diff --git a/pkg/restore/restore.go b/pkg/restore/restore.go
index b78eb307e..471f38119 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/restore.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/restore.go
@@ -1950,10 +1950,14 @@ func hasCSIVolumeSnapshot(ctx *restoreContext, unstructuredPV *unstructured.Unst
 		ctx.log.WithError(err).Warnf("Unable to convert PV from unstructured to structured")
 		return false
 	}
+	// ignoring static PV cases where there is no claimRef
+	if pv.Spec.ClaimRef == nil {
+		return false
+	}
 
 	for _, vs := range ctx.csiVolumeSnapshots {
-		// In some error cases, the VSs' source PVC could be nil or PVs ClaimRef could be nil. Skip them.
-		if vs.Spec.Source.PersistentVolumeClaimName == nil || pv.Spec.ClaimRef == nil {
+		// In some error cases, the VSs' source PVC could be nil. Skip them.
+		if vs.Spec.Source.PersistentVolumeClaimName == nil {
 			continue
 		}