diff --git a/pkg/device_plugin/device_plugin.go b/pkg/device_plugin/device_plugin.go
index 0a3681fb..a2fa9ea1 100644
--- a/pkg/device_plugin/device_plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/device_plugin/device_plugin.go
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ import (
 	pluginapi "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/deviceplugin/v1beta1"
 )
 
+const (
+	nvidiaVendorID = "10de"
+)
+
 //Structure to hold details about Nvidia GPU Device
 type NvidiaGpuDevice struct {
 	addr string // PCI address of device
@@ -309,13 +313,11 @@ func getDeviceName(deviceID string) string {
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 
-	// Find beginning of NVIDIA device list
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := scanner.Text()
-		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "10de") {
-			break
-		}
+	// Locate beginning of NVIDIA device list in pci.ids file
+	scanner, err := locateVendor(file, nvidiaVendorID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error locating NVIDIA in pci.ds file: %v", err)
+		return ""
 	}
 
 	// Find NVIDIA device by device id
@@ -354,3 +356,19 @@ func getDeviceName(deviceID string) string {
 	}
 	return deviceName
 }
+
+func locateVendor(pciIdsFile *os.File, vendorID string) (*bufio.Scanner, error) {
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(pciIdsFile)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, vendorID) {
+			return scanner, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		return scanner, fmt.Errorf("error reading pci.ids file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return scanner, fmt.Errorf("failed to find vendor id in pci.ids file: %s", vendorID)
+}