diff --git a/core/pkg/ingress/controller/controller.go b/core/pkg/ingress/controller/controller.go
index 0df14d35c..ccd8f47a0 100644
--- a/core/pkg/ingress/controller/controller.go
+++ b/core/pkg/ingress/controller/controller.go
@@ -1110,8 +1110,12 @@ func (ic *GenericController) createServers(data []interface{},
 			key := fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", ing.Namespace, tlsSecretName)
 			bc, exists := ic.sslCertTracker.Get(key)
 			if !exists {
-				glog.Infof("ssl certificate \"%v\" does not exist in local store", key)
-				continue
+				ic.syncSecret(key)
+				bc, exists = ic.sslCertTracker.Get(key)
+				if !exists {
+					glog.Infof("ssl certificate \"%v\" does not exist in local store", key)
+					continue
+				}
 			}
 
 			cert := bc.(*ingress.SSLCert)