diff --git a/util/reconciliation_utility.go b/util/reconciliation_utility.go
index d399ceae5..dfcc6584b 100644
--- a/util/reconciliation_utility.go
+++ b/util/reconciliation_utility.go
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@ func GetOwnerLabel(completeResourceName string) map[string]string {
 			lenCompleteResourceName = lenCompleteResourceName - 63
 			j = 63 * (i + 1)
 		}
-		label[LabelManagedBy+"-"+fmt.Sprint(i)] = completeResourceName[j:]
+		if j < len(completeResourceName) {
+			label[LabelManagedBy+"-"+fmt.Sprint(i)] = completeResourceName[j:]
+		}
 	} else {
 		label[LabelManagedBy] = completeResourceName
 	}
diff --git a/util/reconciliation_utility_test.go b/util/reconciliation_utility_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f049a43bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/reconciliation_utility_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestGetOwnerLabel(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    string
+		expected map[string]string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "name shorter than 63 chars fits in one label",
+			input: strings.Repeat("a", 50),
+			expected: map[string]string{
+				LabelResourceOwner: LabelValueResourceOwner,
+				LabelManagedBy:     strings.Repeat("a", 50),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "name exactly 63 chars fits in one label",
+			input: strings.Repeat("a", 63),
+			expected: map[string]string{
+				LabelResourceOwner: LabelValueResourceOwner,
+				LabelManagedBy:     strings.Repeat("a", 63),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "name 64 chars splits across two labels",
+			input: strings.Repeat("a", 63) + "b",
+			expected: map[string]string{
+				LabelResourceOwner:    LabelValueResourceOwner,
+				LabelManagedBy:        strings.Repeat("a", 63),
+				LabelManagedBy + "-1": "b",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			// 126 = 2 × 63: post-loop would produce an empty-value label without the fix
+			name:  "name exactly 126 chars produces exactly two name labels with no empty value",
+			input: strings.Repeat("a", 63) + strings.Repeat("b", 63),
+			expected: map[string]string{
+				LabelResourceOwner:    LabelValueResourceOwner,
+				LabelManagedBy:        strings.Repeat("a", 63),
+				LabelManagedBy + "-1": strings.Repeat("b", 63),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "name 127 chars splits across three labels",
+			input: strings.Repeat("a", 63) + strings.Repeat("b", 63) + "c",
+			expected: map[string]string{
+				LabelResourceOwner:    LabelValueResourceOwner,
+				LabelManagedBy:        strings.Repeat("a", 63),
+				LabelManagedBy + "-1": strings.Repeat("b", 63),
+				LabelManagedBy + "-2": "c",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := GetOwnerLabel(tc.input)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, result)
+			for k, v := range result {
+				assert.NotEmpty(t, v, "label key %q has empty value", k)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}