diff --git a/pkg/controller/provider/ova-setup.go b/pkg/controller/provider/ova-setup.go
index d137beb6f..1bb9213cb 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/provider/ova-setup.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/provider/ova-setup.go
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ func (r Reconciler) CreateOVAServerDeployment(provider *api.Provider, ctx contex
 
 func (r *Reconciler) createPvForNfs(provider *api.Provider, ctx context.Context, pvNamePrefix string) (pv *core.PersistentVolume, err error) {
 	splitted := strings.Split(provider.Spec.URL, ":")
+	if len(splitted) < 2 {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("invalid provider URL format: %s", provider.Spec.URL)
+
+		err = liberr.Wrap(err)
+		r.Log.Error(err, "Failed to parse NFS server and path from provider URL")
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	nfsServer := splitted[0]
 	nfsPath := splitted[1]
 	labels := map[string]string{"provider": provider.Name, "app": "forklift", "subapp": ovaServer}