diff --git a/core/pkg/ingress/controller/launch.go b/core/pkg/ingress/controller/launch.go
index 0109d239f..78704960d 100644
--- a/core/pkg/ingress/controller/launch.go
+++ b/core/pkg/ingress/controller/launch.go
@@ -128,10 +128,20 @@ func NewIngressController(backend ingress.Controller) *GenericController {
 		glog.Infof("service %v validated as source of Ingress status", *publishSvc)
 	}
 
-	if *configMap != "" {
-		_, _, err = k8s.ParseNameNS(*configMap)
+	for _, configMap := range []string{*configMap, *tcpConfigMapName, *udpConfigMapName} {
+		_, err = k8s.IsValidConfigMap(kubeClient, configMap)
+
 		if err != nil {
-			glog.Fatalf("configmap error: %v", err)
+			glog.Fatalf("%v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if *watchNamespace != "" {
+
+		_, err = k8s.IsValidNamespace(kubeClient, *watchNamespace)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Fatalf("no watchNamespace with name %v found: %v", *watchNamespace, err)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/pkg/k8s/main.go b/core/pkg/k8s/main.go
index 2f0caf5e5..af0b5df73 100644
--- a/core/pkg/k8s/main.go
+++ b/core/pkg/k8s/main.go
@@ -34,6 +34,30 @@ func IsValidService(kubeClient clientset.Interface, name string) (*api.Service,
 	return kubeClient.Core().Services(ns).Get(name)
 }
 
+// isValidConfigMap check if exists a configmap with the specified name
+func IsValidConfigMap(kubeClient clientset.Interface, fullName string) (*api.ConfigMap, error) {
+
+	ns, name, err := ParseNameNS(fullName)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	configMap, err := kubeClient.Core().ConfigMaps(ns).Get(name)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("configmap not found: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return configMap, nil
+
+}
+
+// isValidNamespace chck if exists a namespace with the specified name
+func IsValidNamespace(kubeClient clientset.Interface, name string) (*api.Namespace, error) {
+	return kubeClient.Core().Namespaces().Get(name)
+}
+
 // IsValidSecret checks if exists a secret with the specified name
 func IsValidSecret(kubeClient clientset.Interface, name string) (*api.Secret, error) {
 	ns, name, err := ParseNameNS(name)
diff --git a/core/pkg/k8s/main_test.go b/core/pkg/k8s/main_test.go
index 384a7313d..58f640dec 100644
--- a/core/pkg/k8s/main_test.go
+++ b/core/pkg/k8s/main_test.go
@@ -85,6 +85,64 @@ func TestIsValidService(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIsValidNamespace(t *testing.T) {
+
+	fk := testclient.NewSimpleClientset(&api.Namespace{
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "default",
+		},
+	})
+
+	_, err := IsValidNamespace(fk, "empty")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected error but return nill")
+	}
+
+	ns, err := IsValidNamespace(fk, "default")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if ns == nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected a configmap but returned nil")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestIsValidConfigMap(t *testing.T) {
+
+	fk := testclient.NewSimpleClientset(&api.ConfigMap{
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: api.NamespaceDefault,
+			Name:      "demo",
+		},
+	})
+
+	_, err := IsValidConfigMap(fk, "")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected error but return nill")
+	}
+
+	s, err := IsValidConfigMap(fk, "default/demo")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if s == nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected a configmap but returned nil")
+	}
+
+	fk = testclient.NewSimpleClientset()
+	s, err = IsValidConfigMap(fk, "default/demo")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected an error but returned nil")
+	}
+	if s != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected Configmap returned: %v", s)
+	}
+
+}
+
 func TestIsValidSecret(t *testing.T) {
 	fk := testclient.NewSimpleClientset(&api.Secret{
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{