diff --git a/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/gke_utils.py b/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/gke_utils.py
index c748eea..596127f 100644
--- a/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/gke_utils.py
+++ b/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/gke_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """GKE utils for deploying and managing the Pathways proxy."""
 
 import logging
+import re
 import socket
 import subprocess
 import time
@@ -14,20 +15,39 @@
 # Python API for kubectl calls.
 
 
+def _validate_k8s_name(name: str) -> None:
+  """Validates that the name is a valid Kubernetes resource name.
+
+  Args:
+    name: The name to validate.
+
+  Raises:
+    ValueError: If the name is invalid.
+  """
+  if not re.match(r"^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?$", name):
+    raise ValueError(
+        f"Invalid Kubernetes resource name: '{name}'. "
+        "Must consist of lower case alphanumeric characters or '-', and must "
+        "start and end with an alphanumeric character."
+    )
+
+
 def fetch_cluster_credentials(
     *, cluster_name: str, project_id: str, location: str
 ) -> None:
   """Fetches credentials for the GKE cluster."""
+  _validate_k8s_name(cluster_name)
   _logger.info("Fetching credentials for '%s'.", cluster_name)
   get_credentials_command = [
       "gcloud",
       "container",
       "clusters",
       "get-credentials",
-      cluster_name,
       f"--location={location}",
       f"--project={project_id}",
-      "--dns-endpoint"
+      "--dns-endpoint",
+      "--",
+      cluster_name,
   ]
   try:
     subprocess.run(
@@ -87,6 +107,7 @@ def get_pod_from_job(job_name: str) -> str:
     RuntimeError: If the pod is missing or the pod name is not in the expected
     format.
   """
+  _validate_k8s_name(job_name)
   get_pod_command = [
       "kubectl",
       "get",
@@ -140,12 +161,14 @@ def check_pod_ready(pod_name: str, timeout: int = 30) -> str:
   Raises:
     RuntimeError: If the pod fails to become ready within the timeout.
   """
+  _validate_k8s_name(pod_name)
   wait_command = [
       "kubectl",
       "wait",
       "--for=condition=Ready",
-      f"pod/{pod_name}",
       f"--timeout={timeout}s",
+      "--",
+      f"pod/{pod_name}",
   ]
   try:
     subprocess.run(wait_command, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
@@ -245,12 +268,14 @@ def enable_port_forwarding(
       server_port,
   )
 
+  _validate_k8s_name(pod_name)
   port_forward_command = [
       "kubectl",
       "port-forward",
       "--address",
       "localhost",
-      pod_name,
+      "--",
+      f"pod/{pod_name}",
       f"{port_available}:{server_port}",
   ]
   try:
@@ -311,7 +336,8 @@ def stream_pod_logs(pod_name: str) -> subprocess.Popen[str]:
   Raises:
     Exception: If the log streaming fails.
   """
-  command = ["kubectl", "logs", "-f", pod_name]
+  _validate_k8s_name(pod_name)
+  command = ["kubectl", "logs", "-f", "--", f"pod/{pod_name}"]
   try:
     return subprocess.Popen(
         command,
@@ -331,13 +357,15 @@ def delete_gke_job(job_name: str) -> None:
   Args:
     job_name: The name of the job.
   """
+  _validate_k8s_name(job_name)
   _logger.info("Deleting job: %s", job_name)
   delete_job_command = [
       "kubectl",
       "delete",
       "job",
-      job_name,
       "--ignore-not-found",
+      "--",
+      job_name,
   ]
   try:
     result = subprocess.run(