diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/BUILD.bazel
index 1e01c2479..87b5f8180 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ go_library(
         "builder.go",
         "client.go",
         "destinationclient.go",
+        "util.go",
         "validator.go",
     ],
     importpath = "github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp",
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ go_library(
 
 go_test(
     name = "ocp_test",
-    srcs = ["validator_test.go"],
+    srcs = ["util_test.go"],
     embed = [":ocp"],
     deps = ["//pkg/apis/forklift/v1beta1/ref"],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/builder.go b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/builder.go
index 74363b6c4..1c32d52de 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/builder.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
-	"strings"
 
 	liberr "github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/pkg/lib/error"
 	libitr "github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/pkg/lib/itinerary"
@@ -473,8 +472,7 @@ func (r *Builder) mapNetworks(sourceVm *cnv.VirtualMachine, targetVmSpec *cnv.Vi
 
 		switch {
 		case network.Multus != nil:
-			namespace := strings.Split(network.Multus.NetworkName, "/")[0]
-			name := strings.Split(network.Multus.NetworkName, "/")[1]
+			name, namespace := GetNetworkNameAndNamespace(network.Multus.NetworkName, &ref.Ref{Name: sourceVm.Name, Namespace: sourceVm.Namespace})
 			pair, found := r.Map.Network.FindNetworkByNameAndNamespace(namespace, name)
 			if !found {
 				r.Log.Info("Network not found", "namespace", namespace, "name", name)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/util.go b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fed08ce1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package ocp
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/pkg/apis/forklift/v1beta1/ref"
+)
+
+func GetNetworkNameAndNamespace(networkName string, vmRef *ref.Ref) (name, namespace string) {
+	if !strings.Contains(networkName, "/") {
+		namespace = vmRef.Namespace
+		name = networkName
+	} else {
+		splitName := strings.Split(networkName, "/")
+		namespace, name = splitName[0], splitName[1]
+	}
+
+	return
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/validator_test.go b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/util_test.go
similarity index 93%
rename from pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/validator_test.go
rename to pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/util_test.go
index 26c523f9b..1b6aa739a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/validator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/util_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestGetNetworkNameAndNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			actualName, actualNS := getNetworkNameAndNamespace(tt.networkName, &ref.Ref{Namespace: tt.vmRef.Namespace})
+			actualName, actualNS := GetNetworkNameAndNamespace(tt.networkName, &ref.Ref{Namespace: tt.vmRef.Namespace})
 			if actualName != tt.expectedName || actualNS != tt.expectedNS {
 				t.Errorf("got (%s, %s), want (%s, %s)", actualName, actualNS, tt.expectedName, tt.expectedNS)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/validator.go b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/validator.go
index a535ad8f7..35fa09a1f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/validator.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/validator.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package ocp
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	api "github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/pkg/apis/forklift/v1beta1"
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ func (r *Validator) NetworksMapped(vmRef ref.Ref) (ok bool, err error) {
 				return false, err
 			}
 		} else if net.Multus != nil {
-			name, namespace := getNetworkNameAndNamespace(net.Multus.NetworkName, &vmRef)
+			name, namespace := GetNetworkNameAndNamespace(net.Multus.NetworkName, &vmRef)
 			_, found := r.plan.Referenced.Map.Network.FindNetworkByNameAndNamespace(namespace, name)
 			if !found {
 				err = liberr.Wrap(
@@ -180,15 +179,3 @@ func (r *Validator) NetworksMapped(vmRef ref.Ref) (ok bool, err error) {
 
 	return true, nil
 }
-
-func getNetworkNameAndNamespace(networkName string, vmRef *ref.Ref) (name, namespace string) {
-	if !strings.Contains(networkName, "/") {
-		namespace = vmRef.Namespace
-		name = networkName
-	} else {
-		splitName := strings.Split(networkName, "/")
-		namespace, name = splitName[0], splitName[1]
-	}
-
-	return
-}