diff --git a/server/plugins/permissions/repo_owners_test.go b/server/plugins/permissions/repo_owners_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49d7f2bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/plugins/permissions/repo_owners_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package permissions
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/server/model"
+)
+
+func TestOwnersAllowlist(t *testing.T) {
+	ol := NewOwnersAllowlist([]string{"woodpecker-ci"})
+	assert.True(t, ol.IsAllowed(&model.Repo{Owner: "woodpecker-ci"}))
+	assert.False(t, ol.IsAllowed(&model.Repo{Owner: "not-woodpecker-ci"}))
+	empty := NewOwnersAllowlist([]string{})
+	assert.True(t, empty.IsAllowed(&model.Repo{Owner: "woodpecker-ci"}))
+	assert.True(t, empty.IsAllowed(&model.Repo{Owner: "not-woodpecker-ci"}))
+}