diff --git a/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils_test.go b/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils_test.go
index 33c6026cde..9ebef36e96 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils_test.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils_test.go
@@ -916,3 +916,31 @@ func TestAddRuntimeAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(config.NetworkConfig.DisableNewNetNs, true)
 	assert.Equal(config.NetworkConfig.InterworkingModel, vc.NetXConnectMacVtapModel)
 }
+
+func TestRegexpContains(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	type testData struct {
+		regexps  []string
+		toMatch  string
+		expected bool
+	}
+
+	data := []testData{
+		{[]string{}, "", false},
+		{[]string{}, "nonempty", false},
+		{[]string{"simple"}, "simple", true},
+		{[]string{"simple"}, "some_simple_text", true},
+		{[]string{"simple"}, "simp", false},
+		{[]string{"one", "two"}, "one", true},
+		{[]string{"one", "two"}, "two", true},
+		{[]string{"o*"}, "oooo", true},
+		{[]string{"o*"}, "oooa", true},
+		{[]string{"^o*$"}, "oooa", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, d := range data {
+		matched := regexpContains(d.regexps, d.toMatch)
+		assert.Equal(d.expected, matched, "%+v", d)
+	}
+}