diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/request/requestinfo.go b/pkg/apiserver/request/requestinfo.go
index 975da3d32..80ab5aaa6 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/request/requestinfo.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/request/requestinfo.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (r *RequestInfoFactory) NewRequestInfo(req *http.Request) (*RequestInfo, er
 	requestInfo.APIVersion = currentParts[0]
 	currentParts = currentParts[1:]
 
-	if specialVerbs.Has(currentParts[0]) {
+	if len(currentParts) > 0 && specialVerbs.Has(currentParts[0]) {
 		if len(currentParts) < 2 {
 			return &requestInfo, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine kind and namespace from url: %v", req.URL)
 		}