diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ea0d81..dee1c74 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [0.2.0] - 2024-09-12
 
+### Added
+
+- New helper function `Validate-SIDFormat` to verify SID value upon retrieval
+in `Get-ProfilePathFromSID`
+
+
 ### Added
 
 - Added core functions
diff --git a/source/Private/Get-SIDProfileInfo.ps1 b/source/Private/Get-SIDProfileInfo.ps1
index b4eb834..c4f3331 100644
--- a/source/Private/Get-SIDProfileInfo.ps1
+++ b/source/Private/Get-SIDProfileInfo.ps1
@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@ function Get-SIDProfileInfo
     $ProfileRegistryItems = foreach ($sid in $subKeyNames)
     {
         # Validate SID format (SIDs typically start with 'S-1-' and follow a specific pattern)
-        if ($sid -notmatch '^S-1-\d+-\d+(-\d+){1,}$')
+        if (-not (Validate-SIDFormat -SID $sid))
         {
-            Write-Warning "Invalid SID format encountered: '$sid'. Skipping."
             continue
         }
 
diff --git a/source/Private/Validate-SIDFormat.ps1 b/source/Private/Validate-SIDFormat.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5505782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Private/Validate-SIDFormat.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    Validates whether a given string follows the correct SID (Security Identifier) format.
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+    The Validate-SIDFormat function checks if a given string matches the standard SID format.
+    SIDs typically start with 'S-1-' followed by a series of digits separated by hyphens.
+    This function returns $true if the SID format is valid and $false if it is not.
+
+.PARAMETER SID
+    The SID string to validate. This should follow the typical format: 'S-1-' followed by
+    a series of digits and hyphens.
+
+.OUTPUTS
+    [bool]
+    Returns $true if the SID format is valid; otherwise, returns $false.
+
+.EXAMPLE
+    PS> Validate-SIDFormat -SID 'S-1-5-18'
+    True
+
+    This example checks if the SID 'S-1-5-18' is valid.
+
+.EXAMPLE
+    PS> Validate-SIDFormat -SID 'Invalid-SID'
+    WARNING: Invalid SID format encountered: 'Invalid-SID'.
+    False
+
+    This example demonstrates how the function handles an invalid SID format by returning $false
+    and issuing a warning.
+
+.NOTES
+
+.LINK
+    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/secauthz/security-identifiers
+
+#>
+function Validate-SIDFormat
+{
+    param (
+        [OutPutType([bool])]
+        [CmdletBinding()]
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+        [string]$SID
+    )
+
+    # Regular expression pattern for validating the SID format
+    $sidPattern = '^S-1-\d+(-\d+)+$'
+
+    if ($SID -notmatch $sidPattern)
+    {
+        Write-Warning "Invalid SID format encountered: '$SID'."
+        return $false
+    }
+
+    return $true
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Private/Validate-SIDFormat.tests.ps1 b/tests/Unit/Private/Validate-SIDFormat.tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c31956
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Private/Validate-SIDFormat.tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+BeforeAll {
+    $script:dscModuleName = "WinProfileOps"
+
+    # Import the module that contains the function being tested
+    Import-Module -Name $script:dscModuleName
+
+    # Set default parameters for the module scope in Pester
+    $PSDefaultParameterValues['InModuleScope:ModuleName'] = $script:dscModuleName
+    $PSDefaultParameterValues['Mock:ModuleName'] = $script:dscModuleName
+    $PSDefaultParameterValues['Should:ModuleName'] = $script:dscModuleName
+}
+
+AfterAll {
+    # Remove the default parameters
+    $PSDefaultParameterValues.Remove('InModuleScope:ModuleName')
+    $PSDefaultParameterValues.Remove('Mock:ModuleName')
+    $PSDefaultParameterValues.Remove('Should:ModuleName')
+
+    # Unload the module after the tests are completed
+    Get-Module -Name $script:dscModuleName -All | Remove-Module -Force
+}
+
+Describe 'Validate-SIDFormat Tests' -Tag 'Private' {
+
+    Context 'Valid SID Tests' {
+        It 'Should return true for a valid SID S-1-5-18' {
+            InModuleScope $script:dscModuleName {
+                $result = Validate-SIDFormat -SID 'S-1-5-18'
+                $result | Should -Be $true
+            }
+        }
+
+        It 'Should return true for a valid SID with multiple components S-1-5-21-3623811015-3361044348-30300820-1013' {
+            InModuleScope $script:dscModuleName {
+                $result = Validate-SIDFormat -SID 'S-1-5-21-3623811015-3361044348-30300820-1013'
+                $result | Should -Be $true
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Context 'Invalid SID Tests' {
+        It 'Should return false for an invalid SID S-1-5' {
+            InModuleScope $script:dscModuleName {
+                $result = Validate-SIDFormat -SID 'S-1-5'
+                $result | Should -Be $false
+            }
+        }
+
+        It 'Should return false for an invalid SID S-1-XYZ-18' {
+            InModuleScope $script:dscModuleName {
+                $result = Validate-SIDFormat -SID 'S-1-XYZ-18'
+                $result | Should -Be $false
+            }
+        }
+
+        It 'Should throw for an empty string' {
+            InModuleScope $script:dscModuleName {
+                { Validate-SIDFormat -SID '' } | Should -Throw "Cannot bind argument to parameter 'SID' because it is an empty string."
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Context 'Warning Messages' {
+
+        BeforeAll {
+            Mock Write-Warning
+        }
+
+        It 'Should show a warning for an invalid SID' {
+            InModuleScope $script:dscModuleName {
+                # Call the function directly
+                Validate-SIDFormat -SID 'S-1-5'
+                # Assert that Write-Warning was invoked
+                Should -Invoke Write-Warning -Exactly 1 -Scope It
+            }
+        }
+
+        It 'Should not show a warning for a valid SID' {
+            InModuleScope $script:dscModuleName {
+                # Call the function directly
+                Validate-SIDFormat -SID 'S-1-5-18'
+                # Assert that Write-Warning was not invoked
+                Should -Invoke Write-Warning -Exactly 0 -Scope It
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}