diff --git a/aws/aws.go b/aws/aws.go
index 243f4134d..284d37ded 100644
--- a/aws/aws.go
+++ b/aws/aws.go
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	awsDevicePrefix      = "/dev/sd"
-	awsDevicePrefixWithX = "/dev/xvd"
-	awsDevicePrefixWithH = "/dev/hd"
-	awsDevicePrefixNvme  = "/dev/nvme"
-	contextTimeout       = 30 * time.Second
+	awsDevicePrefix              = "/dev/sd"
+	awsDevicePrefixWithX         = "/dev/xvd"
+	awsDevicePrefixWithH         = "/dev/hd"
+	awsDevicePrefixNvme          = "/dev/nvme"
+	contextTimeout               = 30 * time.Second
 	awsErrorModificationNotFound = "InvalidVolumeModification.NotFound"
 )
 
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ func NewClient() (cloudops.Ops, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-
+	if len(zone) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("env does not have information about zone")
+	}
 	region := zone[:len(zone)-1]
 	awsCreds, err := awscredentials.NewAWSCredentials("", "", "", runningOnEc2)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -215,6 +217,9 @@ func (s *awsOps) waitAttachmentStatus(
 
 		var actual string
 		vol := awsVols.Volumes[0]
+		if vol == nil {
+			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("nil volume for %s", volumeID)
+		}
 		awsAttachment := vol.Attachments
 		if awsAttachment == nil || len(awsAttachment) == 0 {
 			// We have encountered scenarios where AWS returns a nil attachment state
@@ -298,6 +303,10 @@ func (s *awsOps) InspectInstanceGroupForInstance(instanceID string) (*cloudops.I
 			}
 
 			group := result.AutoScalingGroups[0]
+			if group == nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("nil AutoScalingGroups group")
+			}
+
 			zones := make([]string, 0)
 			for _, z := range group.AvailabilityZones {
 				zones = append(zones, *z)
@@ -759,6 +768,9 @@ func (s *awsOps) Enumerate(
 
 	// Volume sets are identified by volumes with the same setIdentifer.
 	for _, vol := range awsVols.Volumes {
+		if vol == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		if s.deleted(vol) {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -796,7 +808,18 @@ func (s *awsOps) Create(
 		return nil, cloudops.NewStorageError(cloudops.ErrVolInval,
 			"Drive type not specified in the storage spec", "")
 	}
-
+	if vol.AvailabilityZone == nil {
+		return nil, cloudops.NewStorageError(cloudops.ErrVolInval,
+			"AvailabilityZone not specified in the storage spec", "")
+	}
+	if vol.Size == nil {
+		return nil, cloudops.NewStorageError(cloudops.ErrVolInval,
+			"Size not specified in the storage spec", "")
+	}
+	if vol.SnapshotId == nil {
+		return nil, cloudops.NewStorageError(cloudops.ErrVolInval,
+			"SnapshotId not specified in the storage spec", "")
+	}
 	req := &ec2.CreateVolumeInput{
 		AvailabilityZone: vol.AvailabilityZone,
 		Encrypted:        vol.Encrypted,
@@ -965,7 +988,9 @@ func (s *awsOps) AreVolumesReadyToExpand(volumeIDs []*string) (bool, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	states := describeOutput.VolumesModifications
-
+	if states == nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("information about the volume modifications is nil")
+	}
 	var state string
 	for i := 0; i < len(states); i++ {
 		if states[i] == nil || states[i].ModificationState == nil {
@@ -977,7 +1002,7 @@ func (s *awsOps) AreVolumesReadyToExpand(volumeIDs []*string) (bool, error) {
 		logrus.Infof("retrived volume modification state: %s for volume id: %s", state, *volumeIDs[i])
 		if state == ec2.VolumeModificationStateModifying ||
 			state == ec2.VolumeModificationStateOptimizing {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("aws has not fully completed the last modification: " +
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("aws has not fully completed the last modification: "+
 				"volume %s is in %s state. please retry later", *volumeIDs[i], state)
 		}
 	}
@@ -993,6 +1018,14 @@ func (s *awsOps) Expand(
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
+	if vol.Size == nil {
+		return 0, cloudops.NewStorageError(cloudops.ErrVolInval,
+			"Size not specified in the storage spec", "")
+	}
+	if vol.VolumeId == nil {
+		return 0, cloudops.NewStorageError(cloudops.ErrVolInval,
+			"VolumeId not specified in the storage spec", "")
+	}
 	currentSizeInGiB := uint64(*vol.Size)
 	if currentSizeInGiB >= newSizeInGiB {
 		return currentSizeInGiB, cloudops.NewStorageError(cloudops.ErrDiskGreaterOrEqualToExpandSize,
@@ -1011,7 +1044,17 @@ func (s *awsOps) Expand(
 		return currentSizeInGiB, fmt.Errorf("failed to modify AWS volume for %v: %v", volumeID, err)
 	}
 
+	if output.VolumeModification == nil {
+		return currentSizeInGiB, fmt.Errorf("failed to modify AWS volume for %v: %v", volumeID, "VolumeModification is nil")
+	}
+	if output.VolumeModification.ModificationState == nil {
+		return currentSizeInGiB, fmt.Errorf("failed to modify AWS volume for %v: %v", volumeID, "ModificationState is nil")
+	}
+
 	if string(*output.VolumeModification.ModificationState) == ec2.VolumeModificationStateCompleted {
+		if output.VolumeModification.TargetSize == nil {
+			return currentSizeInGiB, fmt.Errorf("failed to modify AWS volume for %v: %v", volumeID, "TargetSize is nil")
+		}
 		return uint64(*output.VolumeModification.TargetSize), nil
 	}
 
@@ -1180,6 +1223,9 @@ func DescribeInstanceByID(service *ec2.EC2, id string) (*ec2.Instance, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if out.Reservations == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("DescribeInstances(%v) returned nil Reservations", id)
+	}
 	if len(out.Reservations) != 1 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("DescribeInstances(%v) returned %v reservations, expect 1",
 			id, len(out.Reservations))
diff --git a/azure/azure.go b/azure/azure.go
index bb7a53b2c..0a8b1b05b 100644
--- a/azure/azure.go
+++ b/azure/azure.go
@@ -371,14 +371,20 @@ func (a *azureOps) Create(
 	options map[string]string,
 ) (interface{}, error) {
 	d, ok := template.(*compute.Disk)
-	if !ok || d.DiskProperties == nil || d.DiskProperties.DiskSizeGB == nil {
+	if !ok || d.DiskProperties == nil {
 		return nil, cloudops.NewStorageError(
 			cloudops.ErrVolInval,
 			"Invalid volume template given",
 			a.instance,
 		)
 	}
-
+	if d.DiskProperties.DiskSizeGB == nil {
+		return nil, cloudops.NewStorageError(
+			cloudops.ErrVolInval,
+			"DiskSizeGB not specified in the storage spec",
+			a.instance,
+		)
+	}
 	// Check if the disk already exists; return err if it does
 	_, err := a.disksClient.Get(
 		context.Background(),
@@ -707,6 +713,13 @@ func (a *azureOps) DeviceMappings() (map[string]string, error) {
 
 	devMap := make(map[string]string)
 	for _, d := range dataDisks {
+		if d.Lun == nil {
+			return nil, cloudops.NewStorageError(
+				cloudops.ErrInvalidDevicePath,
+				"lun is nil for disk",
+				a.instance,
+			)
+		}
 		devPath, err := lunToBlockDevPath(*d.Lun)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, cloudops.NewStorageError(
@@ -715,6 +728,9 @@ func (a *azureOps) DeviceMappings() (map[string]string, error) {
 				a.instance,
 			)
 		}
+		if d.Name == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		devMap[devPath] = *d.Name
 	}
 
@@ -809,9 +825,19 @@ func (a *azureOps) devicePath(diskName string) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	for _, d := range dataDisks {
+		if d.Name == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		if *d.Name == diskName {
 			// Retry to get the block dev path as it may take few seconds for the path
 			// to be created even after the disk shows attached.
+			if d.Lun == nil {
+				return "", cloudops.NewStorageError(
+					cloudops.ErrInvalidDevicePath,
+					"Lun is nil for disk",
+					a.instance,
+				)
+			}
 			devPath, err := lunToBlockDevPathWithRetry(*d.Lun)
 			if err == nil {
 				return devPath, nil
@@ -1046,6 +1072,9 @@ func (a *azureOps) waitForDetach(diskName, instance string) error {
 			}
 
 			for _, d := range dataDisks {
+				if d.Name != nil {
+					continue
+				}
 				if *d.Name == diskName {
 					return nil, true,
 						fmt.Errorf("disk %s is still attached to instance %s",
diff --git a/gce/gce.go b/gce/gce.go
index a85061112..b10d5cc41 100644
--- a/gce/gce.go
+++ b/gce/gce.go
@@ -467,6 +467,9 @@ func (s *gceOps) Delete(id string, options map[string]string) error {
 	if err := req.Pages(ctx, func(page *compute.DiskAggregatedList) error {
 		for _, diskScopedList := range page.Items {
 			for _, disk := range diskScopedList.Disks {
+				if disk == nil {
+					continue
+				}
 				if disk.Name == id {
 					found = true
 					operation, err := s.computeService.Disks.Delete(s.inst.project, path.Base(disk.Zone), id).Do()
@@ -550,6 +553,9 @@ func (s *gceOps) DeviceMappings() (map[string]string, error) {
 	}
 	m := make(map[string]string)
 	for _, d := range instance.Disks {
+		if d == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		if d.Boot {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -626,6 +632,9 @@ func (s *gceOps) Enumerate(
 	}
 
 	for _, disk := range allDisks {
+		if disk == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		if len(setIdentifier) == 0 {
 			cloudops.AddElementToMap(sets, disk, cloudops.SetIdentifierNone)
 		} else {
@@ -675,7 +684,6 @@ func (s *gceOps) Expand(
 	newSizeInGiB uint64,
 	options map[string]string,
 ) (uint64, error) {
-
 	vol, err := s.computeService.Disks.Get(s.inst.project, s.inst.zone, volumeID).Do()
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -727,6 +735,9 @@ func (s *gceOps) Inspect(diskNames []*string, options map[string]string) ([]inte
 
 	var disks []interface{}
 	for _, id := range diskNames {
+		if id == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		if d, ok := allDisks[*id]; ok {
 			disks = append(disks, d)
 		} else {
diff --git a/oracle/oracle.go b/oracle/oracle.go
index 5af0dd5e8..16ec4cbe8 100644
--- a/oracle/oracle.go
+++ b/oracle/oracle.go
@@ -312,8 +312,14 @@ func (o *oracleOps) InspectInstanceGroupForInstance(instanceID string) (*cloudop
 
 	zones := []string{}
 	for _, placementConfig := range nodePoolDetails.NodePool.NodeConfigDetails.PlacementConfigs {
+		if placementConfig.AvailabilityDomain == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		zones = append(zones, *placementConfig.AvailabilityDomain)
 	}
+	if nodePoolDetails.NodeConfigDetails.Size == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("node pool size is nil")
+	}
 	size := int64(*nodePoolDetails.NodeConfigDetails.Size)
 
 	return &cloudops.InstanceGroupInfo{
@@ -431,7 +437,6 @@ func (o *oracleOps) Create(template interface{}, labels map[string]string, optio
 		return nil, cloudops.NewStorageError(cloudops.ErrVolInval,
 			"Invalid volume template given", "")
 	}
-
 	createVolReq := core.CreateVolumeRequest{
 		CreateVolumeDetails: core.CreateVolumeDetails{
 			CompartmentId:      &o.compartmentID,
@@ -763,6 +768,9 @@ func (o *oracleOps) FreeDevices(
 
 func (o *oracleOps) GetDeviceID(vol interface{}) (string, error) {
 	if d, ok := vol.(*core.Volume); ok {
+		if d == nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("volume is nil")
+		}
 		return *d.Id, nil
 	}
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid type: %v given to GetDeviceID", vol)
@@ -823,6 +831,9 @@ func (o *oracleOps) DeleteInstance(instanceID string, zone string, timeout time.
 
 func nodePoolContainsNode(s []containerengine.Node, e string) bool {
 	for _, v := range s {
+		if v.Id == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		if *v.Id == e {
 			return true
 		}
@@ -844,6 +855,9 @@ func (o *oracleOps) Expand(volumeID string, newSizeInGiB uint64, options map[str
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
+	if volume.SizeInGBs == nil {
+		return 0, errors.New("volume size is nil")
+	}
 	currentsize := uint64(*volume.SizeInGBs)
 
 	if (currentsize > newSizeInGiB) || (currentsize == newSizeInGiB) {
@@ -862,6 +876,9 @@ func (o *oracleOps) Expand(volumeID string, newSizeInGiB uint64, options map[str
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
+	if updateVolResp.Id == nil {
+		return 0, errors.New("the OCID of the volume is nil")
+	}
 	oracleVol, err := o.waitVolumeStatus(*updateVolResp.Id, core.VolumeLifecycleStateAvailable)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -928,7 +945,9 @@ func (o *oracleOps) SetInstanceGroupVersion(instanceGroupName string, version st
 	//To apply changes on existing worker nodes, first, scale the node pool to 0 .
 	//Then scale up to original nodepool size with upgraded version
 	//https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/knownissues.htm#contengworkernodepropertiesoutofsync
-
+	if instanceGroupID == nil {
+		return errors.New("the OCID of the node pool is nil")
+	}
 	updateResp, err := o.scaleDownToZeroThenScaleUp(instanceGroupName, *instanceGroupID, nodePools, timeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -998,9 +1017,15 @@ func (o *oracleOps) Enumerate(volumeIds []*string,
 	}
 	volIDsMap := map[string]string{}
 	for _, volIds := range volumeIds {
+		if volIds == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		volIDsMap[*volIds] = *volIds
 	}
 	for _, vol := range resp.Items {
+		if vol.Id == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		_, ok := volIDsMap[*vol.Id]
 		if !ok {
 			continue