diff --git a/models/controllers/controllers.go b/models/controllers/controllers.go
index 535517bc..2413e0f9 100644
--- a/models/controllers/controllers.go
+++ b/models/controllers/controllers.go
@@ -49,4 +49,5 @@ type IMesheryController interface {
 	Undeploy() error
 	GetPublicEndpoint() (string, error)
 	GetVersion() (string, error)
+	GeEndpointForPort(portName string) (string, error)
 }
diff --git a/models/controllers/helpers.go b/models/controllers/helpers.go
index 49c8d18f..a1454ce3 100644
--- a/models/controllers/helpers.go
+++ b/models/controllers/helpers.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	mesherykube "github.com/layer5io/meshkit/utils/kubernetes"
 )
 
-const BrokerPingEndpoint = "8222/connz"
+const BrokerPingEndpoint = "/connz"
 
 type Connections struct {
 	Connections []connection `json:"connections"`
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ func applyOperatorHelmChart(chartRepo string, client mesherykube.Client, meshery
 	return nil
 }
 
-func ConnectivityTest(clientName, externalIP string) bool {
-	endpoint, err := url.Parse("http://" + externalIP + ":" + BrokerPingEndpoint)
+func ConnectivityTest(clientName, hostPort string) bool {
+	endpoint, err := url.Parse("http://" + hostPort + BrokerPingEndpoint)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/models/controllers/meshery_broker.go b/models/controllers/meshery_broker.go
index a4f10360..262616ad 100644
--- a/models/controllers/meshery_broker.go
+++ b/models/controllers/meshery_broker.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	opClient "github.com/layer5io/meshery-operator/pkg/client"
+	"github.com/layer5io/meshkit/utils/kubernetes"
 	mesherykube "github.com/layer5io/meshkit/utils/kubernetes"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	kubeerror "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/polymorphichelpers"
 )
 
+var (
+	brokerMonitoringPortName = "monitor"
+)
 type mesheryBroker struct {
 	name    string
 	status  MesheryControllerStatus
@@ -38,13 +42,14 @@ func (mb *mesheryBroker) GetStatus() MesheryControllerStatus {
 		return Unknown
 	}
 	// TODO: Confirm if the presence of operator is needed to use the operator client sdk
-	broker, err := operatorClient.CoreV1Alpha1().Brokers("meshery").Get(context.TODO(), "meshery-broker", metav1.GetOptions{})
+	_, err = operatorClient.CoreV1Alpha1().Brokers("meshery").Get(context.TODO(), "meshery-broker", metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err == nil {
-		brokerEndpoint := broker.Status.Endpoint.External
-		hostIP := strings.Split(brokerEndpoint, ":")[0]
-		if broker.Status.Endpoint.External != "" && ConnectivityTest(MesheryServer, hostIP) {
-			mb.status = Connected
-			return mb.status
+		monitoringEndpoint, err := mb.GeEndpointForPort(brokerMonitoringPortName) 
+		if err == nil {
+			if ConnectivityTest(MesheryServer, monitoringEndpoint) {
+				mb.status = Connected
+				return mb.status
+			}
 		}
 		mb.status = Deployed
 		return mb.status
@@ -117,6 +122,18 @@ func (mb *mesheryBroker) GetVersion() (string, error) {
 	return getImageVersionOfContainer(statefulSet.Spec.Template, "nats"), nil
 }
 
+func (mb *mesheryBroker) GeEndpointForPort(portName string) (string, error) {
+	endpoint, err := kubernetes.GetServiceEndpoint(context.TODO(), mb.kclient.KubeClient, &mesherykube.ServiceOptions{
+		Name: "meshery-broker",
+		Namespace: "meshery",
+		PortSelector: portName,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return endpoint.External.String(), nil
+}
+
 func getImageVersionOfContainer(container v1.PodTemplateSpec, containerName string) string {
 	var version string
 	for _, container := range container.Spec.Containers {
diff --git a/models/controllers/meshery_operator.go b/models/controllers/meshery_operator.go
index 750e9326..10ff439c 100644
--- a/models/controllers/meshery_operator.go
+++ b/models/controllers/meshery_operator.go
@@ -112,3 +112,7 @@ func (mo *mesheryOperator) setStatus(st MesheryControllerStatus) {
 	defer mo.mx.Unlock()
 	mo.status = st
 }
+
+func (mo *mesheryOperator) GeEndpointForPort(portName string) (string, error) {
+	return "", nil
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/models/controllers/meshsync.go b/models/controllers/meshsync.go
index b661a088..67b99e91 100644
--- a/models/controllers/meshsync.go
+++ b/models/controllers/meshsync.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package controllers
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"strings"
 
 	opClient "github.com/layer5io/meshery-operator/pkg/client"
 	mesherykube "github.com/layer5io/meshkit/utils/kubernetes"
@@ -50,12 +49,11 @@ func (ms *meshsync) GetStatus() MesheryControllerStatus {
 			case v1.PodRunning:
 				ms.status = Running
 				broker := NewMesheryBrokerHandler(ms.kclient)
-				brokerEndpoint, errOfEndpoint := broker.GetPublicEndpoint()
-				if errOfEndpoint != nil {
+				brokerEndpoint, err := broker.GeEndpointForPort(brokerMonitoringPortName)
+				if err != nil {
 					return ms.status
 				}
-				hostIP := strings.Split(brokerEndpoint, ":")[0]
-				isConnected := ConnectivityTest(MeshSync, hostIP)
+				isConnected := ConnectivityTest(MeshSync, brokerEndpoint)
 				if isConnected {
 					ms.status = Connected
 				}
@@ -127,3 +125,7 @@ func (ms *meshsync) GetVersion() (string, error) {
 
 	return meshsyncresource.Spec.Version, nil
 }
+
+func (mb *meshsync) GeEndpointForPort(portName string) (string, error) {
+	return "", nil
+}
diff --git a/utils/network.go b/utils/network.go
index f7d5d784..ba50163c 100644
--- a/utils/network.go
+++ b/utils/network.go
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ type HostPort struct {
 	Port    int32
 }
 
+func (hp *HostPort) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", hp.Address, hp.Port)
+}
+
 type MockOptions struct {
 	DesiredEndpoint string
 }