diff --git a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/locales/en/plugin__forklift-console-plugin.json b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/locales/en/plugin__forklift-console-plugin.json
index de11cab8f..52d0b7576 100644
--- a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/locales/en/plugin__forklift-console-plugin.json
+++ b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/locales/en/plugin__forklift-console-plugin.json
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
   "Edit VDDK init image": "Edit VDDK init image",
   "Empty": "Empty",
   "Endpoint": "Endpoint",
-  "Enter the URL of the SDK endpoint in vCenter. Ensure it includes the \"sdk\" path, e.g., https://vcenter.com/sdk.": "Enter the URL of the SDK endpoint in vCenter. Ensure it includes the \"sdk\" path, e.g., https://vcenter.com/sdk.",
   "Error": "Error",
   "Error: CA Certificate must be valid.": "Error: CA Certificate must be valid.",
   "Error: Fingerprint is required and must be valid.": "Error: Fingerprint is required and must be valid.",
@@ -106,8 +105,8 @@
   "Error: Name is required and must be a unique within a namespace and valid Kubernetes name (i.e., must contain no more than 253 characters, consists of lower case alphanumeric characters , '-' or '.' and starts and ends with an alphanumeric character).": "Error: Name is required and must be a unique within a namespace and valid Kubernetes name (i.e., must contain no more than 253 characters, consists of lower case alphanumeric characters , '-' or '.' and starts and ends with an alphanumeric character).",
   "Error: NFS mount end point should be in the form NFS_SERVER:EXPORTED_DIRECTORY, for example: 10.10.0.10:/ova.": "Error: NFS mount end point should be in the form NFS_SERVER:EXPORTED_DIRECTORY, for example: 10.10.0.10:/ova.",
   "Error: Password is required and must be valid.": "Error: Password is required and must be valid.",
-  "Error: Please provide a valid URL with a schema, domain, and path. For example: https://vcenter.com/sdk.": "Error: Please provide a valid URL with a schema, domain, and path. For example: https://vcenter.com/sdk.",
   "Error: The format of the provided URL is invalid. Ensure the URL includes a scheme, a domain name, and a path. For example: https://rhv-host-example.com/ovirt-engine/api": "Error: The format of the provided URL is invalid. Ensure the URL includes a scheme, a domain name, and a path. For example: https://rhv-host-example.com/ovirt-engine/api",
+  "Error: The format of the provided URL is invalid. Ensure the URL includes a scheme, a domain name, and a path. For example: https://vCenter-host-example.com/sdk": "Error: The format of the provided URL is invalid. Ensure the URL includes a scheme, a domain name, and a path. For example: https://vCenter-host-example.com/sdk",
   "Error: This field must be a boolean.": "Error: This field must be a boolean.",
   "Error: token is a required field, the token must be a valid kubernetes token.": "Error: token is a required field, the token must be a valid kubernetes token.",
   "Error: URL is required and must be valid.": "Error: URL is required and must be valid.",
@@ -365,6 +364,7 @@
   "URL of the provider": "URL of the provider",
   "URL of the provider, leave empty to use this providers URL": "URL of the provider, leave empty to use this providers URL",
   "URL of the Red Hat Virtualization Manager (RHVM) API endpoint. Ensure the URL includes the \"/ovirt-engine/api\" path. for example: https://rhv-host-example.com/ovirt-engine/api": "URL of the Red Hat Virtualization Manager (RHVM) API endpoint. Ensure the URL includes the \"/ovirt-engine/api\" path. for example: https://rhv-host-example.com/ovirt-engine/api",
+  "URL of the vCenter SDK endpoint. Ensure the URL includes the \"/sdk\" path. For example: https://vCenter-host-example.com/sdk": "URL of the vCenter SDK endpoint. Ensure the URL includes the \"/sdk\" path. For example: https://vCenter-host-example.com/sdk",
   "User ID": "User ID",
   "User or service account bearer token for service accounts or user authentication.": "User or service account bearer token for service accounts or user authentication.",
   "Username": "Username",
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@
   "vSphere product name": "vSphere product name",
   "vSphere REST API password credentials.": "vSphere REST API password credentials.",
   "vSphere REST API user name.": "vSphere REST API user name.",
-  "Warning: The provided URL does not end with \"sdk\". Ensure it includes the correct path, like: https://vcenter.com/sdk.": "Warning: The provided URL does not end with \"sdk\". Ensure it includes the correct path, like: https://vcenter.com/sdk.",
   "Warning: The provided URL does not end with the RHVM API endpoint path: \"ovirt-engine/api\". Ensure the URL includes the correct path. For example: https://rhv-host-example.com/ovirt-engine/api": "Warning: The provided URL does not end with the RHVM API endpoint path: \"ovirt-engine/api\". Ensure the URL includes the correct path. For example: https://rhv-host-example.com/ovirt-engine/api",
+  "Warning: The provided URL does not end with the SDK endpoint path: \"/sdk\". Ensure the URL includes the correct path. For example: https://vCenter-host-example.com/sdk": "Warning: The provided URL does not end with the SDK endpoint path: \"/sdk\". Ensure the URL includes the correct path. For example: https://vCenter-host-example.com/sdk",
   "Welcome": "Welcome",
   "When a plan is archived, its history, metadata, and logs are deleted. The plan cannot be edited or restarted but it can be viewed.": "When a plan is archived, its history, metadata, and logs are deleted. The plan cannot be edited or restarted but it can be viewed.",
   "YAML": "YAML",
diff --git a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/views/create/components/VSphereProviderCreateForm.tsx b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/views/create/components/VSphereProviderCreateForm.tsx
index c47222aef..4e55c0e3c 100644
--- a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/views/create/components/VSphereProviderCreateForm.tsx
+++ b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/views/create/components/VSphereProviderCreateForm.tsx
@@ -19,19 +19,22 @@ export const VSphereProviderCreateForm: React.FC<VSphereProviderCreateFormProps>
   const url = provider?.spec?.url || '';
   const vddkInitImage = provider?.spec?.settings?.['vddkInitImage'] || '';
 
-  const helperTextInvalid = {
+  const helperTextMsgs = {
     error: t(
-      'Error: Please provide a valid URL with a schema, domain, and path. For example: https://vcenter.com/sdk.',
+      'Error: The format of the provided URL is invalid. Ensure the URL includes a scheme, a domain name, and a path. For example: https://vCenter-host-example.com/sdk',
     ),
     warning: t(
-      'Warning: The provided URL does not end with "sdk". Ensure it includes the correct path, like: https://vcenter.com/sdk.',
+      'Warning: The provided URL does not end with the SDK endpoint path: "/sdk". Ensure the URL includes the correct path. For example: https://vCenter-host-example.com/sdk',
+    ),
+    success: t(
+      'URL of the vCenter SDK endpoint. Ensure the URL includes the "/sdk" path. For example: https://vCenter-host-example.com/sdk',
     ),
   };
 
   const initialState = {
     validation: {
       url: 'default' as Validation,
-      urlHelperTextInvalid: '',
+      urlHelperText: helperTextMsgs.success,
       vddkInitImage: 'default' as Validation,
     },
   };
@@ -84,8 +87,8 @@ export const VSphereProviderCreateForm: React.FC<VSphereProviderCreateFormProps>
         dispatch({
           type: 'SET_FIELD_VALIDATED',
           payload: {
-            field: 'urlHelperTextInvalid',
-            validationState: helperTextInvalid[validationState],
+            field: 'urlHelperText',
+            validationState: helperTextMsgs[validationState],
           },
         });
 
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ export const VSphereProviderCreateForm: React.FC<VSphereProviderCreateFormProps>
 
   const getURLValidationState = (url: string): Validation => {
     if (!validateURL(url)) return 'error';
-    if (!url.endsWith('sdk')) return 'warning';
+    if (!url.endsWith('sdk') && !url.endsWith('sdk/')) return 'warning';
     return 'success';
   };
 
@@ -107,11 +110,9 @@ export const VSphereProviderCreateForm: React.FC<VSphereProviderCreateFormProps>
         label={t('URL')}
         isRequired
         fieldId="url"
-        helperText={t(
-          'Enter the URL of the SDK endpoint in vCenter. Ensure it includes the "sdk" path, e.g., https://vcenter.com/sdk.',
-        )}
+        helperText={state.validation.urlHelperText}
         validated={state.validation.url}
-        helperTextInvalid={state.validation.urlHelperTextInvalid}
+        helperTextInvalid={state.validation.urlHelperText}
       >
         <TextInput
           isRequired