diff --git a/pkg/await/extensions_ingress.go b/pkg/await/extensions_ingress.go
index 9f551abef1..ef87c8277e 100644
--- a/pkg/await/extensions_ingress.go
+++ b/pkg/await/extensions_ingress.go
@@ -333,16 +333,18 @@ func expectedIngressPath(host, path, serviceName string) string {
 	}
 
 	// It is valid for a user not to specify either a host or path [1]. In this case, any traffic not
-	// matching another rule is routed to the specified Service for this rule. Print <default> to make
-	// this expectation clear to users.
+	// matching another rule is routed to the specified Service for this rule. Print
+	// `"" (default path)` to make this expectation clear to users.
 	//
 	// [1] https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.13/#httpingresspath-v1beta1-extensions
 	if rulePath == "" {
-		rulePath = "<default>"
+		rulePath = `"" (default path)`
+	} else {
+		rulePath = fmt.Sprintf("%q", rulePath)
 	}
 
 	// [host][path] -> serviceName
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%q -> %q", rulePath, serviceName)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s -> %q", rulePath, serviceName)
 }
 
 func (iia *ingressInitAwaiter) processEndpointEvent(event watch.Event, settledCh chan<- struct{}) {
diff --git a/pkg/await/extensions_ingress_test.go b/pkg/await/extensions_ingress_test.go
index 3e72986da3..2c59c897b7 100644
--- a/pkg/await/extensions_ingress_test.go
+++ b/pkg/await/extensions_ingress_test.go
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ func initializedIngressUnspecifiedPath(namespace, name, targetService string) *u
 	return obj
 }
 
-func Test_fqIngressPath(t *testing.T) {
+func Test_expectedIngressPath(t *testing.T) {
 	type args struct {
 		host        string
 		path        string
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func Test_fqIngressPath(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "host + path", args: args{host: "foo", path: "/bar", serviceName: "baz"}, want: `"foo/bar" -> "baz"`},
 		{name: "host only", args: args{host: "foo", serviceName: "baz"}, want: `"foo" -> "baz"`},
 		{name: "path only", args: args{path: "/bar", serviceName: "baz"}, want: `"/bar" -> "baz"`},
-		{name: "empty", args: args{serviceName: "baz"}, want: `"<default>" -> "baz"`},
+		{name: "empty", args: args{serviceName: "baz"}, want: `"" (default path) -> "baz"`},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {