diff --git a/pkg/crc/machine/bundle/metadata.go b/pkg/crc/machine/bundle/metadata.go
index f3cb117866..40f6c4f38f 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/machine/bundle/metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/machine/bundle/metadata.go
@@ -243,17 +243,19 @@ func GetCustomBundleName(bundleFilename string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s_%d%s", baseName, time.Now().Unix(), bundleExtension)
 }
 
-func GetBundleNameFromURI(bundleURI string) string {
-	// the URI is expected to have been validated by validation.ValidateBundlePath first
+func GetBundleNameFromURI(bundleURI string) (string, error) {
 	switch {
 	case strings.HasPrefix(bundleURI, "docker://"):
 		imageAndTag := strings.Split(path.Base(bundleURI), ":")
-		return constants.BundleForPreset(image.GetPresetName(imageAndTag[0]), imageAndTag[1])
+		if len(imageAndTag) < 2 {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("No tag found in bundle URI")
+		}
+		return constants.BundleForPreset(image.GetPresetName(imageAndTag[0]), imageAndTag[1]), nil
 	case strings.HasPrefix(bundleURI, "http://"), strings.HasPrefix(bundleURI, "https://"):
-		return path.Base(bundleURI)
+		return path.Base(bundleURI), nil
 	default:
 		// local path
-		return filepath.Base(bundleURI)
+		return filepath.Base(bundleURI), nil
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/crc/machine/bundle/metadata_test.go b/pkg/crc/machine/bundle/metadata_test.go
index eff5d772eb..796e729a0b 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/machine/bundle/metadata_test.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/machine/bundle/metadata_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"unicode"
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func jsonForBundleWithVersion(version, name string) string {
       {
         "name": "crc.qcow2",
         "format": "qcow2",
-	"size": "9",
+        "size": "9",
         "sha256sum": "245a0e5acd4f09000a9a5f37d731082ed1cf3fdcad1b5320cbe9b153c9fd82a4"
       }
     ],
@@ -311,3 +312,34 @@ func TestGetFQDN(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetBundleNameFromURI(t *testing.T) {
+	// URI with no tag
+	bundleName, err := GetBundleNameFromURI("docker://quay.io/crcont/openshift-bundle")
+	assert.Equal(t, "", bundleName)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+
+	// URI with tag
+	bundleName, err = GetBundleNameFromURI("docker://quay.io/crcont/openshift-bundle:4.17.3")
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	var osVirt string
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "darwin":
+		osVirt = "vfkit"
+	case "linux":
+		osVirt = "libvirt"
+	case "windows":
+		osVirt = "hyperv"
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("crc_%s_4.17.3_%s.crcbundle", osVirt, runtime.GOARCH), bundleName)
+
+	// HTTPs
+	bundleName, err = GetBundleNameFromURI("https://developers.redhat.com/content-gateway/file/pub/openshift-v4/clients/crc/bundles/openshift/4.17.3/crc_libvirt_4.17.3_amd64.crcbundle")
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "crc_libvirt_4.17.3_amd64.crcbundle", bundleName)
+
+	// Local file
+	bundleName, err = GetBundleNameFromURI("/home/user/Downloads/crc_libvirt_4.17.3_amd64.crcbundle")
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "crc_libvirt_4.17.3_amd64.crcbundle", bundleName)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/crc/machine/start.go b/pkg/crc/machine/start.go
index a77665f924..17eacb2c33 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/machine/start.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/machine/start.go
@@ -278,7 +278,11 @@ func (client *client) Start(ctx context.Context, startConfig types.StartConfig)
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Cannot determine if VM exists")
 	}
 
-	bundleName := bundle.GetBundleNameWithoutExtension(bundle.GetBundleNameFromURI(startConfig.BundlePath))
+	bundleNameFromURI, err := bundle.GetBundleNameFromURI(startConfig.BundlePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Error getting bundle name")
+	}
+	bundleName := bundle.GetBundleNameWithoutExtension(bundleNameFromURI)
 	crcBundleMetadata, err := getCrcBundleInfo(ctx, startConfig.Preset, bundleName, startConfig.BundlePath, startConfig.EnableBundleQuayFallback)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Error getting bundle metadata")
diff --git a/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_checks_common.go b/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_checks_common.go
index 50cf05ee95..3c401ae89c 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_checks_common.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_checks_common.go
@@ -87,7 +87,11 @@ var genericCleanupChecks = []Check{
 func checkBundleExtracted(bundlePath string) func() error {
 	return func() error {
 		logging.Infof("Checking if %s exists", bundlePath)
-		bundleName := bundle.GetBundleNameFromURI(bundlePath)
+		bundleName, err := bundle.GetBundleNameFromURI(bundlePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			logging.Debugf("error getting bundle name from path %s: %v", bundlePath, err)
+			return err
+		}
 		if _, err := bundle.Get(bundleName); err != nil {
 			logging.Debugf("error getting bundle info for %s: %v", bundleName, err)
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/crc/validation/validation.go b/pkg/crc/validation/validation.go
index 3e8ee9496b..c330c4b4e3 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/validation/validation.go
@@ -83,13 +83,19 @@ func ValidateBundlePath(bundlePath string, preset crcpreset.Preset) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	userProvidedBundle := bundle.GetBundleNameFromURI(bundlePath)
+	userProvidedBundle, err := bundle.GetBundleNameFromURI(bundlePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	bundleMismatchWarning(userProvidedBundle, preset)
 	return nil
 }
 
 func ValidateBundle(bundlePath string, preset crcpreset.Preset) error {
-	bundleName := bundle.GetBundleNameFromURI(bundlePath)
+	bundleName, err := bundle.GetBundleNameFromURI(bundlePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	bundleMetadata, err := bundle.Get(bundleName)
 	if err != nil {
 		if bundlePath == constants.GetDefaultBundlePath(preset) {