diff --git a/app/models/foreman_uuid_boot/uuidboot_host_facet.rb b/app/models/foreman_uuid_boot/uuidboot_host_facet.rb
index 49cb8b703fa83c2433ab237e9b056a38afa60474..b5340a004c9cafec8b539fad9a33ca3d4df52858 100644
--- a/app/models/foreman_uuid_boot/uuidboot_host_facet.rb
+++ b/app/models/foreman_uuid_boot/uuidboot_host_facet.rb
@@ -4,16 +4,19 @@ module ForemanUuidBoot
   class UuidbootHostFacet < ApplicationRecord
     include Facets::Base
 
+    UUID_REX = /^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/.freeze
+
     def self.populate_fields_from_facts(host, parser, _type, _proxy)
       uuid = parser.facts.dig('dmi', 'product', 'uuid') || parser.facts['uuid']
 
-      if uuid
+      if uuid && uuid =~ UUID_REX
         facet = host.uuidboot_facet || host.build_uuidboot_facet
         facet.uuid = uuid
         facet.save if facet.changed? || !facet.persisted?
         facet
       else
         host.uuidboot_facet&.destroy
+        host.uuidboot_facet = nil
         nil
       end
     end