diff --git a/awx/main/credential_plugins/hashivault.py b/awx/main/credential_plugins/hashivault.py
index c87741f905..cf9c0944b8 100644
--- a/awx/main/credential_plugins/hashivault.py
+++ b/awx/main/credential_plugins/hashivault.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ def kv_backend(**kwargs):
             params['version'] = kwargs['secret_version']
         try:
             mount_point, *path = pathlib.Path(secret_path.lstrip(os.sep)).parts
+            '/'.join(path)
         except Exception:
             mount_point, path = secret_path, []
         # https://www.vaultproject.io/api/secret/kv/kv-v2.html#read-secret-version