diff --git a/ecs-init/volumes/ecs_volume_plugin.go b/ecs-init/volumes/ecs_volume_plugin.go
index c112958ea19..b38387efa5c 100644
--- a/ecs-init/volumes/ecs_volume_plugin.go
+++ b/ecs-init/volumes/ecs_volume_plugin.go
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ func (a *AmazonECSVolumePlugin) Mount(r *volume.MountRequest) (*volume.MountResp
 	seelog.Infof("Received mount request %+v", r)
 
 	// Validate the request
+	if len(r.Name) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no volume in the request")
+	}
 	if len(r.ID) == 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no mount ID in the request")
 	}
@@ -254,6 +257,9 @@ func (a *AmazonECSVolumePlugin) Unmount(r *volume.UnmountRequest) error {
 	seelog.Infof("Received unmount request %+v", r)
 
 	// Validate the request
+	if len(r.Name) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no volume in the request")
+	}
 	if len(r.ID) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no mount ID in the request")
 	}
diff --git a/ecs-init/volumes/ecs_volume_plugin_test.go b/ecs-init/volumes/ecs_volume_plugin_test.go
index f8c9914234e..a0fc955c18d 100644
--- a/ecs-init/volumes/ecs_volume_plugin_test.go
+++ b/ecs-init/volumes/ecs_volume_plugin_test.go
@@ -806,6 +806,11 @@ func TestPluginMount(t *testing.T) {
 			req:           &volume.MountRequest{Name: volName},
 			expectedError: "no mount ID in the request",
 		},
+		{
+			name:          "no volume in the request",
+			req:           &volume.MountRequest{},
+			expectedError: "no volume in the request",
+		},
 		{
 			name: "driver fails to mount",
 			setDriverExpectations: func(d *mock_driver.MockVolumeDriver) {
@@ -1005,6 +1010,11 @@ func TestPluginUnmount(t *testing.T) {
 			req:           &volume.UnmountRequest{Name: volName},
 			expectedError: "no mount ID in the request",
 		},
+		{
+			name:          "no volume in the request",
+			req:           &volume.UnmountRequest{},
+			expectedError: "no volume in the request",
+		},
 		{
 			name: "driver fails to unmount",
 			setDriverExpectations: func(d *mock_driver.MockVolumeDriver) {