diff --git a/ale/drivers/voyager_drivers.py b/ale/drivers/voyager_drivers.py
index 4cb6bedcf5a121f680078b477158493b03c13112..f771c2f0fe99ddd3e6d7ca9a788d07145442c085 100644
--- a/ale/drivers/voyager_drivers.py
+++ b/ale/drivers/voyager_drivers.py
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ class VoyagerCameraLabelNaifSpiceDriver(Framer, IsisLabel, NaifSpice, Driver):
 
     @property
     def spacecraft_name(self):
-        return super().spacecraft_name.replace('_', ' ')
+        name = super().spacecraft_name.replace('_', ' ')
+        if name.split(' ')[0] != "VOYAGER":
+            raise Exception("{name} for label is not a valid Voyager spacecraft name")
+        return name
 
     @property
     def pixel_size(self):