diff --git a/deploy/aro/catalog-api/azure-pipelines.yml b/deploy/aro/catalog-api/azure-pipelines.yml
index 2d6bba075..d5328f6dc 100644
--- a/deploy/aro/catalog-api/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/deploy/aro/catalog-api/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,22 @@ stages:
           displayName: 'Replace tokens in catalog-public-route'
           inputs:
             sourcePath: ./deploy/aro/catalog-api
-            filePattern: catalog-public-route.yml
-        - task: CopyFiles@2
+            filePattern: catalog-public-route.json
+        - task: redhat.openshift-vsts.oc-setup-task.oc-setup@2
+          displayName: 'Setup Openshift CLI'
           inputs:
-            contents: deploy/aro/catalog-api/**
-            targetFolder: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
-        - task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
-          displayName: 'Publish Artifact: drop'
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+            openshiftService: $(OpenShiftServiceConnection)
+        - script: 'oc project $(OpenShiftProject)'
+          failOnStderr: true
+          displayName: 'Set OpenShift Project Context'
+        - script: 'oc process -f ./deploy/aro/openshift-templates/catalogapi-deploy-template.yml 
+            -p IMAGE_REGISTRY_PROJECT_NAME=$(SourceImageRegistryProjectName) 
+            -p PIC_BASE_URL=$(PicBaseUrl) 
+            -p RABBITMQ_HOSTNAME=$(RabbitMqHostname) 
+            -p CATALOG_PUBLIC_HOSTNAME=$(CatalogPublicHostName) 
+            | oc apply -f-'
+          failOnStderr: true
+          displayName: 'Ensure Catalog API OpenShift DeploymentConfig and Service'
+        - script: 'oc apply -f ./deploy/aro/catalog-api/catalog-public-route.json'
+          failOnStderr: true
+          displayName: 'Ensure Catalog API Route'
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diff --git a/deploy/aro/catalog-api/catalog-public-route.json b/deploy/aro/catalog-api/catalog-public-route.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38177ad22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/aro/catalog-api/catalog-public-route.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+	"apiVersion": "v1",
+	"kind": "Route",
+	"metadata": {
+		"labels": {
+			"app": "catalogapi"
+		},
+		"name": "catalog-public-route"
+	},
+	"spec": {
+		"host": "__CatalogPublicHostName__",
+        "port": {
+            "targetPort": "8080-tcp"
+        },
+		"to": {
+			"kind": "Service",
+			"name": "catalogapi"
+		},
+        "tls": {
+        "termination": "edge",
+        "key": "__PrivateKey2__",
+        "certificate": "__Certificate2__",
+        "caCertificate": "__CaCertificate2__"
+        }
+    }
+}
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