diff --git a/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/public_ip.py b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/public_ip.py
index ec483e685..bbbb59018 100644
--- a/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/public_ip.py
+++ b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/public_ip.py
@@ -141,11 +141,13 @@ class FipPubIpDriver(BasePubIpDriver):
         except n_exc.Conflict:
             LOG.warning("Conflict when assigning floating IP with id %s. "
                         "Checking if it's already assigned correctly.", res_id)
-            fip = neutron.show_floatingip(res_id)
-            used_port_id = fip['port_id']
-            if used_port_id != vip_port_id:
-                LOG.exception("Floating IP already used by port %s.",
-                              used_port_id)
+            fip = neutron.show_floatingip(res_id).get('floatingip')
+            if fip is not None and fip.get('port_id') == vip_port_id:
+                LOG.debug('FIP %s already assigned to %s', res_id,
+                          vip_port_id)
+            else:
+                LOG.exception('Failed to assign FIP %s to VIP port %s. It is '
+                              'probably already bound', res_id, vip_port_id)
                 raise
 
         except n_exc.NeutronClientException:
diff --git a/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/drivers/test_public_ip.py b/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/drivers/test_public_ip.py
index 854665d73..330839e5e 100644
--- a/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/drivers/test_public_ip.py
+++ b/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/drivers/test_public_ip.py
@@ -128,8 +128,10 @@ class TestFipPubIpDriver(test_base.TestCase):
 
         neutron = self.useFixture(k_fix.MockNeutronClient()).client
         neutron.update_floatingip.side_effect = n_exc.Conflict
-        neutron.show_floatingip.return_value = {'id': res_id,
-                                                'port_id': vip_port_id}
+        neutron.show_floatingip.return_value = {
+            'floatingip': {
+                'id': res_id,
+                'port_id': vip_port_id}}
         self.assertIsNone(driver.associate(res_id, vip_port_id))
 
     def test_associate_conflict_incorrect(self):
@@ -139,7 +141,10 @@ class TestFipPubIpDriver(test_base.TestCase):
 
         neutron = self.useFixture(k_fix.MockNeutronClient()).client
         neutron.update_floatingip.side_effect = n_exc.Conflict
-        neutron.show_floatingip.return_value = {'id': res_id, 'port_id': 'foo'}
+        neutron.show_floatingip.return_value = {
+            'floatingip': {
+                'id': res_id,
+                'port_id': 'foo'}}
         self.assertRaises(n_exc.Conflict, driver.associate, res_id,
                           vip_port_id)