diff --git a/pkg/splunk/enterprise/configuration.go b/pkg/splunk/enterprise/configuration.go
index a8da20539..757dbcbaf 100644
--- a/pkg/splunk/enterprise/configuration.go
+++ b/pkg/splunk/enterprise/configuration.go
@@ -1039,17 +1039,28 @@ func validateRemoteVolumeSpec(volList []enterpriseApi.VolumeSpec, isAppFramework
 		// provider is used in App framework to pick the S3 client(aws, minio), and is not applicable to Smartstore
 		// For now, Smartstore supports only S3, which is by default.
 		if isAppFramework {
-			if volume.Type == "" {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Remote volume Type is missing")
+			if !isValidStorageType(volume.Type) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Remote volume type is invalid. Only storageType=s3 is supported")
 			}
-			if volume.Provider == "" {
-				return fmt.Errorf("S3 Provider is missing")
+
+			if !isValidProvider(volume.Provider) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("S3 Provider is invalid")
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+// isValidStorageType checks if the storage type specified is valid and supported
+func isValidStorageType(storage string) bool {
+	return storage != "" && storage == "s3"
+}
+
+// isValidProvider checks if the provider specified is valid and supported
+func isValidProvider(provider string) bool {
+	return provider != "" && (provider == "aws" || provider == "minio")
+}
+
 // validateSplunkIndexesSpec validates the smartstore index spec
 func validateSplunkIndexesSpec(smartstore *enterpriseApi.SmartStoreSpec) error {
 
diff --git a/pkg/splunk/enterprise/configuration_test.go b/pkg/splunk/enterprise/configuration_test.go
index 5c7cba652..97de5e545 100644
--- a/pkg/splunk/enterprise/configuration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/splunk/enterprise/configuration_test.go
@@ -846,6 +846,19 @@ func TestValidateAppFrameworkSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Configuring Defaults with invalid volume name should return an error, but failed to detect")
 	}
+
+	// Invalid remote volume type should return error.
+	AppFramework.VolList[0].Type = "s4"
+	err = ValidateAppFrameworkSpec(&AppFramework, &appFrameworkContext, false)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("ValidateAppFrameworkSpec with invalid remote volume type should have returned error.")
+	}
+
+	AppFramework.VolList[0].Provider = "invalid-provider"
+	err = ValidateAppFrameworkSpec(&AppFramework, &appFrameworkContext, false)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("ValidateAppFrameworkSpec with invalid provider should have returned error.")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestGetSmartstoreIndexesConfig(t *testing.T) {