diff --git a/pkg/policies/loader.go b/pkg/policies/loader.go
index efb2ad3e6..7e70c148f 100644
--- a/pkg/policies/loader.go
+++ b/pkg/policies/loader.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (c *ChainloopLoader) Load(ctx context.Context, attachment *v1.PolicyAttachm
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid policy reference %q", ref)
 	}
 
-	name, provider := ProviderParts(ref)
+	provider, name := ProviderParts(ref)
 
 	resp, err := c.Client.GetPolicy(ctx, &pb.AttestationServiceGetPolicyRequest{
 		Provider:   provider,
diff --git a/pkg/policies/policies_test.go b/pkg/policies/policies_test.go
index af7857221..3aca1f621 100644
--- a/pkg/policies/policies_test.go
+++ b/pkg/policies/policies_test.go
@@ -247,6 +247,34 @@ func (s *testSuite) TestVerifyAttestations() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *testSuite) TestProviderParts() {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		ref  string
+		prov string
+		name string
+	}{
+		{
+			ref:  "chainloop://cyclonedx-freshness",
+			prov: "",
+			name: "cyclonedx-freshness",
+		},
+		{
+			ref:  "chainloop://provider/cyclonedx-freshness",
+			prov: "provider",
+			name: "cyclonedx-freshness",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		s.Run(tc.name, func() {
+			prov, name := ProviderParts(tc.ref)
+			s.Equal(tc.prov, prov)
+			s.Equal(tc.name, name)
+		})
+	}
+
+}
+
 func (s *testSuite) TestArgumentsInViolations() {
 	schema := &v12.CraftingSchema{
 		Policies: &v12.Policies{