diff --git a/update_manager/chromeos_policy.cc b/update_manager/chromeos_policy.cc
index a3d6495..291a147 100644
--- a/update_manager/chromeos_policy.cc
+++ b/update_manager/chromeos_policy.cc
@@ -360,13 +360,22 @@
       }
     }
 
-    // Determine whether use of P2P is allowed by policy.
+    // Determine whether use of P2P is allowed by policy. Even if P2P is not
+    // explicitly allowed, we allow it if the device is enterprise enrolled
+    // (that is, missing or empty owner string).
     const bool* policy_au_p2p_enabled_p = ec->GetValue(
         dp_provider->var_au_p2p_enabled());
-    result->p2p_allowed = policy_au_p2p_enabled_p && *policy_au_p2p_enabled_p;
+    if (policy_au_p2p_enabled_p) {
+      result->p2p_allowed = *policy_au_p2p_enabled_p;
+    } else {
+      const string* policy_owner_p = ec->GetValue(dp_provider->var_owner());
+      if (!policy_owner_p || policy_owner_p->empty())
+        result->p2p_allowed = true;
+    }
   }
 
-  // Enable P2P, if so mandated by the updater configuration.
+  // Enable P2P, if so mandated by the updater configuration. This is additive
+  // to whether or not P2P is allowed per device policy (see above).
   if (!result->p2p_allowed) {
     const bool* updater_p2p_enabled_p = ec->GetValue(
         state->updater_provider()->var_p2p_enabled());
diff --git a/update_manager/chromeos_policy_unittest.cc b/update_manager/chromeos_policy_unittest.cc
index e3f7acf..ae741e7 100644
--- a/update_manager/chromeos_policy_unittest.cc
+++ b/update_manager/chromeos_policy_unittest.cc
@@ -1193,6 +1193,36 @@
   EXPECT_FALSE(result.do_increment_failures);
 }
 
+TEST_F(UmChromeOSPolicyTest,
+       UpdateCanStartAllowedNoUsableUrlsButEnterpriseEnrolled) {
+  // The UpdateCanStart policy returns true; there's a single HTTP URL but its
+  // use is forbidden by policy, and P2P is unset on the policy, however the
+  // device is enterprise-enrolled so P2P is allowed. The result indicates that
+  // no URL can be used.
+  //
+  // Note: The number of failed attempts should not increase in this case (see
+  // above test).
+
+  SetUpdateCheckAllowed(false);
+
+  // Override specific device policy attributes.
+  fake_state_.device_policy_provider()->var_au_p2p_enabled()->reset(nullptr);
+  fake_state_.device_policy_provider()->var_owner()->reset(nullptr);
+  fake_state_.device_policy_provider()->var_http_downloads_enabled()->reset(
+      new bool(false));
+
+  // Check that the UpdateCanStart returns true.
+  UpdateState update_state = GetDefaultUpdateState(TimeDelta::FromMinutes(10));
+  UpdateDownloadParams result;
+  ExpectPolicyStatus(EvalStatus::kSucceeded, &Policy::UpdateCanStart, &result,
+                     update_state);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(result.update_can_start);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(result.p2p_allowed);
+  EXPECT_GT(0, result.download_url_idx);
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, result.download_url_num_errors);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(result.do_increment_failures);
+}
+
 TEST_F(UmChromeOSPolicyTest, UpdateDownloadAllowedEthernetDefault) {
   // Ethernet is always allowed.
 
diff --git a/update_manager/device_policy_provider.h b/update_manager/device_policy_provider.h
index ba5d4d9..b0b9d36 100644
--- a/update_manager/device_policy_provider.h
+++ b/update_manager/device_policy_provider.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
   // Variable stating the name of the device owner. For enterprise enrolled
   // devices, this will be an empty string.
-  virtual Variable<std::string>* var_get_owner() = 0;
+  virtual Variable<std::string>* var_owner() = 0;
 
   virtual Variable<bool>* var_http_downloads_enabled() = 0;
 
diff --git a/update_manager/fake_device_policy_provider.h b/update_manager/fake_device_policy_provider.h
index 54e419a..5819c43 100644
--- a/update_manager/fake_device_policy_provider.h
+++ b/update_manager/fake_device_policy_provider.h
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
     return &var_allowed_connection_types_for_update_;
   }
 
-  FakeVariable<std::string>* var_get_owner() override {
-    return &var_get_owner_;
+  FakeVariable<std::string>* var_owner() override {
+    return &var_owner_;
   }
 
   FakeVariable<bool>* var_http_downloads_enabled() override {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
   FakeVariable<std::set<ConnectionType>>
       var_allowed_connection_types_for_update_{
           "allowed_connection_types_for_update", kVariableModePoll};
-  FakeVariable<std::string> var_get_owner_{"get_owner", kVariableModePoll};
+  FakeVariable<std::string> var_owner_{"owner", kVariableModePoll};
   FakeVariable<bool> var_http_downloads_enabled_{
       "http_downloads_enabled", kVariableModePoll};
   FakeVariable<bool> var_au_p2p_enabled_{"au_p2p_enabled", kVariableModePoll};
diff --git a/update_manager/real_device_policy_provider.cc b/update_manager/real_device_policy_provider.cc
index ca1f6ca..9a68956 100644
--- a/update_manager/real_device_policy_provider.cc
+++ b/update_manager/real_device_policy_provider.cc
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
   UpdateVariable(
       &var_allowed_connection_types_for_update_,
       &RealDevicePolicyProvider::ConvertAllowedConnectionTypesForUpdate);
-  UpdateVariable(&var_get_owner_, &DevicePolicy::GetOwner);
+  UpdateVariable(&var_owner_, &DevicePolicy::GetOwner);
   UpdateVariable(&var_http_downloads_enabled_,
                  &DevicePolicy::GetHttpDownloadsEnabled);
   UpdateVariable(&var_au_p2p_enabled_, &DevicePolicy::GetAuP2PEnabled);
diff --git a/update_manager/real_device_policy_provider.h b/update_manager/real_device_policy_provider.h
index 4b75d68..c3e2980 100644
--- a/update_manager/real_device_policy_provider.h
+++ b/update_manager/real_device_policy_provider.h
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
     return &var_allowed_connection_types_for_update_;
   }
 
-  Variable<std::string>* var_get_owner() override {
-    return &var_get_owner_;
+  Variable<std::string>* var_owner() override {
+    return &var_owner_;
   }
 
   Variable<bool>* var_http_downloads_enabled() override {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
   AsyncCopyVariable<std::set<ConnectionType>>
       var_allowed_connection_types_for_update_{
           "allowed_connection_types_for_update"};
-  AsyncCopyVariable<std::string> var_get_owner_{"get_owner"};
+  AsyncCopyVariable<std::string> var_owner_{"owner"};
   AsyncCopyVariable<bool> var_http_downloads_enabled_{"http_downloads_enabled"};
   AsyncCopyVariable<bool> var_au_p2p_enabled_{"au_p2p_enabled"};
 
diff --git a/update_manager/real_device_policy_provider_unittest.cc b/update_manager/real_device_policy_provider_unittest.cc
index 91453d9..0f000a8 100644
--- a/update_manager/real_device_policy_provider_unittest.cc
+++ b/update_manager/real_device_policy_provider_unittest.cc
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
   UmTestUtils::ExpectVariableNotSet(provider_->var_scatter_factor());
   UmTestUtils::ExpectVariableNotSet(
       provider_->var_allowed_connection_types_for_update());
-  UmTestUtils::ExpectVariableNotSet(provider_->var_get_owner());
+  UmTestUtils::ExpectVariableNotSet(provider_->var_owner());
   UmTestUtils::ExpectVariableNotSet(provider_->var_http_downloads_enabled());
   UmTestUtils::ExpectVariableNotSet(provider_->var_au_p2p_enabled());
 }