diff --git a/magnumclient/osc/v1/clusters.py b/magnumclient/osc/v1/clusters.py
index 16ae66db..3cf77d40 100644
--- a/magnumclient/osc/v1/clusters.py
+++ b/magnumclient/osc/v1/clusters.py
@@ -382,10 +382,10 @@ class ConfigCluster(command.Command):
 
         parsed_args.dir = os.path.abspath(parsed_args.dir)
         cluster = mag_client.clusters.get(parsed_args.cluster)
-        if cluster.status not in ('CREATE_COMPLETE', 'UPDATE_COMPLETE',
-                                  'ROLLBACK_COMPLETE'):
-            raise exceptions.CommandError("cluster in status %s" %
-                                          cluster.status)
+        if cluster.api_address is None:
+            self.log.warning("WARNING: The cluster's api_address is"
+                             " not known yet.")
+
         cluster_template = mag_client.cluster_templates.get(
             cluster.cluster_template_id)
         opts = {
diff --git a/magnumclient/tests/osc/unit/v1/test_clusters.py b/magnumclient/tests/osc/unit/v1/test_clusters.py
index 4af65cb5..2530796d 100644
--- a/magnumclient/tests/osc/unit/v1/test_clusters.py
+++ b/magnumclient/tests/osc/unit/v1/test_clusters.py
@@ -468,18 +468,6 @@ export KUBECONFIG={}/config
 
         self.clusters_mock.get.assert_called_with('fake-cluster')
 
-    def test_cluster_config_with_in_progress_status(self):
-        self._cluster.status = 'CREATE_IN_PROGRESS'
-
-        arglist = ['fake-cluster-1']
-        verifylist = [
-            ('cluster', 'fake-cluster-1')
-        ]
-
-        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.CommandError,
-                          self.cmd.take_action, parsed_args)
-
 
 class TestClusterResize(TestCluster):
 
diff --git a/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_bays_shell.py b/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_bays_shell.py
index e9a3a47f..60f512ff 100644
--- a/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_bays_shell.py
+++ b/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_bays_shell.py
@@ -329,15 +329,6 @@ class ShellTest(shell_test_base.TestCommandLineArgument):
         self._test_arg_success('bay-config --dir /tmp --force xxx')
         mock_bay.assert_called_with('xxx')
 
-    @mock.patch('magnumclient.v1.baymodels.BayModelManager.get')
-    @mock.patch('magnumclient.v1.bays.BayManager.get')
-    def test_bay_config_failure_wrong_status(self, mock_bay, mock_baymodel):
-        mock_bay.return_value = FakeBay(status='CREATE_IN_PROGRESS')
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.CommandError,
-                          self._test_arg_failure,
-                          'bay-config xxx',
-                          ['.*?^Bay in status: '])
-
     @mock.patch('magnumclient.v1.bays.BayManager.get')
     def test_bay_config_failure_no_arg(self, mock_bay):
         self._test_arg_failure('bay-config', self._few_argument_error)
diff --git a/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_clusters_shell.py b/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_clusters_shell.py
index 244132c2..43d81d14 100644
--- a/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_clusters_shell.py
+++ b/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_clusters_shell.py
@@ -447,17 +447,6 @@ class ShellTest(shell_test_base.TestCommandLineArgument):
         self._test_arg_success('cluster-config --dir /tmp --force xxx')
         mock_cluster.assert_called_with('xxx')
 
-    @mock.patch('magnumclient.v1.cluster_templates.ClusterTemplateManager.get')
-    @mock.patch('magnumclient.v1.clusters.ClusterManager.get')
-    def test_cluster_config_failure_wrong_status(self,
-                                                 mock_cluster,
-                                                 mock_clustertemplate):
-        mock_cluster.return_value = FakeCluster(status='CREATE_IN_PROGRESS')
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.CommandError,
-                          self._test_arg_failure,
-                          'cluster-config xxx',
-                          ['.*?^Cluster in status: '])
-
     @mock.patch('magnumclient.v1.clusters.ClusterManager.get')
     def test_cluster_config_failure_no_arg(self, mock_cluster):
         self._test_arg_failure('cluster-config', self._few_argument_error)
diff --git a/magnumclient/v1/bays_shell.py b/magnumclient/v1/bays_shell.py
index 689e84ff..d2c865fe 100644
--- a/magnumclient/v1/bays_shell.py
+++ b/magnumclient/v1/bays_shell.py
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ def do_bay_config(cs, args):
     """
     args.dir = os.path.abspath(args.dir)
     bay = cs.bays.get(args.bay)
-    if bay.status not in ('CREATE_COMPLETE', 'UPDATE_COMPLETE'):
-        raise exceptions.CommandError("Bay in status %s" % bay.status)
+    if (hasattr(bay, 'api_address') and bay.api_address is None):
+        print("WARNING: The bay's api_address is not known yet.")
     baymodel = cs.baymodels.get(bay.baymodel_id)
     opts = {
         'cluster_uuid': bay.uuid,
diff --git a/magnumclient/v1/clusters_shell.py b/magnumclient/v1/clusters_shell.py
index 81e77e7d..e46b3f94 100644
--- a/magnumclient/v1/clusters_shell.py
+++ b/magnumclient/v1/clusters_shell.py
@@ -262,9 +262,8 @@ def do_cluster_config(cs, args):
     """
     args.dir = os.path.abspath(args.dir)
     cluster = cs.clusters.get(args.cluster)
-    if cluster.status not in ('CREATE_COMPLETE', 'UPDATE_COMPLETE',
-                              'ROLLBACK_COMPLETE'):
-        raise exceptions.CommandError("cluster in status %s" % cluster.status)
+    if (hasattr(cluster, 'api_address') and cluster.api_address is None):
+        print("WARNING: The cluster's api_address is not known yet.")
     cluster_template = cs.cluster_templates.get(cluster.cluster_template_id)
     opts = {
         'cluster_uuid': cluster.uuid,