diff --git a/.woodpecker/test.yml b/.woodpecker/test.yml
index 1374b0601..17730b72d 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/test.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/test.yml
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ pipeline:
         from_secret: codecov_token
     when:
       path: *when_path
+    failure: ignore
 
 services:
   service-postgres:
diff --git a/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 688f58a92..b4cb6dd85 100644
--- a/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -119,8 +119,12 @@ func (e *kube) Setup(ctx context.Context, conf *types.Config) error {
 	log.Trace().Msgf("Setting up Kubernetes primitives")
 
 	for _, vol := range conf.Volumes {
-		pvc := PersistentVolumeClaim(e.config.Namespace, vol.Name, e.config.StorageClass, e.config.VolumeSize, e.config.StorageRwx)
-		_, err := e.client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(e.config.Namespace).Create(ctx, pvc, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+		pvc, err := PersistentVolumeClaim(e.config.Namespace, vol.Name, e.config.StorageClass, e.config.VolumeSize, e.config.StorageRwx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		_, err = e.client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(e.config.Namespace).Create(ctx, pvc, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -131,10 +135,14 @@ func (e *kube) Setup(ctx context.Context, conf *types.Config) error {
 	for _, stage := range conf.Stages {
 		if stage.Alias == "services" {
 			for _, step := range stage.Steps {
-				log.Trace().Str("pod-name", podName(step)).Msgf("Creating service: %s", step.Name)
+				stepName, err := dnsName(step.Name)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				log.Trace().Str("pod-name", stepName).Msgf("Creating service: %s", step.Name)
 				// TODO: support ports setting
-				// svc, err := Service(e.config.Namespace, step.Name, podName(step), step.Ports)
-				svc, err := Service(e.config.Namespace, step.Name, podName(step), []string{})
+				// svc, err := Service(e.config.Namespace, step.Name, stepName, step.Ports)
+				svc, err := Service(e.config.Namespace, step.Name, stepName, []string{})
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -161,16 +169,23 @@ func (e *kube) Setup(ctx context.Context, conf *types.Config) error {
 
 // Start the pipeline step.
 func (e *kube) Exec(ctx context.Context, step *types.Step) error {
-	pod := Pod(e.config.Namespace, step, e.config.PodLabels, e.config.PodAnnotations)
+	pod, err := Pod(e.config.Namespace, step, e.config.PodLabels, e.config.PodAnnotations)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	log.Trace().Msgf("Creating pod: %s", pod.Name)
-	_, err := e.client.CoreV1().Pods(e.config.Namespace).Create(ctx, pod, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+	_, err = e.client.CoreV1().Pods(e.config.Namespace).Create(ctx, pod, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	return err
 }
 
 // Wait for the pipeline step to complete and returns
 // the completion results.
 func (e *kube) Wait(ctx context.Context, step *types.Step) (*types.State, error) {
-	podName := podName(step)
+	podName, err := dnsName(step.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	finished := make(chan bool)
 
@@ -225,7 +240,10 @@ func (e *kube) Wait(ctx context.Context, step *types.Step) (*types.State, error)
 
 // Tail the pipeline step logs.
 func (e *kube) Tail(ctx context.Context, step *types.Step) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	podName := podName(step)
+	podName, err := dnsName(step.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	up := make(chan bool)
 
@@ -305,10 +323,14 @@ func (e *kube) Destroy(_ context.Context, conf *types.Config) error {
 
 	for _, stage := range conf.Stages {
 		for _, step := range stage.Steps {
-			log.Trace().Msgf("Deleting pod: %s", podName(step))
-			if err := e.client.CoreV1().Pods(e.config.Namespace).Delete(noContext, podName(step), deleteOpts); err != nil {
+			stepName, err := dnsName(step.Name)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			log.Trace().Msgf("Deleting pod: %s", stepName)
+			if err := e.client.CoreV1().Pods(e.config.Namespace).Delete(noContext, stepName, deleteOpts); err != nil {
 				if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
-					log.Trace().Err(err).Msgf("Unable to delete pod %s", podName(step))
+					log.Trace().Err(err).Msgf("Unable to delete pod %s", stepName)
 				} else {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -338,8 +360,11 @@ func (e *kube) Destroy(_ context.Context, conf *types.Config) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, vol := range conf.Volumes {
-		pvc := PersistentVolumeClaim(e.config.Namespace, vol.Name, e.config.StorageClass, e.config.VolumeSize, e.config.StorageRwx)
-		err := e.client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(e.config.Namespace).Delete(noContext, pvc.Name, deleteOpts)
+		pvc, err := PersistentVolumeClaim(e.config.Namespace, vol.Name, e.config.StorageClass, e.config.VolumeSize, e.config.StorageRwx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = e.client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(e.config.Namespace).Delete(noContext, pvc.Name, deleteOpts)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 				log.Trace().Err(err).Msgf("Unable to delete pvc %s", pvc.Name)
diff --git a/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/pod.go b/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/pod.go
index 1099f7c1a..b3f0650b2 100644
--- a/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/pod.go
+++ b/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/pod.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
-func Pod(namespace string, step *types.Step, labels, annotations map[string]string) *v1.Pod {
+func Pod(namespace string, step *types.Step, labels, annotations map[string]string) (*v1.Pod, error) {
 	var (
 		vols       []v1.Volume
 		volMounts  []v1.VolumeMount
@@ -20,18 +20,23 @@ func Pod(namespace string, step *types.Step, labels, annotations map[string]stri
 
 	if step.WorkingDir != "" {
 		for _, vol := range step.Volumes {
+			volumeName, err := dnsName(strings.Split(vol, ":")[0])
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
 			vols = append(vols, v1.Volume{
-				Name: volumeName(vol),
+				Name: volumeName,
 				VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{
 					PersistentVolumeClaim: &v1.PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource{
-						ClaimName: volumeName(vol),
+						ClaimName: volumeName,
 						ReadOnly:  false,
 					},
 				},
 			})
 
 			volMounts = append(volMounts, v1.VolumeMount{
-				Name:      volumeName(vol),
+				Name:      volumeName,
 				MountPath: volumeMountPath(vol),
 			})
 		}
@@ -88,11 +93,16 @@ func Pod(namespace string, step *types.Step, labels, annotations map[string]stri
 		},
 	}
 
-	labels["step"] = podName(step)
+	podName, err := dnsName(step.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
-	return &v1.Pod{
+	labels["step"] = podName
+
+	pod := &v1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name:        podName(step),
+			Name:        podName,
 			Namespace:   namespace,
 			Labels:      labels,
 			Annotations: annotations,
@@ -101,7 +111,7 @@ func Pod(namespace string, step *types.Step, labels, annotations map[string]stri
 			RestartPolicy: v1.RestartPolicyNever,
 			HostAliases:   hostAliases,
 			Containers: []v1.Container{{
-				Name:            podName(step),
+				Name:            podName,
 				Image:           step.Image,
 				ImagePullPolicy: pullPolicy,
 				Command:         entrypoint,
@@ -118,10 +128,8 @@ func Pod(namespace string, step *types.Step, labels, annotations map[string]stri
 			Volumes:          vols,
 		},
 	}
-}
 
-func podName(s *types.Step) string {
-	return dnsName(s.Name)
+	return pod, nil
 }
 
 func mapToEnvVars(m map[string]string) []v1.EnvVar {
diff --git a/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/service.go b/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/service.go
index 49cc31dc3..6ed0eb108 100644
--- a/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/service.go
+++ b/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/service.go
@@ -22,9 +22,14 @@ func Service(namespace, name, podName string, ports []string) (*v1.Service, erro
 		})
 	}
 
+	dnsName, err := dnsName(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return &v1.Service{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name:      dnsName(name),
+			Name:      dnsName,
 			Namespace: namespace,
 		},
 		Spec: v1.ServiceSpec{
diff --git a/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/utils.go b/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/utils.go
index 6be6b7335..50801febf 100644
--- a/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/utils.go
+++ b/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/utils.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package kubernetes
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -10,8 +12,19 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 )
 
-func dnsName(i string) string {
-	return strings.Replace(i, "_", "-", -1)
+var (
+	dnsPattern           = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*$`)
+	ErrDNSPatternInvalid = errors.New("name is not a valid kubernetes DNS name")
+)
+
+func dnsName(i string) (string, error) {
+	res := strings.Replace(i, "_", "-", -1)
+
+	if found := dnsPattern.FindStringIndex(res); found == nil {
+		return "", ErrDNSPatternInvalid
+	}
+
+	return res, nil
 }
 
 func isImagePullBackOffState(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
diff --git a/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/volume.go b/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/volume.go
index aeee1eed8..12ebd9cb7 100644
--- a/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/volume.go
+++ b/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/volume.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
-func PersistentVolumeClaim(namespace, name, storageClass, size string, storageRwx bool) *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim {
+func PersistentVolumeClaim(namespace, name, storageClass, size string, storageRwx bool) (*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, error) {
 	_storageClass := &storageClass
 	if storageClass == "" {
 		_storageClass = nil
@@ -22,9 +22,14 @@ func PersistentVolumeClaim(namespace, name, storageClass, size string, storageRw
 		accessMode = v1.ReadWriteOnce
 	}
 
-	return &v1.PersistentVolumeClaim{
+	volumeName, err := dnsName(strings.Split(name, ":")[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	pvc := &v1.PersistentVolumeClaim{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name:      volumeName(name),
+			Name:      volumeName,
 			Namespace: namespace,
 		},
 		Spec: v1.PersistentVolumeClaimSpec{
@@ -37,8 +42,6 @@ func PersistentVolumeClaim(namespace, name, storageClass, size string, storageRw
 			},
 		},
 	}
-}
 
-func volumeName(i string) string {
-	return dnsName(strings.Split(i, ":")[0])
+	return pvc, nil
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/volume_test.go b/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/volume_test.go
index 22fe2b037..0a8cc8f81 100644
--- a/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/volume_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/backend/kubernetes/volume_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func TestPersistentVolumeClaim(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedRwx := `
 	{
 	  "metadata": {
-	    "name": "someName",
+	    "name": "somename",
 	    "namespace": "someNamespace",
 	    "creationTimestamp": null
 	  },
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestPersistentVolumeClaim(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedRwo := `
 	{
 	  "metadata": {
-	    "name": "someName",
+	    "name": "somename",
 	    "namespace": "someNamespace",
 	    "creationTimestamp": null
 	  },
@@ -50,13 +50,20 @@ func TestPersistentVolumeClaim(t *testing.T) {
 	  "status": {}
 	}`
 
-	pvc := PersistentVolumeClaim("someNamespace", "someName", "local-storage", "1Gi", true)
+	pvc, err := PersistentVolumeClaim("someNamespace", "somename", "local-storage", "1Gi", true)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
 	j, err := json.Marshal(pvc)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.JSONEq(t, expectedRwx, string(j))
 
-	pvc = PersistentVolumeClaim("someNamespace", "someName", "local-storage", "1Gi", false)
+	pvc, err = PersistentVolumeClaim("someNamespace", "somename", "local-storage", "1Gi", false)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
 	j, err = json.Marshal(pvc)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.JSONEq(t, expectedRwo, string(j))
+
+	_, err = PersistentVolumeClaim("someNamespace", "some0INVALID3name", "local-storage", "1Gi", false)
+	assert.NotNil(t, err)
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/stepBuilder.go b/pipeline/stepBuilder.go
index 5d7e81e42..6c7e13d37 100644
--- a/pipeline/stepBuilder.go
+++ b/pipeline/stepBuilder.go
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func (b *StepBuilder) toInternalRepresentation(parsed *yaml.Config, environ map[
 		compiler.WithPrefix(
 			fmt.Sprintf(
 				"wp_%s_%d",
-				ulid.Make().String(),
+				strings.ToLower(ulid.Make().String()),
 				stepID,
 			),
 		),