diff --git a/app/kubernetes/views/applications/create/createApplicationController.js b/app/kubernetes/views/applications/create/createApplicationController.js
index e03316bf9..495b151a8 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/views/applications/create/createApplicationController.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/views/applications/create/createApplicationController.js
@@ -1001,9 +1001,11 @@ class KubernetesCreateApplicationController {
       if (updatedService.Ingress && numberOfPortsInOldService && numberOfPortsInOldService <= updatedService.Ports.length) {
         const updatedOldPorts = updatedService.Ports.slice(0, numberOfPortsInOldService);
         const ingressesForService = fullIngresses.filter((ing) => {
-          const ingServiceNames = ing.Paths.map((path) => path.ServiceName);
-          if (ingServiceNames.includes(updatedService.Name)) {
-            return true;
+          if (ing.Paths) {
+            const ingServiceNames = ing.Paths.map((path) => path.ServiceName);
+            if (ingServiceNames.includes(updatedService.Name)) {
+              return true;
+            }
           }
         });
         ingressesForService.forEach((ingressForService) => {
diff --git a/app/react/kubernetes/applications/CreateView/application-services/ingress/AppIngressPathForm.tsx b/app/react/kubernetes/applications/CreateView/application-services/ingress/AppIngressPathForm.tsx
index 0676cf1cf..fc2efbf30 100644
--- a/app/react/kubernetes/applications/CreateView/application-services/ingress/AppIngressPathForm.tsx
+++ b/app/react/kubernetes/applications/CreateView/application-services/ingress/AppIngressPathForm.tsx
@@ -87,8 +87,16 @@ export function AppIngressPathForm({
         Host: newIngressHostValue,
         IngressName: newIngressNameValue,
       };
+      // the selected option should match the new ingress path
+      const newIngressOption = newIngressPath.Host
+        ? {
+            ingressName: newIngressPath.IngressName,
+            value: newIngressPath.Host ?? '',
+            label: `${newIngressPath.Host} (${newIngressPath.IngressName})`,
+          }
+        : null;
       onChangeIngressPath(newIngressPath);
-      setSelectedIngress(ingressHostOptionsWithCurrentValue[0] ?? null);
+      setSelectedIngress(newIngressOption);
     }
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [ingressHostOptionsWithCurrentValue]);
@@ -129,7 +137,7 @@ export function AppIngressPathForm({
         {ingressHostOptions.length === 0 && !ingressPath?.Host && (
           <FormError>
             No ingress hostnames are available for the namespace &apos;
-            {namespace}&apos;. Please update the namespace or{' '}
+            {namespace}&apos;. Please select another namespace or{' '}
             <Link
               to="kubernetes.ingresses.create"
               target="_blank"
diff --git a/app/react/kubernetes/applications/CreateView/application-services/kubeServicesValidation.ts b/app/react/kubernetes/applications/CreateView/application-services/kubeServicesValidation.ts
index b25568fd5..33f1e8be1 100644
--- a/app/react/kubernetes/applications/CreateView/application-services/kubeServicesValidation.ts
+++ b/app/react/kubernetes/applications/CreateView/application-services/kubeServicesValidation.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,11 @@ export function kubeServicesValidation(
                   'path-is-unique',
                   'Ingress path is already in use for this hostname.',
                   (path, context) => {
-                    if (path === undefined || validationData === undefined) {
+                    if (
+                      path === undefined ||
+                      validationData === undefined ||
+                      !context.parent.Host
+                    ) {
                       return true;
                     }
                     const ingressHostAndPath = `${