diff --git a/bundle/libraries/filer_volume.go b/bundle/libraries/filer_volume.go
index 7308b65e2..0348ef6fa 100644
--- a/bundle/libraries/filer_volume.go
+++ b/bundle/libraries/filer_volume.go
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ import (
 //     Returns an error.
 func filerForVolume(ctx context.Context, b *bundle.Bundle) (filer.Filer, string, diag.Diagnostics) {
 	artifactPath := b.Config.Workspace.ArtifactPath
-
 	w := b.WorkspaceClient()
 
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(artifactPath, "/Volumes/") {
+		return nil, "", diag.Errorf("expected artifact_path to start with /Volumes/, got %s", artifactPath)
+	}
+
 	parts := strings.Split(artifactPath, "/")
 	volumeFormatErr := fmt.Errorf("expected UC volume path to be in the format /Volumes/<catalog>/<schema>/<volume>/..., got %s", artifactPath)
 
diff --git a/bundle/libraries/filer_volume_test.go b/bundle/libraries/filer_volume_test.go
index 82b8ab550..e45a7cb0f 100644
--- a/bundle/libraries/filer_volume_test.go
+++ b/bundle/libraries/filer_volume_test.go
@@ -174,6 +174,19 @@ func TestFilerForVolumeWithInvalidVolumePaths(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFilerForVolumeWithInvalidPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	b := &bundle.Bundle{
+		Config: config.Root{
+			Workspace: config.Workspace{
+				ArtifactPath: "/Volume/main/my_schema/my_volume",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	_, _, diags := filerForVolume(context.Background(), b)
+	require.EqualError(t, diags.Error(), "expected artifact_path to start with /Volumes/, got /Volume/main/my_schema/my_volume")
+}
+
 func TestFilerForVolumeWithValidlVolumePaths(t *testing.T) {
 	validPaths := []string{
 		"/Volumes/main/my_schema/my_volume",