diff --git a/cinder/tests/test_glusterfs.py b/cinder/tests/test_glusterfs.py
index 1b81badd8c0..5560ead3fad 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/test_glusterfs.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/test_glusterfs.py
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ class GlusterFsDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
         config_data.append(self.TEST_EXPORT1)
         config_data.append('#' + self.TEST_EXPORT2)
         config_data.append(self.TEST_EXPORT2 + ' ' + self.TEST_EXPORT2_OPTIONS)
+        config_data.append('broken:share_format')
         config_data.append('')
         drv._read_config_file(self.TEST_SHARES_CONFIG_FILE).\
             AndReturn(config_data)
diff --git a/cinder/tests/test_nfs.py b/cinder/tests/test_nfs.py
index 1b5117ed0f7..2c7bab01da5 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/test_nfs.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/test_nfs.py
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ class NfsDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
         config_data.append('')
         config_data.append(self.TEST_NFS_EXPORT2 + ' ' +
                            self.TEST_NFS_EXPORT2_OPTIONS)
+        config_data.append('broken:share_format')
         drv._read_config_file(self.TEST_SHARES_CONFIG_FILE).\
             AndReturn(config_data)
         mox.ReplayAll()
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/nfs.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/nfs.py
index db97bb328b5..19347738c1b 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/nfs.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/nfs.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import errno
 import os
+import re
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
 
@@ -294,6 +295,11 @@ class RemoteFsDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
             share_address = share_info[0].strip().decode('unicode_escape')
             share_opts = share_info[1].strip() if len(share_info) > 1 else None
 
+            if not re.match(r'.+:/.+', share_address):
+                LOG.warn("Share %s ignored due to invalid format.  Must be of "
+                         "form address:/export." % share_address)
+                continue
+
             self.shares[share_address] = share_opts
 
         LOG.debug("shares loaded: %s", self.shares)