diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/__tests__/kube-api-parse.test.ts b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/__tests__/kube-api-parse.test.ts
index 547f78adef..6d05385a28 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/__tests__/kube-api-parse.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/__tests__/kube-api-parse.test.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const tests: KubeApiParseTestData[] = [
   }],
 ];
 
-const throwtests = [
+const invalidTests = [
   undefined,
   "",
   "ajklsmh",
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe("parseApi unit tests", () => {
     expect(parseKubeApi(url)).toStrictEqual(expected);
   });
 
-  it.each(throwtests)("testing %j should throw", (url) => {
-    expect(() => parseKubeApi(url as never)).toThrowError("invalid apiPath");
+  it.each(invalidTests)("testing %j should throw", (url) => {
+    expect(parseKubeApi(url as never)).toBe(undefined);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/api-manager/api-manager.ts b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/api-manager/api-manager.ts
index 23574822ed..8e0eff8255 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/api-manager/api-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/api-manager/api-manager.ts
@@ -74,9 +74,13 @@ export class ApiManager {
       return iter.find(this.apis.values(), pathOrCallback);
     }
 
-    const { apiBase } = parseKubeApi(pathOrCallback);
+    const parsedApi = parseKubeApi(pathOrCallback);
 
-    return this.apis.get(apiBase);
+    if (!parsedApi) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    return this.apis.get(parsedApi.apiBase);
   }
 
   getApiByKind(kind: string, apiVersion: string) {
@@ -141,9 +145,10 @@ export class ApiManager {
     }
 
     const { apiBase } = typeof apiOrBase === "string"
-      ? parseKubeApi(apiOrBase)
+      ? parseKubeApi(apiOrBase) ?? {}
       : apiOrBase;
-    const api = this.getApi(apiBase);
+
+    const api = apiBase && this.getApi(apiBase);
 
     if (!api) {
       return undefined;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api-parse.ts b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api-parse.ts
index 522e2812b8..e69d3ffa69 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api-parse.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api-parse.ts
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ export interface IKubeApiParsed extends IKubeApiLinkRef {
   apiVersionWithGroup: string;
 }
 
-export function parseKubeApi(path: string): IKubeApiParsed {
+export function parseKubeApi(path: string): IKubeApiParsed | undefined {
   const apiPath = new URL(path, "https://localhost").pathname;
   const [, prefix, ...parts] = apiPath.split("/");
   const apiPrefix = `/${prefix}`;
   const [left, right, namespaced] = array.split(parts, "namespaces");
-  let apiGroup!: string;
-  let apiVersion!: string;
-  let namespace!: string;
-  let resource!: string;
-  let name!: string;
+  let apiGroup: string;
+  let apiVersion: string | undefined;
+  let namespace: string | undefined;
+  let resource: string;
+  let name: string | undefined;
 
   if (namespaced) {
     switch (right.length) {
@@ -46,26 +46,21 @@ export function parseKubeApi(path: string): IKubeApiParsed {
         break;
     }
 
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
-    apiVersion = left.pop()!;
-    apiGroup = left.join("/");
+    let rest: string[];
+
+    [apiVersion, ...rest] = left;
+    apiGroup = rest.join("/");
   } else {
-    switch (left.length) {
-      case 0:
-        throw new Error(`invalid apiPath: ${apiPath}`);
-      case 4:
-        [apiGroup, apiVersion, resource, name] = left;
-        break;
-      case 2:
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
-        resource = left.pop()!;
-        // fallthrough
-      case 1:
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
-        apiVersion = left.pop()!;
-        apiGroup = "";
-        break;
-      default:
+    if (left.length === 0) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    if (left.length === 1 || left.length === 2) {
+      [apiVersion, resource] = left;
+      apiGroup = "";
+    } else if (left.length === 4) {
+      [apiGroup, apiVersion, resource, name] = left;
+    } else {
       /**
        * Given that
        *  - `apiVersion` is `GROUP/VERSION` and
@@ -82,15 +77,14 @@ export function parseKubeApi(path: string): IKubeApiParsed {
        * 3. otherwise assume apiVersion <- left[0]
        * 4. always resource, name <- left[(0 or 1)+1..]
        */
-        if (left[0].includes(".") || left[1].match(/^v[0-9]/)) {
-          [apiGroup, apiVersion] = left;
-          resource = left.slice(2).join("/");
-        } else {
-          apiGroup = "";
-          apiVersion = left[0];
-          [resource, name] = left.slice(1);
-        }
-        break;
+      if (left[0].includes(".") || left[1].match(/^v[0-9]/)) {
+        [apiGroup, apiVersion] = left;
+        resource = left.slice(2).join("/");
+      } else {
+        apiGroup = "";
+        apiVersion = left[0];
+        [resource, name] = left.slice(1);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -98,7 +92,7 @@ export function parseKubeApi(path: string): IKubeApiParsed {
   const apiBase = [apiPrefix, apiGroup, apiVersion, resource].filter(v => v).join("/");
 
   if (!apiBase) {
-    throw new Error(`invalid apiPath: ${apiPath}`);
+    return undefined;
   }
 
   return {
@@ -110,7 +104,7 @@ export function parseKubeApi(path: string): IKubeApiParsed {
 }
 
 function isIKubeApiParsed(refOrParsed: IKubeApiLinkRef | IKubeApiParsed): refOrParsed is IKubeApiParsed {
-  return "apiGroup" in refOrParsed;
+  return "apiGroup" in refOrParsed && !!refOrParsed.apiGroup;
 }
 
 export function createKubeApiURL(linkRef: IKubeApiLinkRef): string;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts
index cf9d8f15a7..d10b5b3e51 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts
@@ -264,12 +264,16 @@ export class KubeApi<
       allowedUsableVersions,
     } = opts;
 
-    assert(fullApiPathname, "apiBase MUST be provied either via KubeApiOptions.apiBase or KubeApiOptions.objectConstructor.apiBase");
+    assert(fullApiPathname, "apiBase MUST be provided either via KubeApiOptions.apiBase or KubeApiOptions.objectConstructor.apiBase");
     assert(request, "request MUST be provided if not in a cluster page frame context");
 
-    const { apiBase, apiPrefix, apiGroup, apiVersion, resource } = parseKubeApi(fullApiPathname);
+    const parsedApi = parseKubeApi(fullApiPathname);
 
-    assert(kind, "kind MUST be provied either via KubeApiOptions.kind or KubeApiOptions.objectConstructor.kind");
+    assert(parsedApi, "apiBase MUST be a valid kube api pathname");
+
+    const { apiBase, apiPrefix, apiGroup, apiVersion, resource } = parsedApi;
+
+    assert(kind, "kind MUST be provided either via KubeApiOptions.kind or KubeApiOptions.objectConstructor.kind");
     assert(apiPrefix, "apiBase MUST be parsable as a kubeApi selfLink style string");
 
     this.doCheckPreferredVersion = doCheckPreferredVersion;
@@ -308,24 +312,26 @@ export class KubeApi<
     const apiBases = new Set(rawApiBases);
 
     for (const apiUrl of apiBases) {
-      try {
-        const { apiPrefix, apiGroup, resource } = parseKubeApi(apiUrl);
-        const list = await this.request.get(`${apiPrefix}/${apiGroup}`) as KubeApiResourceVersionList;
-        const resourceVersions = getOrderedVersions(list, this.allowedUsableVersions?.[apiGroup]);
+      const parsedApi = parseKubeApi(apiUrl);
 
-        for (const resourceVersion of resourceVersions) {
-          const { resources } = await this.request.get(`${apiPrefix}/${resourceVersion.groupVersion}`) as KubeApiResourceList;
+      if (!parsedApi) {
+        continue;
+      }
 
-          if (resources.some(({ name }) => name === resource)) {
-            return {
-              apiPrefix,
-              apiGroup,
-              apiVersionPreferred: resourceVersion.version,
-            };
-          }
+      const { apiPrefix, apiGroup, resource } = parsedApi;
+      const list = await this.request.get(`${apiPrefix}/${apiGroup}`) as KubeApiResourceVersionList;
+      const resourceVersions = getOrderedVersions(list, this.allowedUsableVersions?.[apiGroup]);
+
+      for (const resourceVersion of resourceVersions) {
+        const { resources } = await this.request.get(`${apiPrefix}/${resourceVersion.groupVersion}`) as KubeApiResourceList;
+
+        if (resources.some(({ name }) => name === resource)) {
+          return {
+            apiPrefix,
+            apiGroup,
+            apiVersionPreferred: resourceVersion.version,
+          };
         }
-      } catch (error) {
-        // Exception is ignored as we can try the next url
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api/get-kube-api-from-path.injectable.ts b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api/get-kube-api-from-path.injectable.ts
index 669185684f..61ac7b1e96 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api/get-kube-api-from-path.injectable.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api/get-kube-api-from-path.injectable.ts
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ import { parseKubeApi } from "../kube-api-parse";
 import { kubeApiInjectionToken } from "./kube-api-injection-token";
 import type { KubeApi } from "../kube-api";
 
+export type GetKubeApiFromPath = (apiPath: string) => KubeApi | undefined;
+
 const getKubeApiFromPathInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "get-kube-api-from-path",
 
-  instantiate: (di) => {
+  instantiate: (di): GetKubeApiFromPath => {
     const kubeApis = di.injectMany(kubeApiInjectionToken);
 
     return (apiPath: string) => {
       const parsed = parseKubeApi(apiPath);
 
-      const kubeApi = kubeApis.find((api) => api.apiBase === parsed.apiBase);
-
-      return (kubeApi as KubeApi) || undefined;
+      return kubeApis.find((api) => api.apiBase === parsed?.apiBase);
     };
   },
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts
index 9effdc8f57..9efaca4dee 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts
@@ -324,7 +324,11 @@ export class KubeObjectStore<
 
   @action
   async loadFromPath(resourcePath: string) {
-    const { namespace, name } = parseKubeApi(resourcePath);
+    const parsedApi = parseKubeApi(resourcePath);
+
+    assert(parsedApi, "resourcePath must be a valid kube api");
+
+    const { namespace, name } = parsedApi;
 
     assert(name, "name must be part of resourcePath");
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/features/telemetry/renderer/telemetry-decorator-for-show-details.injectable.ts b/packages/core/src/features/telemetry/renderer/telemetry-decorator-for-show-details.injectable.ts
index 39a729bc4d..221bcd36fa 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/features/telemetry/renderer/telemetry-decorator-for-show-details.injectable.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/features/telemetry/renderer/telemetry-decorator-for-show-details.injectable.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 import { getInjectable, createInstantiationTargetDecorator, instantiationDecoratorToken } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import { pick } from "lodash";
+import { inspect } from "util";
 import { parseKubeApi } from "../../../common/k8s-api/kube-api-parse";
 import showDetailsInjectable from "../../../renderer/components/kube-detail-params/show-details.injectable";
 import emitTelemetryInjectable from "./emit-telemetry.injectable";
@@ -21,13 +22,15 @@ const telemetryDecoratorForShowDetailsInjectable = getInjectable({
           ? {
             action: "open",
             ...(() => {
-              try {
-                return {
-                  resource: pick(parseKubeApi(args[0]), "apiPrefix", "apiVersion", "apiGroup", "namespace", "resource", "name"),
-                };
-              } catch (error) {
-                return { error: `${error}` };
+              const parsedApi = parseKubeApi(args[0]);
+
+              if (!parsedApi) {
+                return { error: `invalid apiPath: ${inspect(args[0])}` };
               }
+
+              return {
+                resource: pick(parsedApi, "apiPrefix", "apiVersion", "apiGroup", "namespace", "resource", "name"),
+              };
             })(),
           }
           : {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/features/telemetry/show-details-calls.test.ts b/packages/core/src/features/telemetry/show-details-calls.test.ts
index 736fe13530..ac90d99a87 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/features/telemetry/show-details-calls.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/features/telemetry/show-details-calls.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe("emit telemetry with params for calls to showDetails", () => {
     showDetails = di.inject(showDetailsInjectable);
   });
 
-  it("when showDetails is called with no selflink (ie closing) should emit telemetry with param indicating closing the drawer", () => {
+  it("when showDetails is called with no selfLink (ie closing) should emit telemetry with param indicating closing the drawer", () => {
     showDetails(undefined);
 
     expect(emitAppEventMock).toBeCalledWith({
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe("emit telemetry with params for calls to showDetails", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("when showDetails is called with empty selflink (ie closing) should emit telemetry with param indicating closing the drawer", () => {
+  it("when showDetails is called with empty selfLink (ie closing) should emit telemetry with param indicating closing the drawer", () => {
     showDetails("");
 
     expect(emitAppEventMock).toBeCalledWith({
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe("emit telemetry with params for calls to showDetails", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("when showDetails is called with valid selflink should emit telemetry with param indicating opening the drawer with that resource", () => {
+  it("when showDetails is called with valid selfLink should emit telemetry with param indicating opening the drawer with that resource", () => {
     showDetails("/api/v1/namespaces/default/pods/some-name");
 
     expect(emitAppEventMock).toBeCalledWith({
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe("emit telemetry with params for calls to showDetails", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("when showDetails is called with invalid selflink should emit telemetry with param indicating opening the drawer but also show error", () => {
+  it("when showDetails is called with invalid selfLink should emit telemetry with param indicating opening the drawer but also show error", () => {
     showDetails("some-non-self-link-value");
 
     expect(emitAppEventMock).toBeCalledWith({
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe("emit telemetry with params for calls to showDetails", () => {
       name: "show-details",
       params: {
         action: "open",
-        error: "Error: invalid apiPath: /some-non-self-link-value",
+        error: "invalid apiPath: 'some-non-self-link-value'",
       },
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/dock/edit-resource/edit-resource-model/call-for-resource/call-for-resource.injectable.ts b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/dock/edit-resource/edit-resource-model/call-for-resource/call-for-resource.injectable.ts
index 42ffa28946..8f66768c9c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/dock/edit-resource/edit-resource-model/call-for-resource/call-for-resource.injectable.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/dock/edit-resource/edit-resource-model/call-for-resource/call-for-resource.injectable.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const callForResourceInjectable = getInjectable({
     return async (apiPath: string) => {
       const parsed = parseKubeApi(apiPath);
 
-      if (!parsed.name) {
+      if (!parsed?.name) {
         return { callWasSuccessful: false, error: "Invalid API path" };
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/dock/edit-resource/edit-resource-model/edit-resource-model.injectable.tsx b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/dock/edit-resource/edit-resource-model/edit-resource-model.injectable.tsx
index e1f8eca988..5b5cb352e8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/dock/edit-resource/edit-resource-model/edit-resource-model.injectable.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/dock/edit-resource/edit-resource-model/edit-resource-model.injectable.tsx
@@ -59,11 +59,17 @@ interface Dependencies {
   readonly tabId: string;
 }
 
-function getEditSelfLinkFor(object: RawKubeObject): string {
+function getEditSelfLinkFor(object: RawKubeObject): string | undefined {
   const lensVersionLabel = object.metadata.labels?.[EditResourceLabelName];
 
   if (lensVersionLabel) {
-    const { apiVersionWithGroup, ...parsedApi } = parseKubeApi(object.metadata.selfLink);
+    const parsedKubeApi = parseKubeApi(object.metadata.selfLink);
+
+    if (!parsedKubeApi) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const { apiVersionWithGroup, ...parsedApi } = parsedKubeApi;
 
     parsedApi.apiVersion = lensVersionLabel;
 
@@ -139,6 +145,10 @@ export class EditResourceModel {
     if (result?.response?.metadata.labels?.[EditResourceLabelName]) {
       const parsed = parseKubeApi(this.selfLink);
 
+      if (!parsed) {
+        return void this.dependencies.showErrorNotification(`Object's selfLink is invalid: "${this.selfLink}"`);
+      }
+
       parsed.apiVersion = result.response.metadata.labels[EditResourceLabelName];
 
       result = await this.dependencies.callForResource(createKubeApiURL(parsed));
@@ -186,6 +196,17 @@ export class EditResourceModel {
 
     const patches = createPatch(firstVersion, currentVersion);
     const selfLink = getEditSelfLinkFor(currentVersion);
+
+    if (!selfLink) {
+      this.dependencies.showErrorNotification((
+        <p>
+          {`Cannot save resource, unknown selfLink: "${currentVersion.metadata.selfLink}"`}
+        </p>
+      ));
+
+      return null;
+    }
+
     const result = await this.dependencies.callForPatchResource(this.resource, patches);
 
     if (!result.callWasSuccessful) {