bool
 	CertificateKey() string
 	SetCertificateKey(key string)
+	SkipCertificateKeyPrint() bool
 	Cfg() *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration
 	DryRun() bool
 	SkipTokenPrint() bool
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/data_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/data_test.go
index 4d51efef76..a33cf8189f 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/data_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/data_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ var _ InitData = &testInitData{}
 func (t *testInitData) UploadCerts() bool                    { return false }
 func (t *testInitData) CertificateKey() string               { return "" }
 func (t *testInitData) SetCertificateKey(key string)         {}
+func (t *testInitData) SkipCertificateKeyPrint() bool        { return false }
 func (t *testInitData) Cfg() *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration   { return nil }
 func (t *testInitData) DryRun() bool                         { return false }
 func (t *testInitData) SkipTokenPrint() bool                 { return false }
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/uploadcerts.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/uploadcerts.go
index bd24cbcff1..f62815a446 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/uploadcerts.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/uploadcerts.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
-	"k8s.io/klog"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/options"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/workflow"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util"
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ func NewUploadCertsPhase() workflow.Phase {
 			options.CfgPath,
 			options.UploadCerts,
 			options.CertificateKey,
+			options.SkipCertificateKeyPrint,
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func runUploadCerts(c workflow.RunData) error {
 	}
 
 	if !data.UploadCerts() {
-		klog.V(1).Infoln("[upload-certs] Skipping certs upload")
+		fmt.Printf("[upload-certs] Skipping phase. Please see --%s\n", options.UploadCerts)
 		return nil
 	}
 	client, err := data.Client()
@@ -70,5 +70,8 @@ func runUploadCerts(c workflow.RunData) error {
 	if err := copycerts.UploadCerts(client, data.Cfg(), data.CertificateKey()); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error uploading certs")
 	}
+	if !data.SkipCertificateKeyPrint() {
+		fmt.Printf("[upload-certs] Using certificate key:\n%s\n", data.CertificateKey())
+	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/copycerts/copycerts.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/copycerts/copycerts.go
index 13ac88790e..d8c073d9f6 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/copycerts/copycerts.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/copycerts/copycerts.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func CreateCertificateKey() (string, error) {
 
 //UploadCerts save certs needs to join a new control-plane on kubeadm-certs sercret.
 func UploadCerts(client clientset.Interface, cfg *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration, key string) error {
-	fmt.Printf("[upload-certs] storing the certificates in ConfigMap %q in the %q Namespace\n", kubeadmconstants.KubeadmCertsSecret, metav1.NamespaceSystem)
+	fmt.Printf("[upload-certs] Storing the certificates in ConfigMap %q in the %q Namespace\n", kubeadmconstants.KubeadmCertsSecret, metav1.NamespaceSystem)
 	decodedKey, err := hex.DecodeString(key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err