diff --git a/pkg/asset/agent/manifests/nmstateconfig_test.go b/pkg/asset/agent/manifests/nmstateconfig_test.go
index 252351f19bf..8ad10c7330d 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/agent/manifests/nmstateconfig_test.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/agent/manifests/nmstateconfig_test.go
@@ -284,6 +284,30 @@ func TestNMStateConfig_Generate(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedConfig:     nil,
 			expectedError:      "failed to validate network yaml",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid networkConfig, no interfaces in interface table",
+			dependencies: []asset.Asset{
+				&workflow.AgentWorkflow{Workflow: workflow.AgentWorkflowTypeInstall},
+				&joiner.ClusterInfo{},
+				getAgentHostsConfigNoInterfaces(),
+				getValidOptionalInstallConfig(),
+			},
+			requiresNmstatectl: true,
+			expectedConfig:     nil,
+			expectedError:      "at least one interface for host 0 must be provided",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid networkConfig, invalid mac in interface table",
+			dependencies: []asset.Asset{
+				&workflow.AgentWorkflow{Workflow: workflow.AgentWorkflowTypeInstall},
+				&joiner.ClusterInfo{},
+				getAgentHostsConfigInvalidMac(),
+				getValidOptionalInstallConfig(),
+			},
+			requiresNmstatectl: true,
+			expectedConfig:     nil,
+			expectedError:      "MAC address 98-af-65-a5-8d-02 for host 0 is incorrectly formatted, use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX format",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/asset/agent/manifests/staticnetworkconfig/generator.go b/pkg/asset/agent/manifests/staticnetworkconfig/generator.go
index 4aa69f956a3..e3cc6a71b62 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/agent/manifests/staticnetworkconfig/generator.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/agent/manifests/staticnetworkconfig/generator.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/go-openapi/validate"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func (s *staticNetworkConfigGenerator) GenerateStaticNetworkConfigData(ctx conte
 		s.log.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to decode static network config")
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	s.log.Infof("Start configuring static network for %d hosts", len(staticNetworkConfig))
+	s.log.Warnf("Start configuring static network for %d hosts", len(staticNetworkConfig))
 	filesList := []StaticNetworkConfigData{}
 	for i, hostConfig := range staticNetworkConfig {
 		hostFileList, err := s.generateHostStaticNetworkConfigData(ctx, hostConfig, fmt.Sprintf("host%d", i))
@@ -218,8 +219,9 @@ func (s *staticNetworkConfigGenerator) formatNMConnection(nmConnection string) (
 // ValidateStaticConfigParams validates the NMState data in a HostStaticNetworkConfig.
 func (s *staticNetworkConfigGenerator) ValidateStaticConfigParams(ctx context.Context, staticNetworkConfig []*models.HostStaticNetworkConfig) error {
 	var err *multierror.Error
+	s.log.Warnf("Validating StaticConfigParams")
 	for i, hostConfig := range staticNetworkConfig {
-		err = multierror.Append(err, s.validateMacInterfaceName(i, hostConfig.MacInterfaceMap))
+		err = multierror.Append(err, s.validateMacInterfaceTable(i, hostConfig.MacInterfaceMap))
 		if validateErr := s.ValidateNMStateYaml(ctx, hostConfig.NetworkYaml); validateErr != nil {
 			err = multierror.Append(err, fmt.Errorf("failed to validate network yaml for host %d, %w", i, validateErr))
 		}
@@ -227,12 +229,18 @@ func (s *staticNetworkConfigGenerator) ValidateStaticConfigParams(ctx context.Co
 	return err.ErrorOrNil()
 }
 
-func (s *staticNetworkConfigGenerator) validateMacInterfaceName(hostIdx int, macInterfaceMap models.MacInterfaceMap) error {
+func (s *staticNetworkConfigGenerator) validateMacInterfaceTable(hostIdx int, macInterfaceMap models.MacInterfaceMap) error {
+	if len(macInterfaceMap) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("at least one interface for host %d must be provided", hostIdx)
+	}
 	interfaceCheck := make(map[string]struct{}, len(macInterfaceMap))
 	macCheck := make(map[string]struct{}, len(macInterfaceMap))
 	for _, macInterface := range macInterfaceMap {
 		interfaceCheck[macInterface.LogicalNicName] = struct{}{}
 		macCheck[macInterface.MacAddress] = struct{}{}
+		if err := validate.Pattern("mac_address", "body", macInterface.MacAddress, `^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}[:]){5}([0-9A-Fa-f]{2})$`); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("MAC address %s for host %d is incorrectly formatted, use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX format", macInterface.MacAddress, hostIdx)
+		}
 	}
 	if len(interfaceCheck) < len(macInterfaceMap) || len(macCheck) < len(macInterfaceMap) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("MACs and Interfaces for host %d must be unique", hostIdx)
diff --git a/pkg/asset/agent/manifests/util_test.go b/pkg/asset/agent/manifests/util_test.go
index bed168a9faf..1fadafc8bc7 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/agent/manifests/util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/agent/manifests/util_test.go
@@ -450,6 +450,39 @@ func getAgentHostsWithBMCConfig() *agentconfig.AgentHosts {
 	}
 }
 
+func getAgentHostsConfigNoInterfaces() *agentconfig.AgentHosts {
+	return &agentconfig.AgentHosts{
+		Hosts: []agenttypes.Host{
+			{
+				Hostname:   "control-0.example.org",
+				Interfaces: []*v1beta1.Interface{},
+				NetworkConfig: v1beta1.NetConfig{
+					Raw: unmarshalJSON([]byte(rawNMStateConfig)),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func getAgentHostsConfigInvalidMac() *agentconfig.AgentHosts {
+	return &agentconfig.AgentHosts{
+		Hosts: []agenttypes.Host{
+			{
+				Hostname: "control-0.example.org",
+				Interfaces: []*v1beta1.Interface{
+					{
+						Name:       "enp2s0",
+						MacAddress: "98-af-65-a5-8d-02",
+					},
+				},
+				NetworkConfig: v1beta1.NetConfig{
+					Raw: unmarshalJSON([]byte(rawNMStateConfig)),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 func getGoodACI() *hiveext.AgentClusterInstall {
 	goodACI := &hiveext.AgentClusterInstall{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{