diff --git a/controllers/constants.go b/controllers/constants.go
index ff680244..72a5533e 100644
--- a/controllers/constants.go
+++ b/controllers/constants.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const (
 const (
 	StatusTypeInferenceServicesPresent = "InferenceServicesPresent"
 	StatusTypePVCAvailable             = "PVCAvailable"
+	StatusTypeRouteAvailable           = "RouteAvailable"
 )
 
 // Status reasons
@@ -27,4 +28,6 @@ const (
 	StatusReasonInferenceServicesFound    = "InferenceServicesFound"
 	StatusReasonPVCNotFound               = "PVCNotFound"
 	StatusReasonPVCFound                  = "PVCFound"
+	StatusReasonRouteNotFound             = "RouteNotFound"
+	StatusReasonRouteFound                = "RouteFound"
 )
diff --git a/controllers/statuses.go b/controllers/statuses.go
index 10954237..79f4ad49 100644
--- a/controllers/statuses.go
+++ b/controllers/statuses.go
@@ -50,3 +50,11 @@ func UpdatePVCNotAvailable(saved *trustyaiopendatahubiov1alpha1.TrustyAIService)
 func UpdatePVCAvailable(saved *trustyaiopendatahubiov1alpha1.TrustyAIService) {
 	saved.SetStatus(StatusTypePVCAvailable, StatusReasonPVCFound, "PersistentVolumeClaim found", v1.ConditionTrue)
 }
+
+func UpdateRouteAvailable(saved *trustyaiopendatahubiov1alpha1.TrustyAIService) {
+	saved.SetStatus(StatusTypeRouteAvailable, StatusReasonRouteFound, "Route found", v1.ConditionTrue)
+}
+
+func UpdateRouteNotAvailable(saved *trustyaiopendatahubiov1alpha1.TrustyAIService) {
+	saved.SetStatus(StatusTypeRouteAvailable, StatusReasonRouteNotFound, "Route not found", v1.ConditionFalse)
+}
diff --git a/controllers/trustyaiservice_controller.go b/controllers/trustyaiservice_controller.go
index 2a41c2f2..73cb5ee2 100644
--- a/controllers/trustyaiservice_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/trustyaiservice_controller.go
@@ -198,10 +198,17 @@ func (r *TrustyAIServiceReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Requ
 	// Create route
 	err = r.reconcileRoute(instance, ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return RequeueWithError(err)
+		// Could not create Route object, update status and return.
+		_, updateErr := r.updateStatus(ctx, instance, UpdateRouteNotAvailable)
+		if updateErr != nil {
+			return RequeueWithErrorMessage(ctx, err, "Failed to update status")
+		}
+		return RequeueWithErrorMessage(ctx, err, "Failed to get or create Route")
 	}
-	
+
 	_, updateErr := r.updateStatus(ctx, instance, func(saved *trustyaiopendatahubiov1alpha1.TrustyAIService) {
+		// Set Route has available
+		UpdateRouteAvailable(saved)
 		// At the end of reconcile, update the instance status to Ready
 		saved.Status.Phase = "Ready"
 		saved.Status.Ready = corev1.ConditionTrue