diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/util/kubevirtvmparser.go b/pkg/controller/plan/util/kubevirtvmparser.go
index b106ef11d..a0f14381a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/plan/util/kubevirtvmparser.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/util/kubevirtvmparser.go
@@ -66,11 +66,17 @@ func GetFirmwareFromYaml(yamlData []byte) (string, error) {
 	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(yamlData, &cnvVm); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	if cnvVm.Spec.Template.Spec.Domain.Firmware.Bootloader.BIOS != nil {
-		return "bios", nil
-	}
-	if cnvVm.Spec.Template.Spec.Domain.Firmware.Bootloader.EFI != nil {
-		return "uefi", nil
+
+	if cnvVm.Spec.Template != nil &&
+		cnvVm.Spec.Template.Spec.Domain.Firmware != nil &&
+		cnvVm.Spec.Template.Spec.Domain.Firmware.Bootloader != nil {
+
+		if cnvVm.Spec.Template.Spec.Domain.Firmware.Bootloader.BIOS != nil {
+			return "bios", nil
+		}
+		if cnvVm.Spec.Template.Spec.Domain.Firmware.Bootloader.EFI != nil {
+			return "uefi", nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	log.Info("Firmware type was not detected")
diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/util/kubevirtvmparser_test.go b/pkg/controller/plan/util/kubevirtvmparser_test.go
index 3819b4c3c..1178a9374 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/plan/util/kubevirtvmparser_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/util/kubevirtvmparser_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ func TestKubevirtVmParser(t *testing.T) {
 	testFile(t, "new_format_efi.yml", "uefi")
 	testFile(t, "old_format_bios.yml", "bios")
 	testFile(t, "old_format_efi.yml", "uefi")
+	testFile(t, "old_format_none.yml", "")
+	testFile(t, "new_format_none.yml", "")
 }
 
 func testFile(t *testing.T, filename, expectedFormat string) {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/util/testdata/new_format_none.yml b/pkg/controller/plan/util/testdata/new_format_none.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..512fedd1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/util/testdata/new_format_none.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+---
+# generated by virt-v2v 2.5.8fedora=40,release=1.fc40
+apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
+kind: VirtualMachine
+metadata:
+  name: mnecas-win-2022
+  labels:
+    libguestfs.org/virt-v2v-version: "2.5.8"
+    libguestfs.org/genid: f2fc75e8-4961-1425-4740-fcf2bc09685a
+    libguestfs.org/osinfo: win2k22
+    libguestfs.org/source: vmware
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      domain:
+        firmware:
+          bootloader:
+        resources:
+          clock:
+            timer:
+              hpet:
+                present: false
+              hyperv: {}
+              pit:
+                tickPolicy: delay
+              rtc:
+                tickPolicy: catchup
+            utc: {}
+          requests:
+            memory: 8192Mi
+          features:
+        cpu:
+          sockets: 2
+          cores: 2
+          thread: 1
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 0
+
diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/util/testdata/old_format_none.yml b/pkg/controller/plan/util/testdata/old_format_none.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..582632b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/util/testdata/old_format_none.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+---
+# generated by virt-v2v 2.5.8fedora=40,release=1.fc40
+apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
+kind: VirtualMachine
+metadata:
+  name: mnecas-win-2022
+  labels:
+    libguestfs.org/virt-v2v-version: "2.5.8"
+    libguestfs.org/genid: 4f3c8a7c-3464-c9b0-cf79-08325a6bf1e8
+    libguestfs.org/osinfo: win2k22
+    libguestfs.org/source: kvm
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      domain:
+        os:
+        resources:
+          clock:
+            timer:
+              hpet:
+                present: false
+              hyperv: {}
+              pit:
+                tickPolicy: delay
+              rtc:
+                tickPolicy: catchup
+            utc: {}
+          requests:
+            memory: 8192Mi
+          features:
+            acpi: {}
+            apic: {}
+        cpu:
+          sockets: 2
+          cores: 2
+          thread: 1
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 0