diff --git a/config/v1/0000_10_config-operator_01_infrastructure.crd.yaml b/config/v1/0000_10_config-operator_01_infrastructure.crd.yaml
index 35e38f10377..301ee7f17a1 100644
--- a/config/v1/0000_10_config-operator_01_infrastructure.crd.yaml
+++ b/config/v1/0000_10_config-operator_01_infrastructure.crd.yaml
@@ -158,8 +158,9 @@ spec:
               type: string
             apiServerURL:
               description: apiServerURL is a valid URI with scheme(http/https), address
-                and port.  apiServerURL can be used by components like the web console
-                to tell users where to find the Kubernetes API.
+                and optionally a port (defaulting to 80 for http and 443 for https).  apiServerURL
+                can be used by components like the web console to tell users where
+                to find the Kubernetes API.
               type: string
             etcdDiscoveryDomain:
               description: 'etcdDiscoveryDomain is the domain used to fetch the SRV
diff --git a/config/v1/types_infrastructure.go b/config/v1/types_infrastructure.go
index baa5af37973..da2039ff1e0 100644
--- a/config/v1/types_infrastructure.go
+++ b/config/v1/types_infrastructure.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ type InfrastructureStatus struct {
 	EtcdDiscoveryDomain string `json:"etcdDiscoveryDomain"`
 
 	// apiServerURL is a valid URI with scheme(http/https), address and
-	// port.  apiServerURL can be used by components like the web console
+	// optionally a port (defaulting to 80 for http and 443 for https).  apiServerURL can be used by components like the web console
 	// to tell users where to find the Kubernetes API.
 	APIServerURL string `json:"apiServerURL"`
 
diff --git a/config/v1/zz_generated.swagger_doc_generated.go b/config/v1/zz_generated.swagger_doc_generated.go
index 5e8eca32c29..3dd837dbf16 100644
--- a/config/v1/zz_generated.swagger_doc_generated.go
+++ b/config/v1/zz_generated.swagger_doc_generated.go
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ var map_InfrastructureStatus = map[string]string{
 	"platform":             "platform is the underlying infrastructure provider for the cluster.\n\nDeprecated: Use platformStatus.type instead.",
 	"platformStatus":       "platformStatus holds status information specific to the underlying infrastructure provider.",
 	"etcdDiscoveryDomain":  "etcdDiscoveryDomain is the domain used to fetch the SRV records for discovering etcd servers and clients. For more info: https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/blob/329be66e8b3f9e2e6af83c123ff89297e49ebd15/Documentation/op-guide/clustering.md#dns-discovery",
-	"apiServerURL":         "apiServerURL is a valid URI with scheme(http/https), address and port.  apiServerURL can be used by components like the web console to tell users where to find the Kubernetes API.",
+	"apiServerURL":         "apiServerURL is a valid URI with scheme(http/https), address and optionally a port (defaulting to 80 for http and 443 for https).  apiServerURL can be used by components like the web console to tell users where to find the Kubernetes API.",
 	"apiServerInternalURI": "apiServerInternalURL is a valid URI with scheme(http/https), address and port.  apiServerInternalURL can be used by components like kubelets, to contact the Kubernetes API server using the infrastructure provider rather than Kubernetes networking.",
 }