diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/tap/cli.c b/src/vnet/devices/tap/cli.c
index c74d24a..5bf38a3 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/tap/cli.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/tap/cli.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
   args.id = ~0;
   args.tap_flags = 0;
+  args.rv = -1;
 
   /* Get a line of input. */
   if (unformat_user (input, unformat_line_input, line_input))
@@ -103,6 +104,10 @@
 
   tap_create_if (vm, &args);
 
+  if (!args.rv)
+    vlib_cli_output (vm, "%U\n", format_vnet_sw_if_index_name,
+		     vnet_get_main (), args.sw_if_index);
+
   vec_free (args.host_if_name);
   vec_free (args.host_namespace);
   vec_free (args.host_bridge);
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/tap/tap.c b/src/vnet/devices/tap/tap.c
index 974a417..6c6d2ca 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/tap/tap.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/tap/tap.c
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@
   sw = vnet_get_hw_sw_interface (vnm, vif->hw_if_index);
   vif->sw_if_index = sw->sw_if_index;
   args->sw_if_index = vif->sw_if_index;
+  args->rv = 0;
   hw = vnet_get_hw_interface (vnm, vif->hw_if_index);
   hw->flags |= VNET_HW_INTERFACE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_INT_MODE;
   if (args->tap_flags & TAP_FLAG_GSO)